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From: Richard Lloyd <richardlloyd_27@web.de>
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:27:13 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw(#1003) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes program held on Saturday 4th of February, 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:02-10-30-36-37-43-29 , which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £203,568 (Two hundred and three thousand five hundred and sixty eight Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £1,221,408 shared amongst the six (6) 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 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 £203,568 (Two hundred and three thousand five hundred and sixty eight 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 claims 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. Adrian Edwards
Email:adrian_edwards@myway.com
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONALLOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright © 1994-2006 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved
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