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From: payworthclaims10@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:29:25 -0800
Subject: YOU HAVE WON A LOTTERY
PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICA
PAYWORTH ONLINE PROMOTIONS
PRIVATE BAG X70, EASTERN CAPE 2016
SOUTH AFRICA.
RE: OFFICIAL LETTER - PRIZE WINNING NOTICE
Dear Prize Winner,
We happily announce to you the Draw # (5-56-21-85-44 WOP34) of the PAYWORTH ONLINE PROMOTIONS held recently. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 342 67 33 38 7 43 64 with Serial number 8625/07 drew the lucky numbers 45-326-26-29 56 43 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category i.e. Thunder ball Jackpot. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,750,000.00 only in cash credited to file ZAR/5533-SDS2/06. All participants for the online 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.
This promotion takes place monthly. Please note that your Lucky Winning number falls within our International Booklet representative office here in South Africa as indicated in your winning numbers. Your fund is now available for claim. Due to the mix up of some numbers and email address, we request you to quote your Ticker Number and Serial numbers. We also advice you to keep this award strictly from Public Notice until your claim has been processed.
To begin your claim, urgently contact your claim agent through the below information.
CLAIMS MANAGER
PAYWORTH ONLINE PROMOTIONS
MR. Maxwell Hann
TEL: +27-07-359-77599
FAX: +27-11-507-6737
E-MAIL: payworthclaims10@yahoo.com
OR payworthclaims@rediffmail.com
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
[Ticket Number: 342 67 33 38 7 43 64]
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[FULL NAME OF WINNER]......................................................................
[FULL MAILING ADDRESS]............................. .......................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]..........................................................................
[STATE/ PROVINCE]..........................................................................
[DATE OF BIRTH]..................../........../..................
[SEX]......................................................................................
[MARITAL STATUS]..................................................
[OCCUPATION].....................................................
[CURRENT E-MAIL].................................................
[TEL]............................................................
[FAX].............................................................
WINNING INFORMATION:
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[LUCKY NUMBER]...................................................
[SERIALNUMBER]...................................................
[DATE OF NOTIFICATION]...........................................
You are to fill and complete these APPLICATION and send it back to Claims Manager's Email Address (payworthclaims8@yahoo.com)
Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you. Listed are the options of receiving prize payment.
(1) PAYMENT BY ONLINE BANK TRANSFER: ...........................[____]
(2) COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE CHEQUE: .....................[____]
PAYMENT APPROVAL PROCESS:
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Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the assigned Claims Manager. The Processing of your form will be completed within the next 24 hours of receiving your LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. You will receive an update on the status of your application once completely processed.
DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
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Please be informed that the following listed Country have been banned from participating in the lottery. Vietnam, Iraq, South Africa, Nigeria, Venezuela and North Korea if you are a resident of the listed country you cannot file claims for this lottery prize. Please delete this Notification, as your prize processing will be annulled without notice.
Once again, accept our congratulations on your prize winning.
Sincerely,
Becky Mbeki ,
Director, Prize Disbursement Center,
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© 2006 PAYWORTH ONLINE PROMOTIONS. All rights reserved. Offer valid to winners who are at least 18 years of age. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary to claim winning prize. See web site for details. You will need to meet all of the steps to redeem as outlined in the Terms & Conditions before you can receive your promotional prizes. To receive this promotion, you must: 1) submit email and mailing address information 2) select one of the option listed for receiving prize 3) check your email inbox for "Redemption Notification" 4) follow Redemption instructions. You can unsubscribe from our promotional updates.
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