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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "Sir Michael J. Manning" <globalstakes@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:43:07 +0000
Subject: From the Desk of the Head Co-Ordinator Global Sweepstakes Lottery International
--WINNING NOTIFICATION.
From the Desk of the Head Co-Ordinator
Global Sweepstakes Lottery International
23,Newington Causeway, Gaunt Street,
Waterloo, London SE1 6DG
United Kingdom
Tel:+447040101529
Fax:+447092865464
Ref: GSL/988/05Dear Winner,Over the years the prestigious Global Sweepstakes lottery has set out and sucessfully organised Sweepstakes on a daily,weekly,and annual basis. We have equally maintained a standard unrivaled in the industry as it concerns the pay out of winnings to sucessful participants.In line with the commemorating events marking our 10th year anniversary during this month we rolled out over £2,000.000.00(Two million British Pounds Sterling) for our 10th year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts through patnerships and patronage. The selection was made through a computer based draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.
Your email address as indicated above was drawn and attached to Ticket Number 00389537498 with serial numbers GSL/9080118308/03 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you £250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterling) as one of the 10 lucky winners in this draw. In this regard the entire lump sum of £250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Thousand British Pounds Sterling) has been approved for you. This special commemorative lottery draws registered as Draw 1 was conducted in Brockley,London United Kingdom on the 20th September 2005.Please be informed by this Winning Notification to make contact with your designated agent Dr.Kenneth Livingstone who shall by duty guide you through the process to claim your prize and facilitate the release of your winnings. To file for your claim, It is imperative that you make contact with your Fiduciary agent Dr.Kenneth Livingstone with the following e-mail address
E-mail:admin@ggstakescompany.com and you will be responded to promptly. Ensure that you make contact stating the following Your Name (in Full) as well as your Ticket and Serial Number as indicated in this winning Notification to avoid any form of delay in processing your claims.I wish to on behalf of Members and Staff of the Global Sweepstakes Lottery International congratulate you on your win and wish you the Best of luck as you spend your good fortune.
Thank you for being part of our commemorative 10th Anniversary Draws.Sincerely,
Sir Michael J. Manning (MPE)
Global Sweepstakes Lottery Head Co-ordinator.
NB:
PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before twenty one(21) working
days from date of notification will be considered as an
indication of the winners intention to voluntarily forfeit
his/her winnings.
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