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From: infoswift courier99 <infoswiftcourier99@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 08:13:49 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CHOOSE A DELIVERY OPTION FOR FUNDS DELIVERY
SAMEDAY EXPRESS DOMESTIC OVERNIGHT CONTRACT DAILY ROUTES WORLDWIDE CHEQUE COLLECTION BESPOKE SERVICES
Welcome to swift courierNet, SWIFT COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES.
Cumberland House
80 Scrubs Lane
London NW10 6RF
United Kingdom.
Fax: +44 7075209593
LONDON, UK.
ATTN WINNER,
You are welcome to SWIFT COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES an affiliate of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY .We are pleased to be at SwiftLink Courier Company is Regulated and Stipulated by the Finacial Service Authority(FSA),the finacial institutions that Govern all Finacial activities in the United Kingdom.
This notice sent to you is to inform you that the verifications department at the Headquarters of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY has officially cleared and confirmed you for payment and this confirmation has been forwarded to us to handle the delivery of your lottery parcel containing your winning cheque sum of 1,000,000 Pounds Sterling including your National Certificate of Approval.
You are to please confirm the below data's, if they are correct about the receiver of the parcel, to enable us input it into our computer delivery system.
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Your Order Number is ECC/0123723/AQ11WWR. Description of parcel to be delivered:
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An original certificate of weight: ...............0.5g
Bonded Cheque of weight: .........................0.7g
Weight of parcel wrap up: ........................2.5g
Total weight of parcel: ..........................3.7g
Colour of Parcel: ................................Brown
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INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY (INVOICE) FOR YOUR CLAIM
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I am Sending you all necessary document backing your wins but you will have to satisfy our courier charges via our upfront options. you can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you. With regards to this, There are two options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the Four option.(you are to make the your prefered and affordable choice in these.
The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below: Courier of your winning draft to you via any of this channel listed below:
SWIFT LINK COURIER DELIVERY OPTION
FIRST CLASS DELIVERY
Max Delivery Duration..............................................24Hrs
Mailing /freight cost ................................................£103.00
Handling Fee...........................................................£200.00
Fuel Surcharge ........................................................£80.00
Insurance...............................................................£120.00
Vat(5%).................................................................£50.00
TOTAL.....................................................................£553.00
SECOND CLASS DELIVERY
Max Delivery Duration..............................................48hrs
Mailing /freight cost.................................................£60.00
Handling Fee............................................................£73.00
Fuel surcharge..........................................................£65.00
Insurance.................................................................£190.00
Vat(5%)...................................................................£40.00
TOTAL ......................................................................£428.00
THIRD CLASS DELIVERY
Max Delivery Duration................................................72hrs
Mailing/freight cost....................................................£60.00
Handling Fee..............................................................£70.00
Fuel surcharge ...........................................................£40.00
Insurance...................................................................£200.00
Vat (5%)....................................................................£30.00
TOTAL ........................................................................£400.00
DIRECT BANK TRANSFER OPTION £ 730.00 Pounds Sterling
Direct Bank Transfer Option: This is the Direct Bank Transfer that will enable you Receive the sum of money in any account that you will provide for this to us to effect the transfer as it is always done electronically as it will TAKE 3 WORKING DAYS to Reflect In The account that you will provide. Also you will be charged by our transferring bank, which is (730 GBP) of the cash being transferred will be paid by you.
Note:The charges cannot be Deducted from your winnings.This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the National Gambling Act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly.This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds and win and win Situations.
Please respond to this email by making a selection from the two options above. Also attach a scanned copy of either your driver's licence, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document.
Send your response to indicate your option within the next 48hrs,because you only have 10 working days to claim this cheque and after this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.
You are expected to send your response to this email within the next 24 Hrs.
Best regards
LARRY RAY
SWIFT COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE
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