YOU EMMERGED OUR WINNER

Received today, November 3, 2006:

Subject: YOU EMMERGED OUR WINNER (1ST OF NOVEMBER 2006)

GUINNESS
CUSTORMERS PROMOTION
dv-2006 program guinness plc,
WestAfrica.st christo road (ecowas)
FINAL NOTIFICATION.

We happily inform you about our (guinness Rnational lottery Program)held on the 1ST OF NOVEMBER 2006, which youenterd as a dependent client and finally took the 1st position in oursecond (2nd) category winners,that falls within the 2006 in BRESCIAITALY NIGERIA.

Your email was attached to the ticketnumber(44-40-23-777-01) which made you a winner of (us$1.500,000.00) and your name being recorded in our guinness world book of record as the 1st lucky winner of the year 2006. You have been approvedthe sum ofUS$1.500,000.00 which will be sent accross to you immediately.

All emails are selected randomly through a computer ballot whichsubsequently won you the sweeptake of guinness internet weblottery.

CONGRATULATIONS YOU EMERGED OUR WINNER!!!
This is part ofour security mearsures put in place to avoid double claiming or asituation where unwanted person(s) would be taking negative advantage ofthis promotions, thereby impersonating in order to claim another personswinning prize.

Here is our fiduciary agent responsible for your theprocessing / release of winnings for all Second Category winners where your winning falls into:
MR ROY SMITH
EMAIL: r_roy101@yahoo.co.uk
GUINNESSR CLAIMING
SECURITYAGENT.

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ONCE AGAINCONGRATULATION!!!!
Yours sincerely
GUINNESSRCUSTORMERS
PROMOTION.

WARNING!!!! WARNING!!!!
KEEP THIS INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL AND BE CAREFULL

I copied & pasted the above letter exactly as I received it. Misspellings and all. I'm stunned that this kind of ploy works on some people. Do people actually rush to provide the information requested? It's ridiculous!