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From: "BRIAN HUNT" <nationallottoresults26@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:10:52 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
!!! UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDEUKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK. GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSEDR THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X).
National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
27/02/2006
WINNINGNOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#511) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 25th feburary,2006
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 07 14 24 37 43 48 29bouns,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 ( five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £2,000,000 shared amongst the first four (4) 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 until the end of the year. (31/12/2006)
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. (5647560054) In view of this, your
£500,000 ( five hundred thousand 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 claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers, 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, you are to send your
1.Name
2.Location
3.Phone number
via email to the courier company who are to dispatch your winnings to you with your order number which you are adviced to write down and save.Below you would find details of the courier company
ZIP EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
ADDRESS:EDINBURGH GATE,
HARLOW,ESSEX CM202JE,
ENGLAND,UNITED KINGDOM.
NAME:MR.BROWN WALTER(Dispatch Officer)
Email:zipexpresservice@yahoo.com
Phone Number:+44 7024 014 438.
Fax Number:+44 7030 404 104.
ORDER NUMBER: V231282.
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your
winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
<http://www.national-lottery.com/>
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Brian Hunt
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
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