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From: "GLOBAL LOTTERY" <universalbuildings_62@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:09:43 +0100
Subject: GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY COMPANY (WINNING NOTIFICATION)
GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERYUniversal Building, 132 - 133 Park Hurst
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
OMEGA CROSSING.Congratulations!The Global Mega Lottery Promotion team is proud to inform you that you have won USD 950,000.00 Why you have won Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses who have won in the annual Promotion.See below how to claim your prize.Details on the WinningsYour Winning Reference Number is: FLS-ZR39-825P-4Batch Number: 74-263-BBN.TICKET NUMBER:100-309-7482SERAIL NUMBER:513-10WINNING NUMBERS:02,09,22,23,24,30(05)Please be informed that all winning must be claimed within one month of play .Kindly understand that your winned sum is insured to avoid double claiming and security from misconduct. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your eference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program that has successfully won this competition.Processing Manager: Mr.Frank Wright
Solicitors,Conveyancers & Notary Public
Jan Smuts Rd 9 walters Ave
Rose Bank JohannesburgTEL: 27-83-747-7700.
EMAIL: frankwrightesq_agents@yahoo.co.ukCongratulations again and have a lot of fun. The International Mega Promotion team.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Jenniffer Gray.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator
Mrs Kenny Martin Asst Sec
Mr.Grey Johnson
Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General.
Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For African Winners
Bar Mar Sanchez.
African/European Head Office
Baumgartenstrasse 15
Postfach 686 Geneva
CH-8201 Schaffhausen
You are to provide the claim agent with the under listed information as soon as possible:
1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. Sex..........................................
6. OCCUPATION:..................................
7. MARITAL STATUS:..............................
8. PHONE.......................................
9. FAX:........................................
10.WINNING REF................................,
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims
process.
(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.
(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.
Congratulations once again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.The Global Mega Lottery Promos Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies with the support of some financial institution. The Global Mega Lottery internet draw in each quarter of the year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
Thanks for your Co-operation in anticipation This email is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by other legal rules. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately on the telephone number given below and delete the message from all locations on your computer. You should not copy this email or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any other person: to do so may be unlawful.
Copyright © 1994-2006 The Global Mega Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline100860 8556 2548 9576ZA
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