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From: FROM LOTTO HEAD OFFICE <ramadanlotto@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: hassan_ramadanlotto@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:01:50 +0300
Subject: CALL OUR VICE PRESIDENT IMMEDIATELY
FROM THE DESK OF VICE PRESIDENT
Zenal Millones Lottery
From: THE VICE PRESIDENT AND/
Prize Award Department
Dear Beneficiary.
We are please to announce to you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the
National Millones Lottery International Email Address draw on the 20Th
of February 2006. due to the mixture of names and address the result was
released on the 22ND Feb, 2006.
All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000
international email addresses users.Your email address emerged
alongside 9 others as a category 2 winner in the Zenal Millones Lottery Draw.
Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
US$8,000,000( Eight Million United States Dollars Only).The Zenal Millones Lottery Program Internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide.
We are proud to say that over 200 Million Dollars are won annually in
more than 150 countries worldwide.To claim your winning prize you are to
contact the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of
your winnings:
DR HASSAN ZIK
Heritage Consults Agencies
DIRECT NUMBER +9715085-67809
E-mail: hassan_ramadanlotto@yahoo.com
E-MAIL; johnix_mp@yahoo.ca
N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;
1. Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims
officer.
2. You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact
Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number)
via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.
3. Be informed that the appointed agent will be required to swear an
Affidavits of Lotto Claim and also obtain Approval Legal Clearance
Certificate from the Court which is in accordance with the World
Financial Act 2004 on payment of International Lottery Winners.
Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by this
fiduciary agent.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you.
Once again congratulations!!!
Best regards,
THANKS
MRS.JESSY MARTIN
Zenal Millones Lottery"
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