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From: "MICROSOFTWORD PROMO" <claims_officer237@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:54:45 +0000
Subject: <DEAR AWARD WINNER>CONGRATULATIONS!!!!CONTACT CLAIMS OFFICER ASAP
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY,UK
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
United Kingdom.REF NO: BNS-NL/02CTG/3103/14UK
BATCH: 2005MJL-01LUCKY NUMBERS:10,12,13,17,31,37,44ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATIONIt is our pleasure to inform you that following the success of the online "E-MAIL"Promotions Program over the years,the board early this year announced a bonus award promotion to be drawn accross the globe using the computerised email ballot selecting system.We are therefore pleased to infom you of the results of the Promotions Program held on Friday 18th of november 2005.Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to serial number S/N-00168, drew the lucky numbers :,
and consequently won in the first lottery category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP 1,400,000.00 POUNDS in cash credited to file REF NO: BNS-NL/02CTG/3103/14UK.This is from total prize money of GBP 7,000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among theFive (5) international winners in this category.All participants for this version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online, as part of our International "E-MAIL"Promotions Program which is conducted annually for our prominent MS-WORD user all over the world and for the continous use of our E-mail applications.Our site is currently undergoing maintainance so as to make updated innovations which would serve our customers better.Your Winnings has been deposited in an suspense account and insured with your REF NO:BNS-NL/02CTG/3103/14UK and your E-mail address.You are to keep your ref. number, batch number and serial number from the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and impersonation to make Claims of your Prize Award by unsrupulous persons.To file for your claims and release of your Prize Award, contact the claims office with the following information below.Mr.REUBEN ASHFORDEmail:claims_officer231@uk2.netTEL: +44-702-305-2749+44-702-305-2757+44-702-305-2754FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................CITY/STATE:.......................................COUNTRY:..........................................NATIONALITY:......................................SEX:.......................AGE:...................MARITAL STATUS...................................TEL NO:...........................................NEXT OF KIN:......................................COMPNAY NAME/OCCUPATION:....................................
AMOUNT WON:.......................................REFENCE NO:................LUCKY NO:..................SERIAL NO:.................BANKING INFORMATIONBANK NAME......................ACCOUT NUMBER AND ROUTINE................ (etc)
Note:Our mode of payment is by electronic telegraphic trancsfer with our paying bank "VIA ONLINE BANKING"Congratulations once again from all members and staff of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.LIZA BURNS ,CBE,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY,UK
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD
United Kingdom.
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer immediatelyCONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
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