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From: "IRISH LOTTERY" <notification@irishlotogame.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:04:00 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION ON YOUR WINNINGS
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The National Lottery
EURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT
Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1, Ireland(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Lucky Winner,
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATIONWe are pleased to notify you the draw of the EURO MILLIONS PROMO/PRIZE:DEPARMENT Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on Saturday 17, 2005.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe,America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, MiddleEast,parts of Africa, and North & South America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.
The result of our computer draw selected your name and email address attached to eticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers
,with lucky bonus number(1), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e.loto plus1 star Category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of €300,000(Three Hundred Thousand Euro) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with.
This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your €300,000(Three Hundred Thousand Euro) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish contact via email with the particulars presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am 7.30pm on Monday through Friday.To file in for your claims,contact:
Overseas Claims Unit
IRELAND Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr Kelvin Hunt
Email: kelvinhunt@o2.plPhone:+447031919985
web:www.lotto.ie
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and free to access our website to check winnings and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,Mr fletcher Sand.
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