# I've won the Lottery!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 25, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188 "2005-03-25T13:02:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/1 "2005-03-25T13:02:04Z")
I am ineffably exultant (because I am unsure of the spelling of jubilant) to tell you that I have won £47,768 as a result of my nonparticipation in the UK National Lottery It’s true! I have an email from their department of Customer Services replete with their phone and fax numbers. I am telling only you about this because the Lottery officials warned,\*\* “…you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.”\*\* You have to agree this makes sense, because as they say, **“This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.”** So, I’m keeping mum about all this and will follow their instructions to the letter. As soon as I finish this note, I will file for my claim by contacting \*\*“…our fiduciary agent: Mrs Catherine Pitcher. [Email:claimsagent\_ifx@yahoo.co.uk](mailto:Email:claimsagent_ifx@yahoo.co.uk)” \*\* Isn’t it grand!! I might even go to their \*\*“…online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:- [http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do”\*\*](http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do%E2%80%9D**) The close of the email was especially warm — quintessentially British, so I know it’s legitimate: \*\*“Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. Yours faithfully, Richard K. Lloyd. Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program”\*\* I know you’re all extremely happy for me. (And maybe just a tiny bit jealous? Well HaHaHa on you. I’m rich and you’re poor. Only kidding.) I’m so excited, my ears are roaring!!! And to show I’m a sport, I’ll give five pounds of my UK NATIONAL LOTTERY winnings to the first person who correctly identifies the source of the last sentence in the paragraph above. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/2 "2005-03-25T13:10:31Z")
Dear Antiochus, You have always been my favourite Doper and I congratulate you on your good luck. If only my poor unfortunate mother could enjoy but a fraction of such luck. A mere $1,000 (US - Paypal acceptable) would be enough to keep her alive but her lottery tickets have been duds. Anyway, good luck to you (no matter how little you deserve it), and my email is in my profile if you decide to save yourself from eternal damnation. Yours lovingly, A Friend ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/3 "2005-03-25T13:19:37Z")
Sucker. You had to brag despite the dire confidentiality warnings and now I’ve just claimed your prize! It’s all mine! Still, I’ll give you five pounds as a finders fee. Please post your bank account number and contact info and I’ll wire that money directly into your account. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/4 "2005-03-25T13:29:30Z")
Dear Anonymous Coward, You have always been my favourite Doper and I congratulate you on your good luck. If only my poor unfortunate mother could enjoy but a fraction of such luck. A mere $1,000 (US - Paypal acceptable) would be enough to keep her alive but her lottery tickets have been duds. Anyway, good luck to you (no matter how little you deserve it), and my email is in my profile if you decide to save yourself from eternal damnation. Yours lovingly, A Friend ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/5 "2005-03-25T13:40:40Z")
You lucky devil; you probably had forgotten you even entered the contest, hadn’t you? Still, congratulations and all that. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/6 "2005-03-25T13:43:09Z")
Dear LouisB, You have always been my favourite Doper and I congratulate you on your good luck. If only my poor unfortunate mother could enjoy but a fraction of such luck. A mere $1,000 (US - Paypal acceptable) would be enough to keep her alive but her lottery tickets have been duds. Anyway, good luck to you (no matter how little you deserve it), and my email is in my profile if you decide to save yourself from eternal damnation. Yours lovingly, A Friend ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/7 "2005-03-25T13:46:40Z")
Of course you can tell this is genuine by the way Mr Lloyd spells program. I can beat that , in the last month I have won a Netherlands lottery three times and I am in line to receive 20% of some money in Nigeria. So I’m richer than you. ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/8 "2005-03-25T13:56:14Z")
> [@Rayne Man](#): > > Of course you can tell this is genuine by the way Mr Lloyd spells program. … and that Ms. Pitcher uses a yahoo email address. And BTW **Rayne Man** , I’ve already sent my bank account info and $20,000 to the Nigerians, so I’m closer to being rich than you. neener neener. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/9 "2005-03-25T14:01:18Z")
HAH! That’s nuttin’! Here in the US I got stuff from the Publisher’s Clearinghouse and I just might be a millionaire! All I gotta do is stick a lot of stickers on stuff, scratch off some other stuff, order 127 magazines I don’t want and put it all in a **postage guaranteed** envelope! It costs me nothing to mail it in! So There! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/10 "2005-03-25T14:35:15Z")
