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From: agent 1972 <agent01972@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:38:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Winning Notification
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY
FEB 1st 2006
YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE
COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW
THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSAL CROSSING SA
YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,
THE SUM OF US$ 820,000.00
PLEASE CONTACT
(MR. DOUGLAS OWEN)
YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
ON PHONE +27 737717425
email: owendouglas22@yahoo.com
(UNIVERSAL LOTTERY)
PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today 23rd FEB 2006, of winners of the FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our promotional draws. HELD ON 1TH OF FEB 2006
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 7017-4162-1018, with serial number MH4710019 drew the lucky numbers 80, 35, 11, 72, 90, 41 and Bonus number 1 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/240142/011
BATCH NUMBER: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sumof US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty ThousandUnited States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/ 9080118308/02. This is from a total cashprize of US $1100,000,00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and thirty (130) luckywinners in Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!
To begin your claim, urgently contact your claim agent through the below information:
MR. OWEN DOUGLAS
UNIVERSAL LOTTERY SA,
Universal Building, 210-211
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27- 73 7717425
EMAIL: owendouglas22@yahoo.com
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LLI/240142/011
BATCH NUMBER: 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD THAT WILL BE HOST BY SOUTH AFRICA
Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
MR. MERVIN NKUMA
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY.
Universal Building, 210-211
Park Hurst,Balfour-Unit 1440
JOHANNESBURG,GAUTENG 2001
P.O. Box 91711,
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
UNIVERSAL CROSSING SA
GOES INTERNATIONAL
AS THE 2010
WORLD CUP
WILL BE HOSTED BY
SOUTH AFRICA
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (F餩ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT
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