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From: "AUSTRALIA LOTTO" <priston_cordinator@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: harryfield_regional_agent@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:32:30 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!!AUSTRALIAN LOTTO UNIVERSAL LOTTO!!
6123 COOL STREET RD,
PAULGREENVULLE Ax34587,
AUSTRALIA.Ref: 435062725Batch: 7050490902/189
Winning no: GB8101/LPRC
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 5th/02/2007, from the Australian Lotto incorporated program.This is a bonus to promote lotto in australia Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses form some site.
Your email address was attached to ticket number; 4700172507056490102 serial number 7741134002 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
5-13-33-37-42 bonus number23,which consequently won the lotto in the second category.
You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$900,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/09 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn form 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 Lotto 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 European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$900,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in UNITED KINGDOM AND NIGERIA RESPECTIVELY.We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.HOWTO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:Simply contact our Regional Cailms Agent
Name: MR Harryfield WilliamsE-mail:harryfield_regional_agent@yahoo.com
by filling this form below and send it to him<MR HARRYFIELD WILLIAMS>
to file for your claim .LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.
FULLNAME.:DATE OF BIRTH:ADDRESS.
SEX:AGE:NATIONALITY:OCCUPATION:TELEPHONE:
BANK NAME:
BANK ACC:
MODE OF PAYMENT:EMAIL:DATE:WINNER REF/BATCH NO ILP/HW 47509/09 APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.
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 15TH of FEB 2007; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!Best Regards Carol Sweet (co ordinator)
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT harryfield_regional_agent@yahoo.comANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.CONGRATULATIONSMRS Carol SweetCordinator
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