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From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO." <padintl016@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: prizenotification006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:37:29 +0000
Subject: Congratulations! Your E-mail Address Won In Our Sweepstakes.
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Daily Draw results:
United Kingdom National Lottery,
P.O.Box 200,
Harrogate,
HG1 2YR,
England,
United Kingdom.Winning Numbers:
Ref : UKNL/809/06
Batch: C/02/36Draw Date:13/1/2007
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
Dear Winner,We happily announce to you the Draw (#671) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online UK National Lottery program held on 13th of January, 2007.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: 78945327856619 with Serial number 445/02 drew the Winning Numbers:05,08,12,20,28,48 bonus no.40), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,750,000.00 (One Million Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pounds sterling) in cash credited to your file.This is from a total cash prize of £20,350,000.00,shared amongst the Winners with different amount won in this category i.e Match 3 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,corporate bodies and individual that are listed online. This promotion takes place within every week.
your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In
view of this, your £1,750,000.00 (One Million Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pounds sterling) 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 her.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,Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.
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Mr. Anthony Flower.
Foreign Services Manager,Payment and Release order Department,UK NATIOANL LOTTERY.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOMTel : +447024053983Fax : +447092882195E-mail :info_claimspr_department@yahoo.co.uk
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Endeavour to email them the following informations for immediate
processing, verification and legalization of claims inorder for payment to be made to you as required, inaccordance with our payout policy.
FULL NAMES:DATE OF BIRTH:COUNTRY:OCCUPATIONMARITAL STATUS:MOBILE/TELEPHONE NUMBER:DRAW DATE:AMOUNT WON:REF. NUMBER:
BATCH NUMBER:
WINNING NUMBER:DESIRED MODE OF REMITTANCE:A)BANK TRANSFER. A)CERTIFIED CHEQUE.
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,
Angelina Ashton (Mrs)
Online Coordinator for THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
www.national-lottery.com
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