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From: shellpetro promo <shellpetro_promo1970@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:17:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
SOUTH AFRICAN WORLD CUP 2010 FREE LOTTERY DRAW
Dear winner,
We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the FreeLotto draw held on the 15th of Fabuary 2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails.. World cup Draw. Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total payout of USD$ 1,000,000,00 (ONE MILLION DOLLARS) only. Your email address emerged along side 9 others as a category to winner in this year's Annual.
The world cup lottery 2010 is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation,Coca Cola,Nokia,MTN,the Intel Group, Toyota ,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh .And mostly by the South African Government.The world cup free lottery draw is held once a year.And is so organized to encourage the use of internet and computers.And also to advertise the South Africa 2010 World Cup world wide.
We are proud to say that over US $ 10 Million are won annually in more than 150 countries world wide.
World cup 2010 south africa . Consequently,you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of usd$1,000,000.00 (one million dollars) only.The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:
(i) winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) lotto code number: FL09622UK
(iv) the file Ref number: FL/04/736207152/UK
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim your prize money.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.
To file your claim,please contact our fiduciary agent:
CONTACT:JUSTICE WILLIAMS ABBEY MAIL:JUSTICEWILLIAMSABBEY@MYWAY.COM OR JUSTICEWILLIAMSABBEY@YAHOO.COM
PHONE NUMBER.+ 234-80-52951108
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
South African President
Sincerely,
Rev. Williams Hillman
Promotions Manager
World cup 2010
South Africa
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