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And The Scam Is Back...

Today via my Google Mail account I received another one of these lovely e-mail scams. After reading through it for kicks and doing some checking, I actually found out that a few people have been caught out by this one already. So without causing a flame war ... surely getting scammed by something like this, begs the question: "Why the hell do you have a computer?"

So here is the e-mail:

FROM THE DESK OF MRS. CAROLYN SCHMITT
101 WIGMORE STREET, W1QU
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
HEADING :{AWARD RESULT 2009}

From Global Education Foundation in Association with Readers Digest®,
we happily announce to you that you have won award of $750,000.00 at
China Payment Center.

Ticket Number: 44-09-42-09-94-4Q
Serial Number: 66-Q99
Batch Number: UK/PPT/090/033D
Reference Number: LM/0800/LK/WRQ
Drew Date: August 14th 2009

Your email address name attached to a ticket number: 44-09-42-09-94-4Q with the serial number: 66-Q99 drew the lucky number: 09-54-90-76-00 which consequently won the draw in the 2nd category. Your email address was among the (10) email addresses chosen to receive grand prize of US$750,000.00 each in this section. Therefore you must contact your Claim Agent.

MR. MICHAEL WOOD
Email: wef.consultantmw@gmail.com
Address: 21B Roverhills Lane,
Oppt HSBC Bank, Floor 1108,
Beijing, China.

He will need to confirm everything we have on file to ensure that, there will be no set backs upon the release of these funds to you. I want you to know that verification and confirmation of all of your payment documents have been sent to our affiliate company, The International Lottery Board of Commissions from our processing office. Also, be rest assured that your winnings will be released to you as {ATM Card or Bank Transfer} which can be used in any Atm machine worldwide. This will be issued from our payee bank in China.

Your won prize cannot be deducted, simply because this is a
Promotional Award, until prize is released to you due to strict
insurance policy. After you have received your money, we expect you to use some of the money to spread Internet knowledge within your locality and remember to support our next promotion. We have five clearance offices zoned continentally AUSTRALIA,CHINA,USA,LONDON & ALGERIA. Clearance zones are picked randomly by computer, each winning number falls within any of the clearance zones picked, it is the duty of the approved zonal clearance officer to handle all clearance
processes to make sure bank releases won prize in time.

Your prize number falls within Asia region clearance office in
Beijing, China . In view of this, your prize will be released from China, your money has been deposited in the bank with insurance coverage. Your clearance agent will facilitate payment process immediately you contact him.

Contact with your information below:
Full Name:
Marital Status:
Age:
Occupation:
Home Phone:
Mobile Phone:
City/Country:
Nationality:
Ref No:
Batch No:

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I must admit, this one is quite decently put together and there are no major spelling and grammar mistakes (not that I am an expert), but still why if I have one US Dollars, and I am in the U.K. ... do I have to contact China to get my money.

And why is it not my details in the e-mail but rather some other Google Mail account ... *shrug*

Oh well ... guess I lost my chance for $750 000.00 ... and I didn't even know that I had entered.

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