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From: "LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL" <lotteryinternational2002@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:38:10 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS [WINNING NOTIFICATION ]
--FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENTATTENTION: Sir/Madam,
WINNING NOTIFICATIONWe are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 8th November 2005, of winners of the GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 20th September, 2005 as part of our promotional draws. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. You qualified for the draw as a result of you visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 2, 9, 22, 23, 24, 30 + 5 and consequently won in the Second Category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the Seven international winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS!Your fund will be transferred to your designated account through, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year (2005) high stakes US$1.3billion International Lottery.To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately;MR. RAY ZUMA.
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
Universal Building,132-133 Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440 JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA. TEL: 027 73 166 5223 EMAIL: ryy_zuma2002@yahoo.comFor due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your voice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 30-11- 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER: FLS-ZR39-825P-4 BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN Congratulations once again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our promotions program.Sincerely,
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSAL BUILDING,132-133 PARK HURST,BALFOUR-UNIT 1440 JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001.N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent through his email contact above.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
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