{"id":3308,"date":"2008-11-19T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2008\/11\/lucky-e-mail\/"},"modified":"2008-11-19T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-19T08:30:00","slug":"lucky-e-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2008\/11\/lucky-e-mail.html","title":{"rendered":"Lucky E-Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Here\u2019s the latest scam to make it past my spam filter. Here\u2019s some advice to anyone who came here wondering if an e-mail like this one is legitimate: no one<\/em> will hold a lottery for which no one pays for ticket and contact you via an impersonal e-mail to tell you that you\u2019ve won. Please be realistic.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the text of the e-mail (which was sent from infoweb1965@libero.it):<\/p>\n

Dear Winner<\/p>\n

Your email was selected as a winner. You have won the sum of
\u00a31,000,000.00 in cash credited to file
REF: 132\/756\/4505, BATCH: 538901527-Bc65
Security file number: EUM-347-DGS-699,<\/p>\n

Please contact our European Agent with your batch number and full name.<\/p>\n

Mr. Tony Risby
Email: white-group@myway.com<\/p>\n

Tel :(0044) 753 5112 012
Sincerely,
Mr. Michael Fisher, Secretary (Online Co-Ordination)<\/p>\n

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