Letters about lottery wins are a standard trick used by Nigerian scammers. The author of such letters will explain that he is the happy winner of a multi-million lottery win, and he doesnt know how to spend the unexpected windfall, and has decided to turn to philanthropy. There were no details in the letter as to how the reader could receive the money, or why the lottery winners decided to share the money with that particular recipient. Remember that references to real names and links to real publications are no guarantee that you are being told the truth.”]
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