Complaint Review: GILI - Global International Lotteries Incorporated - Internet

I received the Following email today:

"Date :13th/01/2006.

RefNo:05/8755412/2005.

Batch No:987644329/654

WINNING NO:WLD 6540089 GILI.

Dear Winner,

CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!!

It is our great pleasure to inform you of your prize release on the 30th Dec. 2005 from the GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERIES INCORPORATED{GILI} head-quarters office,California,Usa.

These lotteries are fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses.Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number;

109865442 serial number 8751128673.This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 22-41-63-77-82 bonus number 34,which consequently won the lottery in the second cathegory. You have been hereby approved for a lump sum

payment of US$2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION DOLLARS) in cash,which has been credited to file reference number: GILI/MM 8755412/05 from the total cash prize of

US$20,000,000.00 shared amongst ten lucky winners in this category.

Also all the e-mail addresses were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from One Million E-mail addresses taken from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia,Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Oceania as part of our international promotions program obligation which is conducted annually to benefit people from all races. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a group of some Multi-national Satelite Manufacturing Companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have their operational bases.

Furthermore, your e-mail address falls within our African Regional office in Nigeria, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize winning of US$2,000,000.00 will be released to you from our off-shore London Correspondence bank where we also have our corporate head-quarters for Europe. We also hope that with part of your prize winning, you will participate in our next end of the year high stakes which goes for a huge sum of US$1.8 Billion for our international draws.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE IMMEDIATELY:

To claim your prize,simply contact our payment agent in Nigeria in the name of Dr.Frank Gardner via the following email address contact: {[email protected] }.

Also,to file for your claim, please make sure you quote your reference, batch and winning numbers which is found on the top left corner of this notification message as well as your names, mailing address and your telephone numbers to help us locate your claims identification file easily for quick processing of your prize winning.

Finally,for security reasons,we advice that all certified winners should endeavour to keep their winning informations completely confidential from the public until their claims are finally processed and their prizes released to them.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking of advantage of this lofty program by false claimants or unofficial personnel.

Note:All winnings MUST be claimed on or before the 30th of February, this year; otherwise the funds will be returned to our affiliate corporate head-quarters in California,Usa as Unclaimed winnings and will be

eventually donated to any charity home of our choice.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ON YOUR WINNING!!

Best Regards,

DR.ANNE DEAN.

{CO-ORDINATOR}."

Whatta bunch of CRAP! I'm tired of this email. I don't know what's worse, this type of scam or that doctor/ lawyer/ banker/ barrister email from Nigeria/ South Africa claiming they need my help to move millions of dollars out of thier country and they will compensate me richly if I just give them my personal info and a checking account number.

I just know there's some poor person out there believing this stuff and getting scammed by this crap.

John

marietta, Georgia
U.S.A.