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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: megauk1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:22:17 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?WINNING=20NOTIFICATION=20/=20FINAL=20NOTICE=20?=
DEAR WINNER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
MEGA LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,
HEADQUARTERS:
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
REF: MGL/45841238044/06
BATCH: 06/47266/IPD
RE- WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
We happily announce to you the draw number 620 of MEGA PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED
KINGDOM /INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS which held on the 23th Aug. 2006.
Your e-mail address is attached to ticket number: 023-0148-790-211,
with lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-54, attached to your email address which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged as a Category "B"
winner of the MEGA LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY. You have therefore been approved
to claim a total sum of Eight Hundred
and Fifty Thousand America dollars ($850,000USD) in cash credited to file
REF NO.MGL/45841238044/06.This is from a total cash prize of fourteen Million,
Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand-America Dollars($14,450, 000.00USD), shared
amongst the first seventeen- (17) lucky winners in this category B". 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, the Certified Bank Check of your Eight
Hundred and Fifty Thousand America Dollars ($850,000USD) would be
released to you by our security firm in London, or better still ON-LINE
WIRE TRANSFER to your designated Bank Account. U.K. Our European agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds
as soon as you contact him.
As a category "B" winner, all participants for the free online lotto version
were selected randomly from World Wide Web site The winning numbers were
chosen by computer using TruRandom selection. Eligible participants were
entered into the drawing from over 20,000 companies from Africa, Australia,
New Zealand, America, Europe, North America, each of which could enter up
to 1,000 individuals. If you have signed up for an email account or purchased
merchandise online, you may have been entered by any of the participating
companies (including Barnes and Nobel, MSN, Amazon, Yahoo and Ebay).This
is a monthly promotion to raise awareness of International Mega-Lotto. International
Mega-Lotto is dedicated to global humanitarian efforts with an emphasis
on health care and disease prevention in developing counties. It is funded
through direct contribution by playing the lottery as well as by corporate
sponsors.
Winning claimants may choose to donate a portion or their prize to directly
benefit this organization, but it is not required
After the computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only
first seventeen- (17) lucky winners were emerged in this category and therefore
both are to receive payouts of Eight Hundred andFifty Thousand America dollars
($850,000USD) from the total cash prize of Fourteen Million, Four Hundred
and Fifty Thousand-America Dollar ($14,450,000.00USD), for second category
winners.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, and for security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is
being processed and your Certified Bank Check
received BY you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. So be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our Category "B"
fiduciary agent who is your claims agent:
MR. Patrick S. Frederick
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER.
TRANSWORLD CLEARING SYSTEM
Email: patrick_frederick@o2.pl
However, it should be noted that all won prize must be claimed not
later than 31st October 2006. Any claim not made before this date will be
returned back to the MEGA LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY as unclaimed won prize. NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please remember
to quote your Reference and batch numbers in your correspondences with your
claim agent. Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do
inform our fiduciary agent who is your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of
our promotional lottery program, and it is our hope that apart of your won
prize, you will participate in our middle of the yearhigh stakes US$25.5
Million International Lottery. Good luck from me and members of
staff of the UK MEGA LOTTO
Sincerely,
WILLIAMS GEORGE
The Promotions Manager.
MEGA LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM
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