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From: "uk national lotto" <uk_onlinelotto1@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:09:59 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
UK-LOTTO HEADQUARTERS
The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
EnglandCustomer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369WINNING NOTIFICATION:We happily announce to you the draw (#1010) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 4th of November, 2005 in NEWCASTLE UNITED-KINGDOM.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:and Bonus Ball (06,13,17,23,32,43 Bonus Ball 49) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 6. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £774,505 (Seven hundred and seventy four thousand, five hundred and five British pounds sterling) in cash, credited to file ktu/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £8,519,555 shared amongst the first eleven (11) lucky winners in this category.All participants for this 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.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 £774,505 (Seven hundred and seventy four thousand, five hundred and five British pounds sterling) will be released to you by any of our payment offices inEurope.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 receive 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, contact our claims agent below with the following information.Mr. RICHARD BLAIR
Email: richard_claimsagent@yahoo.co.ukTel No: +(44) 703 190 9144CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORMFULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................CITY/STATE:.......................................COUNTRY:..........................................NATIONALITY:......................................SEX:.......................AGE:...................MARITAL STATUS...................................TEL NO:...........................................NEXT OF KIN:......................................ANNUAL INCOME:....................................
AMOUNT WON:.......................................REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this
program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
programs.Yours faithfully,
DEBBIE WALTEROnline coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
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