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From: "global lottery incoperated London England"
<prizereleasepaycenter14_2007@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:13:19 +0000
Subject: notification of winning!!!
REF:01/ 8755412/2007
DATE:BATCH NO;987644329/654
WINNING NO: WFD 6540089 GILI
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU OF YOUR PRIZE RELEASED ON THE
1ST OF JANUARY 2007 FROM THE GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INCORPORATED.
THESE LOTTERIES ARE FULLY BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC SELECTION OF WINNERS
USING THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES.
YOUR E- MAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER; 109865442 SERIAL
NUMBER 8751128673.THIS BATCH DRAWS THE LUCKY NUMBERS AS FOLLOWS 22-41-
63-77-82 BONUS NUMBER 34,WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN THE
SECOND CATEGORY.
YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED A LUMP SUM PAY OF (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) IN CASH CREDIT FILE REF: GILI/MM
8755412/06 FROM THE TOTAL CASH PRIZE OF TEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS SHARED AMONGST TEN LUCKY WINNERS IN THIS CATEGORY.
ALL E- MAIL ADDRESSES WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOTING SYSTEM
DRAWN FROM NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND E-MAIL ADDRESSES FROM CANADA,
AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATES, ASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST,AFRICA AND OCEANIA
AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED
ANNUALLY.
THIS LOTTERY WAS PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY A CONGLOMERATE OF SOME
MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AS PART OF THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY HAVE OPERATIONAL BASE. FURTHER
MORE YOUR DETAILS (E-MAIL ADDRESS) FALLS WITHIN OUR AFRICAN REGIONAL
OFFICE IN NIGERIA, AS INDICATED IN YOUR PLAY COUPON AND YOUR PRIZE OF
ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU FROM OUR
LONDON CORRESPONDENT WHERE WE HAVE OUR CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS. WE HOPE
WITH PART OF YOUR PRIZE, YOU WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUR END OF YEAR HIGH
STAKES FOR ONE BILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
INTERNATIONAL DRAW.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
SIMPLY CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY AGENT, DR BROWN KENNETH
VIA EMAIL:drbrownkenneth00@yahoo.com
TEL; 234 1 4701882
TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM. PLEASE QUOTE
YOUR REFERENCE, BATCH AND WINNING NUMBER WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE TOP
LEFT CORNER OF THIS NOTIFICATION AS WELL AS YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER TO HELP LOCATE YOUR FILE EASILY.
FOR SECURITY REASONS, WE ADVICE ALL WINNERS TO KEEP THIS INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL FROM THE PUBLIC UNTIL YOUR CLAIM IS PROCESSED AND YOUR
PRIZE RELEASED TO YOU. THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID
DOUBLE CLAIMING AND UNWARRANTED TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM BY NON
-PARTICIPANT OR UNOFFICIAL PERSONNEL.
NOTE, ALL WINNINGS MUST BE CLAIMED BY THE 20TH OF JANUARY. 2007;
OTHERWISE ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND EVENTUALLY DONATED
TO CHARITY, CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ON YOUR WINNINGS!!!
BEST REGARDS
BENNY REAGAN (CO-COORDINATOR)
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR AGENT
DR BROWN KENNETH AT:drbrownkenneth00@yahoo.com
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
BENNY REAGAN
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
UK GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INCORPORATED
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