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From: "office mail" <lon_uk22@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:12:46 +0200
Subject: ELECTRONICAL WINNING AWARD NOTICE
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZEAWARD DEPARTMENT, UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton Row,Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR.REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937BATCH NO: 2005SEPTL#22WINNER NO: 5ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATIONAWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOMDEAR WINNER,INTERNATIONAL AWARD COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN AFRICA BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO MSWLL. WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 887-13-865-37-10 83, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUMS OF ₤1,000,000 (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF ₤25,000,000 ,POUNDS SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY-FIVE (25) LUCKY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY.ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITES ESPECIALLY YAHOO $ HOTMAIL THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES, 3,000 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA, AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL "E-MAIL" PROMOTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT EMAIL USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD AS BEING SPONSORED BY MICROSOFT AND OTHER ALLIED BODIES, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE. YOUR FUND (CERTIFIED CHEQUE) HAS BEEN INSURED WITH YOUR REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 AND WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY. IT WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU BY ONE OF OUR CLAIM AGENT IN CHARGE OF YOUR ZONE (DR JOHN BRIGGS ). YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER, PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER VIA EMAIL AND PHONE AS WE ARE PROMOTING THE USE OF E-MAIL. ALSO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL HIM TO CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS AND GOVERNMENT TAX PAYMENT THAT IS ALL, AS HE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NECESSARY DETAILS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE MSW/FEB/XX06 TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT WITH THE INFORMATION BELLOW.PRIZE CLAIMCLAIMS AGENT OFFICER CONTACT EMAIL IS:DR JOHN BRIGGSTEL:+44 70111 36579TEL:+44 70318 50265EMAIL: british.claimboard@yahoo.co.ukREMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS NOT CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE THE FIXED DATE WILL BE RETURED AS UNCLAIMED AND DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN AFRICA .NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF MSW/FEB/XX06 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER.CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF LOTTERY BODY TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ALL THE SPONSORING BODIES OF THIS PROGRAMME FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.SINCERELY,Past winners.![]()
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(DR Mrs. Rose A. Allen) (Dr.Themba Woodroffe)(Mr. Rudolf P. Tim)(ZonalCoordinatorSec.) (BoardMember) (PromotionalManager)Signed by:Mrs. Basheera Abubakar Mrs.CaroSmith(Co- coordinator). (Secretary)PLEASE FILL THE FORM BELOWSERIAL NUMBER:......................................................LUCKY NUMBERS:....................................................FILE REF NO:..............................................................SECURITY CODE NO:...............................................FULL NAME NO:.........................................................COMPANY NAME:....................................................FULL ADDRESS:.....................................................TEL: .................................................FAX:.................AGE:.................................................SEX:.................CITY:........................................COUNTRY:..............OCCUPATION:..........................................................BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL/COMPANY:..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................To enable us process your payment and transfer your fund to your bank account, you should urgently return to us all the information as needed in the form:
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