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From: uk loterry <uklottery03@web.de>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:07:02 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING MICROSOFT UK LOTTERY
(One of the logos of Microsoft Windows, the Company's best-known product.) MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR. REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937BATCH NO: 2007JUNE#22WINNER NO: 5 ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM *DEAR WINNER,*** **MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE **ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORLD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN AFRICA BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON 15**TH, JUNE 2007 **. ***** *YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO** **JUNE **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 TH
EREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUMS O F **$ 1,000,000 (USD ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)** PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF $ 25,000,000 USD, SHARED AMONG THE **TWENTY-FIVE (25) LUCKY **INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND SECOND CATEGORY.*** *ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FRO MWORLDWIDE WEBSITES **ESPECIALLY **YAHOO EMAIL 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 **MS -WORD ** USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, **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 AFRICA** **(MR.EVANS NONYE)**YOUR E-M
AIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER, PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER VIA EMAIL 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/JUNE/XX07** TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT. THIS IS TO PREVENT SCAM .***** ***** CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OFFICER IN SOUTH AFRICA . NAME: MR.EVANS NONYE <D class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt" IV> TEL+0027 73 458 6131 FAX+0027 73 300 8473EMAIL: agentuk_lottery_13@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:agentuk_lottery_13@yahoo.co.uk]Althernative email:agentuk_lottery_11@yahoo.co.uk *REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS NOT CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE THE FIXED DATE WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN AF
RICA. *NOTE:** IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF MSW/JUNE/XX07**IN ALL COR RESPONDENCES WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER. DO NOT REPLY ANY OTHER MAILS LIKE THIS ON NET, AS THEY ARE A LOT OF SCAM ARTIST OUT THERE PRETENDING TO BE US.YOU MAY SEE MAILS LIKE THIS DO NOT REPLY. DO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER MR.EVANS NONYE IN **SOUTH AFRICA . DO FILL THE BELOW FORM AND FORWARD IT TO THE CLAIM AGENT TO ENABLE THE OFFICE PROCEED WITH YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE AND FILE KEEPING.*** *NAME : .....................................RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: .........................................
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COMPANY: .............................................................WINNING NO: ........................................................ Lucky NO: ....................................... **CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION TO ALL OUR **LUCKY** WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE **<SPA style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" N>TO BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT AND ALL HIS ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD. ****** ((Photograph) src="http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0916/csmimg/p1c.jpg)** ** (Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga (1918-65))** &nb sp; **Mrs. **Basheera** Abubakar Mrs. Caro Smith **(Co-coordinator). (Secretary)* * **LOTTERY SPONSORS**: **CHIEF SPONSORS;* */MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA, /**/MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA/**/./* *//**/Past winners./**//* */ /**
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