From the inbox. I guess I’ll have to check on that spam filter:
United Nations Organization.
United Kingdom Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Baley House, Har RoadSutton, Greater London SM1 4te.United Kingdom.
Congratulations Beneficiary,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of United Nations Organization Trust Funds.
United Nations Organization draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 47,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from the internet as part of our international promotions program which was conducted this year. No tickets were sold.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to serial number 06-3434 drew the lucky numbers 154/4456/011 which consequently emerged you as one of the lucky winners in this category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand Five hundred Great British Pound Sterlings(£650,500.00).
[yada yada yada, send us your yada yada yada...]
Regards,
Mr Ban Ki-moon.
(UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL)
Previously a lifelong Democrat, born in New York and living in New England, surrounded by liberals on all sides, I've found myself slowly but surely 
June 13th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
This does raise the question:
Who would you trust more?
a) Nigerian internet scamsters
or
b.)The United Nations
June 13th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
J.L.: Is there a difference?
June 13th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
LOL!!! Barely. Perhaps the UN should move its offices to Lagos.
(My apologies to any Nigerians out there.)
June 13th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Congrats – wish I could win something. LOL
June 13th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
While the e-mail talks of “United Nations,” the key is the return e-mail given. I have received Nigerian-type spam purporting to be from the FBI ( Federal Bureau of Investigation) but the e-mail return is some generic g-mail or hotmail address: definitely not the FBI.
Check the e-mail return if you haven’t deleted the spam yet, Neo. I would bet you dollars to donuts that the return e-mail has nothing to do with the UN.
June 13th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Gingo—thanks. I already know that trick, though. The email, of course, is never from where it purports to be.
June 13th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Are you required to forward $250.00, to cover DHL Diplomatic Courier charges on shipping the money to you?
Unfortunately, not being able to spare such probably kept me from receiving $1,000,000.00, which sure would come in handy about now.
C’est la vie …
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June 13th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Funny, people are smart enough to recognize and ignore the Nigerian scammers, but are foolish enough to elect the Kenyan scammer, whose offer is no less far-fetched and ridiculous.
There never has been a good time to be ignorant, but now is a particularly bad time and it’s only going to get worse.
June 13th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Less than 25 mil? What pikers!
June 14th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Congratulations, neo!
You won’t forget your friends now, will you?
June 14th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Occam’s Beard: Of course not! You just be sure to send me your social security number and the number and expiration date of one of your credit cards, and I’ll be sure to remember you when I come into my UN largesse.