Uit de mailbox:

"ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 4th Nov. 02, of winners of the DE LOTTO NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 29TH October, 2002 as part of our end of year bonanza.
Your company drew the lucky numbers, and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,500,000.00 in cash.
This is from total prize money of US$15,000,000.00 shared among the six (6) international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form 25,000 names from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Deven Bv House 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 you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
DE LOTTO NETHERLANDS.

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 claim agent"

Ach ach. Ik ben niet zo op sweepstakes. Zeker niet van bedrijven die ik niet ken, die ineens een drieletterwoordverhaal ophangen, en dan nog een mail achteraf sturen om het juiste mailadres door te geven, omdat dat in de eerste mail fout vermeld stond. En dan ook nog dreigen dat je niks wint als je er ruchtbaarheid aangeeft. Maar de truc bij sweepstakes is dat je sowieso niks wint, dus dat maakt niet uit.
Wie me nu zielig vindt en toch wat wil doneren, stel ik graag mijn gironummer ter beschikking ;-) Mocht je wat over hebben van die miljoenen van de Nigeriaanse olieheren of zo.