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From: INTERCONTINENTAL LOTTERY SA <mbajfnb32@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jmbatha2@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:58:12 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
INTERCONTINENTAL LOTTERY SA.#265 FERIGRAN STREET, PRETORIAEAST, PRETORIA, 0002 - SOUTH AFRICA.FROM THE DIRECTOR, PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNERDear Lucky Winner,We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of INTERCONTINENTAL LOTTERY SA. International Lottery programs. The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 20,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet, no tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of two winners in the category "A" with the following winning information: You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $1,500,000.00 (One Million Five hundred Thousand United States dollars).LUCKY NUMBERS: 06,13,26,33,43,46REF NUMBERS: INL-PF23-711W-9BATCH NUMBERS: 46-184-WANSERIAL NUMBERS: 215-18 DRAWTo begin the process of claiming your prize, you are to contact our claims agent whose contact details are stated below for more information as regards the procedures to claim your prize.Mr. Thabo Johnson.Zonal CoordinatorINL FINANCE LIMITED.Email: jmbatha@myway.comFax: +27- 866 009 755Contact him by sending him with the under listed in formations: 1. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS:2. YOUR REFFERENCE NUMBERS:3. YOUR BATCH NUMBERS:4. YOUR SERIAL NUMBERS:5. AMOUNT WON:6. YOUR FULL NAMES:7. YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:8. YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:9. YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER {MOBILE NUMBER}:10. YOUR OCCUPATION:11. AGE:12. MARITAL STATUS:Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.Sincerely, THE DIRECTOR PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.INTERCONTINENTAL LOTTERY SA.The South Africa Gambling Board approves the INTERCONTINENTAL LOTTERY SA to carry out lottery activities.
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