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From: "MICROSOFT 2007 WORLD LOTTERY" <anitagreenald_900@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrs_ritavaughan@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:10:33 +0100
Subject: ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
FROM THE DESK OF E-MAILPROMOTIONS MANAGERINTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZEAWARD DEPARTMENT,MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERYUNITED KINGDOMReference No:MSW-L/327015002/06BATCH NO: 2007 JANUARY#414WINNER NO: 09ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATIONAWARD PRESENTATION CENTER:UNITED KINGDOMDear Winner,Microsoft Corporation Management Worldwide are pleased to inform you today 17th April 2007 that you are a winner of our annual MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY conducted for this present year MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAM held on the 25th of January 2007.Your email address was attached to ticket number 214-056-278 with serial number s/n-01025 and drew the lucky numbers 724-595-62-07-45 and consequently won in the 3rd category.As a result of this , you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of US$1,500,000:00 payable in cash credited to file Reference No:MSW-L/327015002/06 . This is from total prize money of US$25 500,000.00 shared among Ten lucky international winners in this category.All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn from a collation of frequent internet users all over the world from America, Europe,Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia, as part of International Email Promotions Program, which is conducted annually to encourage the use of internet and computers worldwide.Your fund (Cashier's cheque) has been insured with your Reference No: MSW-L/327015002/06 and will be ready for delivery but in order for your cheque to be issued and insured in your name and for you to begin your claim you are urgently required to provide the following information through email to Mrs Grace Mcjones, Foreign Service Manager, london United Kingdom { gracemcjones_winningprocessing@yahoo.co.uk }
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9.Nationality:10.Contact address details where your wish your cheque posted to:11.Brief description of your company and individual:12.Date:Congratulations once again from the entire management and staff of Microsoft Corporation to all our lucky winners this year and thank you for being part of this Promotional lottery Program. Our special thanks and gratitude goes to Bill Gates of Microsoft and all his associates for alleviating poverty around the world through this promotion.SINCERELY,
Mrs.Anita Greenald(PROMOTIONS MANAGER).LOTTERY SPONSORS : CHIEF SPONSORS;MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA,MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA .Past winners.![]()
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