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From: EUROMILLION LOTTERY <infoservicelottoxx5@web.de>
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:30:52 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS iii YOU HAVE WON
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*EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 87/60/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-983-641-298: DATE 01/11/2007*<o:p></o:p>
*Email: **/eurolot@excite.com/** ** [http://us.f358.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Febregasoffice@aim.com]** *<o:p></o:p>
* RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION
/ Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Spanish Lottery Winners International E-mail programs held on the 25TH OF OCTOBER 2007 and result where release on the 29TH OF OCTOBER 2007. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number 345-790-241-671 drew lucky star/**/<v:shape id=_x0000_i1032 style="WIDTH: 67.5pt; HEIGHT: 15pt" alt="Get ed traffic to your web site!" type="#_x0000_t75"
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