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From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <uknlalert06@atmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:39:54 -0300
Subject: BE NOTIFIED.....................YOU HAVE WON!!!
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
28 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON, LONDON.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
+44 703 191 2047
(24hours)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the final announcement today 4TH of
August, 2006 of winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO
PROGRAMME held on Saturday the 29TH of July, 2006. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers:01-14-21-3-35-48, and a bonus number of 24 which
subsequently won you the lottery in the second category.You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £253,437.00 in cash
credited to KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of
£2,534,370.00 shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this
category.
This year's Lottery Program Jackpot is the 5th largest ever in the
history of Europe Sweepstakes. All participants for the online version
were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from over 125,000 unions, associations, and
corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place
weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your
playcoupon. In view of this, your £253,437.00 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 claims
is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem
fit to claim your prize.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, please contact our fiduciary
AGENT: Glen Michael
Email: ukclaimsagentmichael@yahoo.co.uk
(Form HLP)
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME: ...........................................
FULL ADDRESS:...........................................
SEX:.................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
ANNUAL INCOME...................
TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)
WINNING NUMBER........................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/
INDIVIDUAL:............................................................
......
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.
Thank you for being part of our online promotional lottery program.
Yours Truly,
Sir. Steven Smith.
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme).
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