Saturday, May 26, 2012

Yahoo! I am rich!!

In the past 2 weeks, I've hit the jackpot 3 times!

Last week, I won £500,000 in the British Online lottery, then a few days later I was also informed I won another £150,000 in the UK FreeLotto. Just yesterday the Central Nigerian Bank informed me that they are going to transfer US$11,875,000 to me. Wow, I should be so lucky.

You don't believe? here are the emails....



LAGOS, NIGERIA.

ATTENTION: THE PRESIDENT/CEO

DEAR SIR,

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

HAVING CONSULTED WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $47,500,000.00 (FORTY SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR ACCOUNTS. THE ABOVE SUM RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT, EXECUTED COMMISSIONED AND PAID FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS (5) AGO BY A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR. THIS ACTION WAS HOWEVER INTENTIONAL AND SINCE THEN THE FUND HAS BEEN IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA APEX BANK.

WE ARE NOW READY TO TRANSFER THE FUND OVERSEAS AND THAT IS WHERE YOU COME IN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO INFORM YOU THAT AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE FORBIDDEN TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT; THAT IS WHY WE REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE. THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS: 70% FOR US, 25% FOR YOU AND 5% FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES INCIDENT TO THE TRANSFER.

THE TRANSFER IS RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDES. I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). IF YOU FIND THIS PROPOSAL ACCEPTABLE, WE SHALL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

(A) YOUR BANKER'S NAME, TELEPHONE, ACCOUNT AND FAX NUMBERS.

(B) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS -- FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AND EASY COMMUNICATION.

(C) YOUR LETTER-HEADED PAPER STAMPED AND SIGNED.

ALTERNATIVELY WE WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE TEXT OF WHAT TO TYPE INTO YOUR LETTER-HEADED PAPER, ALONG WITH A BREAKDOWN EXPLAINING, COMPREHENSIVELY WHAT WE REQUIRE OF YOU. THE BUSINESS WILL TAKE US THIRTY (30) WORKING DAYS TO ACCOMPLISH.

PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY.

BEST REGARDS



Ticket No: MSL6047545-166

You won £500,000 Great British Pounds.On The Online Promo 2012.
Send Name:Address:
Country:
Occupation:
Phone Number,
to Mr Lampard Nelson,
+4470457 14741




AFFILIATED OFFICE OF FREELOTTO U.K 
82 Victoria Street, Victoria London SW1 U.K
 

 
 
NOTIFICATION OF WINNING :
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the recent results of the FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on 15th January, 2012. You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference Serial Number: F2-003-036 and Batch number FR/45-300-06. Your email address attached to the ticket number: 54-20-17-52-34-30 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the Daily Jackpot in the first category, in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of GBP 150.000.00 (One hundred and fifty thousand Pounds) in cash credited to file reference number: TFR/9900034943/JPT. Congratulations!!!
To read the Free Lotto click here:
 
http://www.freelotto.com
Free Lotto Winning Draw Results for January 15th 2012

GBP 50,000.00: 4-5-34-41-3-37
 
GBP 200,000.00: 22-43-6-9-28-26
 
GBP 10,000.00: 12-32-17-14-24-10
 
GBP 100,000.00: 2-27-22-47-16-21
 
Daily Jackpot GBP 150, 000.00: 54-20-17-52-34-30
Super Bulk GBP 10,000,000.00: 37-2-48-41-46-25-43
 
Please contact the under listed claims release office for immediate pay out of your winning fund and send him your winning ticket number.
Mr. Kelvin brown
 
(Free lotto Fiduciary Department)
 
82 Victoria Street Victoria London SW1 U.K
Tel: +44 7035 9074 37
Email:
 freelottoclaimdpt@yahoo.co.uk
He is the free lotto claim department manager, and he is responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. After receiving your check from our office in U.K other relevant documents you may need to claim your winning will be delivered to you by our paying bank as soon as you validate your claims.

The free lotto internet drew is held in every year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computer worldwide. We are proud to say that over 300 millions Euros are won annually in more than 118 countries Worldwide.
Sincerely,
Dr. Shawn Presley
Chairman & CEO


All these came through my Yahoo email.
I guess my Yahoo email address has been compromised. Sad.

Just yesterday, in the local newspapers, there was this report as well...





































It's just unfortunate for me that I have already made prior arrangements with the 3rd cousin of the Minister of External Incomes from Rhodesia to collect the gold bars that was hidden by Idi Amin. I am just waiting for it to be delivered, otherwise I would go collect my Lotto winnings!



Saturday, May 12, 2012

For your perusal

My company recently advertised for staff to fill a position.
In the many resumes I received, a common ending was "... for your perusal .."

Some of the applications were so short and simple that I really wonder if the writer actually knew what it meant.  What do you think "for your perusal" means ? I suspect most Singaporean having gone through local schools have the wrong idea of what perusal means.

Do you think that it means "have a quick look", or perhaps, "scan through the brief but important details".. or something like that, meaning a cursory glance at the contents.
I know of some colleagues in the past who submit reports and request for their dept heads to do a quick perusal. So I believe most assume the word perusal to mean a quick look. You agree?

Actually, the word perusal means the opposite of that above.
To 'peruse' is to do a detailed analysis of the data, to carefully study the contents.
Thus, "for your perusal" would entail spending a great deal of your time going over the details of whatever is being submitted for consideration.
It is certainly not a request to skim through the page.



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