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From: lotteryoffice11@webmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:49:20 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 LUCKY LOTTERY WINNER
FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
MR.ADAM KARABO.
EUROPEAN/UK/S.A.UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
BID SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY
AWARD DEPARTMENT.UNITED KINGDOM/SOUTH AFRICA
(Customer Services)
Ref: FER/4690/6103/24
Batch:245-379-482
Winning No:2-9-22-23-24-30
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily annouce to you the draw of South African 2010 World Cup Bid Lottery Award International programs held in U.K your "email address" was attached
to ticket number; 12324277 serial number 6663817262 This batch draws the
lucky numbers as follows -9-22-23-24-30 bonus number 2, which consequently
won the lottery in the second category.
You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of £2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION POUNDS) file Ref: FER/8309/1209/26 from the total cash prize of 18,000,000.00 shared
amongst ten lucky winners based on their category.
All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting
system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada,Australia,United
States,Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international
promotions program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as including Bill Gate, and some other EU governmental personalities part of their social
responsibility to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award. the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent immediatly with this information:
NAME:..................................
ADDRESS:...............................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:...................................
AGE:...................................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
COMPANY:...............................
BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:............................................
The lottery program took place to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award.
Please you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our Agent in South Africa Mr.Johb Baloyi to remit your winning fund to your account. Call him on the phone immediately you received this message because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you received this notification.
His contact details are as follows...
NAME: MR.JOHN BALOYI
(CLAIM AGENT).
Email:johnbaloyi2002@yahoo.com
TEL: +27-73-132-4667
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