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From: "Australian Lottery Inc." <stevewalters112@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:59:08 +0000
Subject: Congratulations!!! (Your email won the Lottery)
Date: 13th of January 2007Ref: 575061725Batch:8056490902/188Winning no: 1 2 26 30 40 21CONGRATULATIONS!!!Dear Winner,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 2nd of November ,2006 from the Australian International Lottery programme. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their email addresses from some site.Your email address was attached to ticket number; 675061725 9356460902, serial number 67749137002.This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 2-9-23-35-46 bonus number 14, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$400,000.00 (FOURHUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 46704/03 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
All participant 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 conglomorate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the commmunities where they have operational base.Futher more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam,Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$400,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in NIGERIA. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Million international draw.HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZESimply contact our Claims agent,Mr JERRY CADDICK AT,Phone+ 234 806 344 7374
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 prizereleased to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.Note all winnings must be claimed before 28th of January, 2007 otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organisations.Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best RegardsMR STEVE WALTERS.
(co-ordinator)
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT
jerrycaddick_australianlotto@yahoo.co.ukANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TODISQUALIFICATION.Copyright 1999-2007 Australialotto International.
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