From Gabbed, Alice

Amazing. Today I received this e-mail:

Dear Internet User

We are happy to inform you that you have emerged winner of $500,000.00 (Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in the European Union Micro Project Award Draws.

The European Union Micro-Project Award is conducted from an exclusive list of
500,000 email addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an
advanced automated random computer selection from the web.

Your email address is attached to {redacted so I don't give my award number away!}This Award draw is to be held
annually and is aimed towards changing the lives and living standards of one
thousand computer literate individauls per year with whose email I.D's the draw
is played and the first one thousand email addresses to be picked up in the draw
are awarded a cash prize of $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only). It
is also a practical step to encourage the use of the internet and computers.

The prizes will strictly be remitted to winners that officially file in for
claim within the first 30 days from the date of this notification.

To begin your claim, you are required to email the under listed information to
our claims agent

1. Name and Address
2. Nationality
3. Age
4. Occupation
5. Phone/Fax

The email addresses and telephone numbers of our accredited agent are given
below for every winners' use. Email the above information to him and call him
immediately for further instruction on how to receive your award fund.

Make sure you send him email to both of his three email addresses and call him
once you send him the email.

Contact Person: Mr. Alfredo Perez
Phone: +234-803-872-9862 IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM USA THIS IS HOW YOU WILL DIAL
011-234-803-872-9862

Email:mralfredoperez353@gmail.com

Email:mralfredoperez207@msn.com

Email:mralfredoperez207@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Gabbed, Alice (Award Coordinator).

OK, first of all, the person who sent this is named ALICE GABBED. I don't know why, but it makes me laugh every time I look at it.

Second, I like that I was entered into this drawing because of an "advanced automated random computer selection." So essentially, these people trolled the Internet for e-mail addresses. (FYI: This was sent to the e-mail of the college I graduated from last year)

Third, I especially enjoy the requirements to get this award, including having to send your information to THREE separate e-mail addresses AND calling. Con Artists are getting L-A-Z-Y.

Finally, and this might be my favorite, this award is "aimed towards changing the lives and living standards of one thousand computer literate individauls per year" AND ... individuals is spelled wrong. So, clearly the person who typed this letter isn't computer literate since they didn't even use spell check.

I will give my European Union Micro-Project Award to anyone who will study/take the rest of my exams for me. Summer, where are you?!