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From: "FREELOTTO SWEEPSTAKES" <geraldjose010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agentcarolinamoore@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 09:33:59 +0000
Subject: End Of Year Winning Promo of 500,000.00 GBP
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
The Free Lotto Sweepstakes,
PO Box 42 Peter borough
PE3 8XH
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref No: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
Batch No:901/00319/HLP
Zonal Draw No: GM LA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of your selection as
one of the five winners of the promotional Free Lotto Sweepstakes held
recently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of (
£500.000.00(G.B.P). the value of the amount comes to ($917,956.00 USD) Nine
Hundred and Seventeen thousand, Nine hundred and fifty-six United States
Dollars.
We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program,Launching our model
computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery
programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all
winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of
300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot
system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South
America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in
view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and
zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the
globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of
the winners of the Grand Draw In other to claim your £500,000.00 prize, you
will have to fill the form below and send it back to us for verification and
then you will be inform on how your Cashier's Check for £500,000.00 has
already been deposited with your email contact.
PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
10.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
11. COUNTRY________________________________
12.INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRICE COLLECTION
(A)CHEQUE DELIVERY
(B)BANK TRANSFER
IF BANK TRANSFER,( Details of your account)
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Upon receipt of the duly requested datas,i`ll send you the contact
information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the
release of your claims.Please you are adviced to complete the form and send
back to us for prompt collection.
You are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years of age.Any
breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.
This E-mail message (including attachments, if any)is intended for the use
of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
Information that is privileged, proprietary,confidential and exempted from
disclosure.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any
dissemination,distribution or copying of this communication is strictly
prohibited.
Sincerely,
GERALD JOSE
Online Co-ordinator
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent
MRS.CAROLINA MOORE
EMAIL . agentcarolinamoore@yahoo.co.uk
FREE LOTTO
INTERNATIONAL
COMPANY.
_________________________________________________________________
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