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From: "TINAPA ONLINE LOTTERY ." <tinapalotterydraws1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 02:31:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION: (YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS WON $ 500.000.00 US DOLLARS)
TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT LIMITED CALABAR
LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
5TH FLOOR, OKOI ARIKPO HOUSE
10 CALABAR ROAD,CALABAR, CROSS RIVER
STATE NIGERIA
LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION MAIL
THE GORVERNING COUNCIL,BOARD OF DIRECTORS,MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE NEW TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT CALABAR NIGERIA, HAPPILY CONGRATULATES YOU FOR EMERGING AS ONE OF OUR LUCKY WINNERS FOR THE THIRD CATEGORY AWARD OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
($500, 000 ,00).
THIS LOTTERY AWARD DRAWS WHICH WAS CONDUCTED ON THE 2ND OF MARCH 2007 IN ADIS ABABA ETHIOPIA THROUGH AN ELECTRNIC SELECTION OF EMAIL ADDRESSES USING A SPECICIAL SOFTWARE PROGRAM CALLED RANDOM ACCESS PROGRAM(RAP) SAW TO THE NOMINATION OF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AS ONE OF OUR LUCKY WINNERS IN THE THIRD CATEGORY FOR FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($500, 000 ,00).
THE PURPOSE OF THIS LOTTERY AWARD IS TO HERALD THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF AFRICA,S MOST EXCITING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND TOURIST ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE LOCATED IN THE SERENE ENVIRONMENT OF CALABAR NIGERIA WHICH WILL BE OFFICIALY DECLARED OPEN BY THE FIFTY TWO AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE ON MARCH 26TH 2007. THE NEW TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT IN LINE WITH ITS VISION IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE BUSINESS AND TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR PEOPLEFROM ALL OVER THE AFRICA AND THE WORLD.
PRIZES FOR 3RD CATEGORY WINNERS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
1. $500 ,000 ,00 US DOLLARS
2. A TWO WEEKS ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF NEW
TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT IN CALABAR NIGERIA.
3. $50, 000 ,00 DOLLARS FREE SHARE OFFER IN THE NEW TINAPA BUSINESS RESORT FOR ONE YEAR.
TO CLAIM YOUR STAR PRIZE OF $500,000 ,00 US DOLLARS AND OTHER PRIZES FILL THE WINNERS INFORMATION SCHEDULE BELOW THIS WINNING NOTIFICATION MAIL AND RETURN IT TO THE HEAD OF TINAPA LOTTERY PAYMENT/REDEMPTION CENTRE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:
NAME: MRS VICTORIA JOHNSON
EMAIL: victoria_johnson7@yahoo.com
WINNER INFORMATION SCHEDULE.
PART A:
NAME IN FULL:………………………………………………………….............
SEX:…………………………………………………….........................................
DATE OF BIRTH:………………………………………………………..............
NATIONALITY:…………………………………………………………...............
OCCUPATION:…………………………………………………………...............
AMOUNT WON:......................................................................................................
OTHER PRIZES WON............................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
PART B:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
STREET…………………………………................................................................
CITY/TOWN:…………………………………………………................................
STATE:……………………… COUNTRY:…………………...............................
TELEPHONE:…………………………………………………..............................
CELL-PHONE:………………………………………………................................
DECLARATION:
I hereby confirm that all the information submitted here in by me is true to the best of my knowledge.
……………………………
SIGNATURE AND DATE
NOTE:
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND ALL THE INFORMATION YOU FILLED IN THE FORM ABOVE TO MRS VICTORIA JOHNSON via EMAIL(victoria_johnson7@yahoo.com). FOR YOUR PRIZE RELEASE.
WINNERS ARE ADVICED TO TREAT THIS LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL THEIR PRIZES ARE RELEASED TO THEM TO AVOID PROBLEMS OF FALSE CLAIMS, DOUBLE CLAIMING AND BREACH OF THE LOTTERY RULES AND REGULATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!!!
ALHAJI A J JAMMEH NASIR
CORDINATORTINAPALOTTERY
BOARD CALABAR 2006/2007
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