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From: "susan anderson" <info-heritage-lotto4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: heritage_lottery_gwinters2004@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:37:11 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS: YOUR LOTTERY WINNING
--FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, HERITAGE LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, DUBLIN - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, REF: CNL/5567890/05 BATCH: 08/0048/Y05 AWARD / FINAL NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of the HERITAGE LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 19th day of November, 2005. You are attached to ticket number 09-11-21-39-40-46; with bonus number 35 drew the lucky numbers 923, and consequently won the lottery in the 4th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of £565,250.00(Five hundred and sixty Five Thousand Two hundred and Fifty British pounds sterling) in cash credited to file REF NO. CNL/5567890/05. This is from a total prize money of £3,956,750(Three million Nine hundred and Fitfy six thousand Seven hundred and Fifty British pounds starling) shared among the seven international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, Africa and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your fund is now deposited with the payment board in your name. 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 funds ready for collection. 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 high stakes of £1,300,000,000(one billion three hundred million British pounds sterling) International Lottery. To begin your claims/due processing and remittance of your prize money, please contact our claims Department immediately quoting your winning number 09-11-21-39-40-46 and reference number CNL/5567890/05 respectively. CONTACT: ATTENTION: NAME: MR. GREGORY WINTERS (Claim Agent) Email: heritage_lottery_gwinters2003@yahoo.co.uk And please provide the following information needed to process your winning claims. (a) Your full Name and Address. (b) Your Telephone and fax numbers (c) Your tax I.D.Number (if any). (d) Your country of origin/Occupation Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks from the date of contact from this office after which all funds will be returned as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please always remember to quote your winning and reference numbers in every of your correspondence as regards your claim. And should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. And further more, any participant below 18 years of age will be automatically disqualified by this office. Congratulations once again from all our staff. Sincerely, Susan Anderson (THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, HERITAGE LOTTERY)
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