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From: IRISH LOTTERY <irishlottoclaim1@web.de>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:11:06 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED "A WINNER"
The Irish Lottery
P O Box 1010
11 G Lower Dorset Street,
Dublin 1, Ireland
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (#1004) of the IRISH LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program held on Sat 2 Sept., 2006 - 9.25pm. It is now available for claims and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 02, 03, 05, 16, 17, 28 , -- Bonus 08, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 3,029,671.00 (Three million, Twenty Nine Thousands, Six Hundred and Seventy One Euros) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03, your winning ticket in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 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 play coupon. In view of this, your 3,029,671.00 (Three million, Twenty Nine Thousands, Six Hundred and Seventy One Euros) will 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 claim 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, contact our fiduciary agent:
MR PAUL WRIGHT
Tel: +44 702 407 4823
+44 701 112 14870
Email: fiduciaryagent_paulwright@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:fiduciaryagent_paulwright@yahoo.co.uk]Endeavour to email/fax him your full names,winning numbers,email address,telephone and fax numbers immediately.
You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
http://www.irishlotto.net/ [http://www.irishlotto.net/] [http://www.irishlotto.net/news.htm]
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE IRISH LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Marry Kelly(Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE IRISH LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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[http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/home/home.do] Confidentiality Notice:
Please note that this email, and any files that may be attached to it,is/are confidential and is/are intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it/they is/are addressed. Any use,distribution,copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law(s). If you received this email in error,please notify the sender by return email and delete the original message (making sure it is also deleted from the Deleted Items folder of your mail client).
Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of IRISH LOTTERY and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by IRISH LOTTERY finance and insurance when addressed to comet finance and insurance clients; and any information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's contract(s).
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