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From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD DEPARTMENT UNITED KINGDOM"
<uknationalpromotionlottery4@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:04:09 +0000
Subject: You Have Just Won A Lottery / Contact Your Claim Agent
Daily Draw Further results 17/10/2005
UK National Lottery,
2 Lansdowne Row,
Berkeley Square,
London, W1J 6HL,
United Kingdom.http://www.national-lottery.com/results.asp
Ref : UK/776090X2/23
Batch: 013/05/8394369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online UK National Lottery program held on 17th October 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: 8603775966738 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the Winning Numbers:06,08,17,18,20,22,27 (bonus no.17), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of $1,628,360.00 (One Million Six Hundred And Twenty Eight Thousand Thrss Hundred And Sixty Million Unites State Dollars) in cash credited to file.This is from a total cash prize of $20,350,000.00,shared amongst the Winners with different amount won in this category i.e Match 3 plus bonus.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.
your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet repre!
sentative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your $1,628,360.00 (One Million Six Hundred And Twenty Eight Thousand Thrss Hundred And Sixty Million Unites State Dollars) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact her.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
To file for your claim,Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.
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Barrister David Green
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
Department,OSA CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Tel Phone:+447031949266
E-mail :osaclaimsagentuk@uk2.net
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Endeavour to email/fax him your full names,winning numbers,email address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,
Rose Wood (Mrs)
Online Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
www.national-lottery.com
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