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From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY TOM MARK" <nationallottery_winnerscenter@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 08:24:31 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION: URGENT REPLY WINNING NATIFICATION
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITEDKINGDOM
Date12-11-2005.
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We happily announce to you the draw (#953)
of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on the 21st
September,2005
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 12-18-22-24-32-33(bonus no.),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5 plus
bonus.
You are therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1.5,000,000.00 (One
million,five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £10,000,000.00 shared amongst the first
four (8) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over
200,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
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 £1.5,000,000.00 (One
million,five hundred thousand pounds sterling) would 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 him.
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:
Mr. Daniel White.
Email: uk_notificationcenter@hotmail.com
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully.
MR TOM L MARK.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,
Sweepstakes International Program.
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