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From: Harrison Finchley <drharrison_dept@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:36:49 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ATTENTION
WELCOME TO SEA-GATE FINANCIAL TRUST FUNDS.
AN AFFILIATE OF THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
HEAD OFFICE: NEW 315 OLD THAMBU CHETTY STREET,
SLOUGH BERKSHIRE SL1 3XT LONDON ,UK
Tel:+44-7024075281
Tel:+44-7011152801
Our Ref#: ZLX/CZEL/175
Your Ref #: RDSL/OBL/I3-X6/11
Attn Brunhild Krueglich
This is an official message from the Seagate security company,we are in receipt of your mail and we clearly understood the contents.
Following the contents of your mail we wish to make you understand that some fiduciary agent go about collecting money from winners and at the end of the day the find difficulties in transfering winning funds to them hence the Uk national lottery contracted the Seagate security company to ensure that everydealings with winners are properly handled with legal securities.
We wish to express our apologies for what happened to you and we are assuring you that our security firm will handle everything that has to do with your claiming you won funds.
The contents of our previous mail to you is to educate you about the different modes of cliaming your winning funds either by bank to bank or wire or by special delivery system by the courier services ,you are expected to choose the most convinient for you .
Yoy are to read through the options again and make payments via wester union to our office with the name and address of our accountant who will receive payments from you and pay for the cost of transfering your funds either by bank or by courier services.
TRANSFER OPTION.
1 . USING Lloyds BANK TO TRANSFER WINNING FUNDS.
Transferring of winning funds via Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Bank is the Bank responsible for the transfer of your winnings funds if you will be using BANK TO BANK ONLINE TRANSFER to get your winnings transfer. this Banks is regulated by the (FSA) , in the process of transferring your winning funds you are required to pay for the cost of transfer which will enable the transfer to be effected.
COST OF TRANSFER:You are required to pay the sum of £ 1,050 (POUNDS) as cost of transfer (C.O.T).
Transfer Charges............£ 900
Vat.......................................£ 150
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Total....................£ 1,050 (POUNDS)
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2.USING UPS DELIVERY COURIER SERVICE.
Shipment of your winning check via UPS DELIVERY SERVICE .The UPS delivery service is affiliated to the Lottery programme on the basic fact that if winner cannot meet with the transferring cost of the Bank they can use the UPS delivery service to transfer/ship their winning check to them. cost of delivery using UPS
DELIVERY SERVICE is £ 560 (POUNDS)
Mailing Charges.....................£ 350
Insurance..................................£ 120
Vat..............................................£ 90
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Total.....................£ 560 (POUNDS)
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Western union informations that you need to make payment
Name.Aaron Robertson
Address.NEW 315 OLD THAMBU CHETTY STREET, SLOUGH BERKSHIRE SL1 3XT LONDON ,UK
As soon as payment is made you are expected to send the informations to this office for immediate actions to be taken.
Regards,
Mr Harrison Finchley.
Funds Release/Transfer Manager.
**SEA-GATE FINANCIAL TRUST FUNDS , Registered in England No 929027. Registered Office: 135 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3UR.Regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE
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