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1. Hi,

   Being from Oregon, this has been major embarrassment to our State. We have weird stuff like this happening all of the time. Seems to be a cultural problem. Anyway…

   I’m very impressed with your blog. Your message is right “on the money.” The reason I am emailing you is to see if you would consider a swap of sorts.

   While I was surfing Blog explosion, I am came across your blog, and thought it would be a perfect fit for some of my blog visitors. Also, I have an audio CD that is complimentary in every way with your message, called “The Retirement Playbook Volume 1.” Would you consider making this audio cd available on your site? We could split the proceeds 50/50 via a paypal arrangment. Let me know what you think, and thanks for your consideration.

   Hope to hear from you.

   Best,
   Matt

   Comment by Matt Hutcheson — Oct 28th 2005 @ 9:38 pm

2. I rated your blog like you requested. I gave it a 4.0/5.0 I try to be as honest as possible.

   Thanks,
   Shane Coffey

   Comment by Shane Coffey — Oct 28th 2005 @ 9:52 pm

3. Yeah, being able to charge a lottery ticket seems distinctly not quite right…

   Comment by Blaine Moore — Oct 29th 2005 @ 9:15 am

4. Why would being able to charge a lottery ticket not be right?

   Is it because you believe the people who are buying lottery tickets via credit cards are poor and thus overextending themselves for a pipe dream?

   Then it’s less of a financial mechanics issue and more of a moral issue…

   Comment by jim — Oct 29th 2005 @ 12:06 pm

5. Hmmm….I bet she wishes she wouldn’t have stole that credit card. Or maybe she wishes she had made a more anoynomous purchase.
   HenryBemis

   Comment by HenryBemis — Oct 29th 2005 @ 6:29 pm

6. Karma. =)

   Comment by Jonathan — Oct 30th 2005 @ 1:07 am

7. Jim, it seems not quite right because when I was a kid working at a gas station and selling them, we were not able to legally sell lottery tickets on credit cards. I do not know what the actual reason for the law in my state was, but the explanation that I was given was because by making it a cash purchase, the money would be available for payouts and not held up by the card processor for the fees or for disputed charges. It also prevented somebody from spending money that they did not have and then declaring bankruptcy, which could also mean funds would not be available for payouts. It also kept processing charges out of the lottery, which meant the money would be there for payouts. Whether those were any of the reasons you couldn’t do it, I don’t know, but they made sense to me at the time.

   Comment by Blaine Moore — Oct 31st 2005 @ 7:57 am

8. Dear Sir,
   I require your advise on a lottry issue. Recently I was infromed by email ,that I have won a lottry by random selection of emails. The mail was from Jurist Lotto Promotion,White Hart Lane,London,N17 SHR UK. The mail indicated that I should reply to initiate the payment of the prize. After few days of my reply,I recived another mail along with scanned copy of certificate indicating my name and address having won BP£1,500,000 signed by President and Chancellor of Jurist Lotto Promotion. The mail indicated that I need to send GBP£840.00 towards insurance charges and the prize cheque shall be despatched within 24 hours of the receipt of the insurance charges.
   I want to know whether it is genuine lottry company and I also wonder how I could win a lottry without buying a ticket.In Indian Rupees the insurance amount requested is equivalent to Rs.70,000/- .Please advise me whether I can go ahead and pay GBP£840.00 towards insurance chrages or should I should stop processing?.What are the risks involved? I will extremly thankful for your advise
   Regards

   -Santosh
   Karnataka State
   INDIA

   Comment by Santosh — Nov 19th 2005 @ 8:38 am

9. FOR SANTOSH

   Santosh, DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY to these lottery crooks. They are 100% a scam. The fact that you are even asking this question means that you are having doubts, which is a good thing.

   Comment by Your Friend — Nov 20th 2005 @ 9:53 am

10. Yes, this is a scam and you will lose your money.

    Comment by nickel — Nov 20th 2005 @ 10:09 am

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