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From: "MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY,UK MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY,UK" <msw_111@live.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:15:50 -0800
Subject: MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY,UK
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENTMICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY,UKREF NO: MSW-L/200-26937BATCH: 2007MJL-01
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
DEAR ESTEEMED WINNERWe are pleased to inform you of the announcement todayof winners of The MSW MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGSPROGRAMS held earlier this year,2007. Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached toWinning number 20-12DEC-2005-02MSW, 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 therefore been approved for a lump sum pay outof £500,000.00 GBP (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) credited tofile REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937.
This is from total prize money of £2,500,000.00 GBP (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING), shared among the Five (5) international winners in this category. All participants were Selectedthrough our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent,as part of International "E-MAIL" PromotionsProgram, which is conducted annually for our prominent MS WORD user all over the world, and for the continuous use of E-mail.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims Department by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claimsofficer contact email is:
Name: Mr. William stonesE-mail: contact_williamstones@yahoo.comTel: +4470-4573-3414
AND PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO FILL AND SENDTHE BELOW INFORMATIONS REQUIRED TO CLAIMYOUR WINNING PRIZE TO YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER:
*FULL NAMES**NATIONALITY**AGE**SEX**MARITAL STATUS**CONTACT ADDRESS**TELEPHONE NUMBER**OCCUPATION**WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS**REF/WINNING NUMBERS**TOTAL AMOUNT WON*
Upon receipt of the duly requested data, He will send you the contact information of the payment office soyou can proceed with effecting therelease of your claimin anyway you deem fit, submit back immediately.
Sincerely,Mr. Steve ScottFor MS WORD LOTTO UK.
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