Dear Rayne Man, NutMagnet and swampbear, You have always been my favourite Doper(s) and I congratulate you (all) on your good luck. If only my poor unfortunate mother could enjoy but a fraction of such luck. A mere $1,000 (each) (US - Paypal acceptable) would be enough to keep her alive but her lottery tickets have been duds. Anyway, good luck to you (no matter how little you deserve it), and my email is in my profile if you decide to save yourself (yourselves) from eternal damnation. Yours lovingly, A Friend ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/11 "2005-03-25T14:36:40Z")
What a coincidence! I won the other week! Strange, I don’t even remember entering. I’m still waiting for my winnings… ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/12 "2005-03-25T18:18:37Z")
> [@Rayne Man](#): > > Of course you can tell this is genuine by the way Mr Lloyd spells program. > > I can beat that , in the last month I have won a Netherlands lottery three times and I am in line to receive 20% of some money in Nigeria. So I’m richer than you. The Netherlands lottery is nothing and \*\*I \*\*am in line to receive **30%** of some money in Nigeria. Top that, why dontcha? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/13 "2005-03-25T18:42:25Z")
People, people. Percentages are meaningless. Would rather have 50% of a million dollars or 10% of 100 million? I should point out that _I_ have selected, because of my reputation for honesty and integrity, to assist the family of an assassinated Nigerian political leader recover their money and invest it here in the US. The percentage is substantial, but I’m warmed more by the fact that my reputation for honesty and integrity has spread all the way to Africa. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/14 "2005-03-25T18:43:52Z")
:: taking notes, preparing for the stalk :: 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/15 "2005-03-25T18:46:48Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Percentages are meaningless. Would rather have 50% of a million dollars or 10% of 100 million? > > I should point out that _I_ have selected, because of my reputation for honesty and integrity, to assist the family of an assassinated Nigerian political leader recover their money and invest it here in the US. The percentage is substantial, but I’m warmed more by the fact that my reputation for honesty and integrity has spread all the way to Africa. Yes, but that reputation didn’t make its way to the ears of a more wealthy African family. I have you beat on percent (23, with their layer commanding a small 5% of that) and gross sum (225 mil). I do wonder, though, just how much money is to be had commanding a rebel faction in The Congo… ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/16 "2005-03-25T19:20:42Z")
I can top that , I have just received this wonderful business offer :- \*Rodreguez Import/Export Inc. 1/281a Miller Street North Sydney 2060, Sydney Australia. Dear Sir/Madam, I’m Dr.Lucas Fernaldo I represent Rodreguez Import and Export Company based in Sydney Australia. My company exports cocoa, rubber and timber for world trade. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Europe and America as well as making payments through you as our payment officer. Most of our customer pay out in cheques and we do not have an account in your country that will clear this money. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand in as our representative in your country. Note that, as our representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be paid to us. If you are interested in this business transaction, forward to us the information below: (1)Your full names, (2)Contact address and, (3)Phone/fax numbers.\* I bet I can make millions from this little number. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/17 "2005-03-25T21:32:43Z")
Interesting - just yesterday I got an e-mail that said I had won **US$5.500, 000.00 (five million five hundred thousand united state dollars)** (that’s exactly the way it looked). Gee! I wonder what I should do with all that money! It starts off saying: FROM THE DESK OF THE MARIA HARRY ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR, CANADIAN LOTTERY PROMO INTERNATIONAL, 621 COCHRANE DRIVE, 7TH FLOOR MARKHAM, ONTARIO CANADA. but the e-mail address it (supposedly) came from was [mariaharry@moddermail.de](mailto:mariaharry@moddermail.de) . Odd! I wonder why a Canadian mailing came from a german e-mail address? It also said …This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Ted Turner, Jesse Jackson, Ken Evoy, and Bill Gates, President of the World Largest software, … Most amusing! ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/18 "2005-03-26T13:02:56Z")
All this money coming in! We must be the luckiest people on the planet! ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/19 "2005-03-26T14:57:21Z")
But the downside to all of this, is that we are now in a position to buy all those penis enalrging pills, cut price BrandName Software, presciption medications, sexy teen bisexual virgins, surprisingly cheap motgages etc. that were previously out of our collective reaches. ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188/20 "2005-03-26T16:11:02Z")
Dear don’t ask, You have always been my favourite Doper and I congratulate you on your good luck. If only my poor unfortunate mother could enjoy but a fraction of such luck. A mere $1,000 (US - Paypal acceptable) would be enough to keep her alive but her lottery tickets have been duds. Anyway, good luck to you (no matter how little you deserve it), and my email is in my profile if you decide to save yourself from eternal damnation. Yours lovingly, A Friend [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery/296188.md?page=2)