Yesterday I received an e-mail from one Suzan Horn suzanhorn85@live.nl). She informed me that I had won the lottery, what luck, this blog sure ain't paying the bills. I can think of several things I could do with "a lump sum pay out of US$1 m (One Million United States Dollars only)."
But then I remembered something... from my past. I remember vaguely a commercial for the Arizona Lottery stating that "You can't win if you don't play." I don't recall playing or entering "Lottery Winners International program." So, is it possible to win if I don't play? That is the question for today, thanks for the push in the right direction Suzy.
A brief web search for the company lists the company as part of a phishing scam (redundant I think, if you know of any phishing that isn't scam related please leave it in the comments below). Being part of a phishing scam does not mean it is bad, I get phishing e-mail from "e-bay." So the web search is inconclusive.
Close analysis of the e-mail gives two addresses, Suzies given above and this one: CiscoWeb@aol.nl. Both of these are based out of the Netherlands. I would expect a reputable international lottery to take place some where else, like Monocco, or Nigeria, or even Nevada.
Over all, I can't tell if I won or not. So, can you win if you don't play? The answer to your question is easy to find, on Tuesday. If there is no post, I won and retired. A post means I am still poor, and you need to work harder at making this profitable for me.
'Til next time, here's hoping.
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