By posting this I have lost my ability to claim my 1.5 Million dollar second prize .

It's hard to believe that anyone would fall for this BS these days, but I was watching the news last night and apperently churches have been a target for these scams. One church claims to have lost 300k to these lame e-mails.


DEAR SIR/MADAM

FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 6th of Dec. 2006, of winners of the NATIONAL LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA /INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES, held on 5th of Dec. 2006 as part of our Final quarter of the Year promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, The Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Programme. You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting various websites that we are running the e-business promotions for.

The primary objective of this programme is to project South Africa in the international world in view of encouraging a good number of people coming into South Africa against the 2010 soccer world cup that is to be hosted in South Africa. Thus encouraging investment.

You/Your Company, is attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 17 19 22 34 42 48, and consequently won in the Second Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,500,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of S$10,500,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with Our paying Bank Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA). insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our next high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim officer immediately:

John Whita ( Prize Claim Verification Officer)
70 Marshall Street Johannesburg.
TEL: +27 72 1944104
EMAIL: [email protected]
with your ID and telephone numbers for due processing and remittance of your prize money to you.

Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 23rd of Dec. 2006. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4 BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
NATIONAL LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
16TH FLOOR SABC RADIO PARK BUILDING
HENLEY ROAD AUKLAND PARK, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent.