interesting new spam scam, or is it

[Name]

This is a new form of spam to me, anyone else seen this in their mailbox?

OCEANIC-FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL / LUCKYDAY SWEEPSTAKERS
Under the International Lottery and Swiss Lotto
LUCKY DAY LOTTERY
Willemsstraat 152
1010 AM AMSTERDAM
THE NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam Branch, The-Netherlands.
www.luckyday.nl

Dear Winner,

We are happy to inform you that your email address has been selected as one of the lucky email addresses in the category "B" of the online lotto conducted by OCEANIC FOUNDATION.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! The cyber-Lotto was conducted by a first of its kind automated computer balloting system, where by email addresses (30,000 email addresses), were extracted from all continents of the world. A draw was held in different categories and winners emerged from different parts of the world and they are entitled to various cash prizes depending on their different categories.

Thus, you are entitled to a prize money of 850,000:00 (Eight hundred and fifty thousand) Euros Reference number for your prize is: [LDN2/03/763503421/UK/NL] Ticket number: [437501-PBFDC42] as a category B winner, you have been selected by computer balloting system where only email addresses are drawn from a total number of 30,000 email addresses drawn from all over the globe.

After an automated computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only one winner emerged in this category and therefore you are to receive payout of 850,000:00 (Eight hundred and fifty thousand) Euros.

This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, and other corporate organisations.This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.

To immediately claim your prize, please contact our fiduciary agent below are the contact information of your fiduciary agent:

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Zennit Global Finance and Securities
Amsterdam, The-Netherlands.
Contact: Mr. David van der Sar
Fax: +31-847-175-826
Zennit.GlobalFinance@rock.com
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In your best interest(s), you have to initiate contact within one week of receipt of this correspondence. We congratulate you once again and it is our hope that you participate in any of our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you.

Sincerely,


Mrs. Laura van Dijk,
(Promotion Manager)


***************** NOTE *********************
This is a computer generated lottery notification message.
PLEASE, REPLY TOTHE EMAIL ASSIGNED TO YOUR PRIZE NOTIFICATION MESSAGE
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interesting new scam, wonder what type of hoops they have the suckers jump through on this one.

or if its real, let me know, I'll collect right away(yeah, right)

[Prudence]

Actually, variations on that theme have been around for awhile, too. I've seen it called the "Foreign Lottery Scam." Of course, to collect your "winnings" you first have to pay the taxes to their account.....

[Kevy Baby]

Snopes