Spammers never quit, it seems, and I boggle. Really, now, one would think I would have to at least buy a ticket in order to win a UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, if not actually live there. They hid the recipients list, so it wouldn’t be quite so obvious that I wasn’t the only “winner,” and at least the hotmail address has a proper .uk suffix. Still, I had to laugh.

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Date: 2/7/2008 9:13:48 AM
Subject: Ref : L/400-26932

UK National Lottery,
P O Box 1010 Liverpool,
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
WINNING PARAMETERS
Ref : L/400-26932
Batch:2008MJL-01

FINAL NOTIFICATION

Dear Winner,

We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email
coupon number which was selected among the 6 lucky consolation prize
winners Your email ID identified with Ref : L/400-26932 and was selected
by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the
50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game.you have been
awarded the sum of (£2,600,000) You are to contact the claims agent with
the following details for the release of your winnings.

Claims Requirements:
1.Name in full:………………………….
2.Home Address:……………………..
3.Age:………………………………………
4.Mail Address:…………………………
5.Occupation:…………………………..
6.Amount Won:………………………..
7.Phone Number:…………………….
8.Present Country:…………………..
9.Sex:……………………………………..
10.Marital Status:……………………

Customer Support Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Mr: Harrison Belti
Contact E-mail: support-csu-uknl@hotmail.co.uk

Regards,
Mrs. Ruth Terry
(Group Coordinator)

Dear Scammer,

I am quite certain I never entered any lottery, and what’s more, no lottery I’ve ever seen requires winners to supply so much detailed personal information. One might almost think you were trying to steal my identity or something. Not that it would do you much good, as I’m currently using it with variable success, but I tip my mouthwash cap to the attempt. Try doing something legal for a change. Cheerio!