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From: "Guinness Foundation" <alexchico007@alexneedsz.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:52:22 -0500
Subject: NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID
Guinness Foundation
Diageo Ireland
P.O. Box 1759
Killorglin
Co. Kerry
Ireland
Notification Centre.
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www.guinness.com.
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Date: 9 April 2007
Dear Sir / Madam,
NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID
This is to notify you that you have been chosen By the Board of trustees of the Guinness Foundation based in the Ireland as one of the final recipients of a Cash Grant/Donation for your own personal, education and business development, Guinness Company as established 1759, and Guinness Foundation was developed in 1989 by the Multi-Million groups was conceived with the objective of Human Growth, Educational and Community development. In line with the 30 years anniversary program this year the Guinness Foundation in conjunction with the Economic community for West African States (ECOWAS) , European union (EU) and the United Nations (UN), is giving out a yearly donation of Five Hundred Million.
United States Dollars as specific Donations/Grants to 150 lucky international recipients worldwide in different categories for their personal Business development and uplift of their environment. These funds are freely given to you to use for your business educational and personal development, and at least 30% to be used by you to develop a part of your environment, as this is a yearly program, which is a measure of universal development strategy, and eradication of poverty. Please kindly note that you are not the only beneficiary in your country this year, and your country is not the only country that is benefiting from this donation, as beneficiaries have been chosen from countries from all continents. The idea of this donation is that within ten years from now, there will be notable richness among many unusual people around the world. This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they had always wanted. Kindly note that you will only be chosen to
receive the donation once, which means that subsequent yearly donation will not get to you again, so its your choice to spend the donation wisely on something that will last you a long time. And please do not bother following up this email, if you have benefited from this donation in previous years.
Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide you were selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of US$1,671,000.00 (One Million Six hundred and seventy one thousand United states Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Guinness Foundation, ECOWAS, (EU) and the UN in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. (note that your email was selected from either the internet, after absolute viewing of your profile or a Shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have purchased something from).
You are required to expeditiously Contact the Executive Secretary below for documentation and processing of your claims, between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday to Sunday.
Kindly be aware that the Guinness Foundation Board of trustees do not know you in person or your curriculum Vitae (C.V), you are therefore required to send your C.V along with your Facial
means of Identification by way (Land, Sea Or air) on your contact with the Secretary for documentation and processing of your claims.
Curriculum Vitae (C.V) should contain as follows.
Full Names:
All Contact Address:
Phone number(s):
Fax Number(s):
Occupation:
Company Name:
Marriage status:
Religion:
Next of kin:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
State/Province:
Country:
Facial means of Identification by way, should contain one of this options.
Drivers License or International Passport:
Note: On your contact with the Executive Secretary with your curriculum Vitae (C.V) and Facial means of Identification , you are to request from him, his facial means of Identification on your own part, to verify that you are dealing with the Executive Secretary as advised. Also you are to quote your G-code Qualification Number (GF-222-6747, E-900-56) to the redeem manager on your contacting him.
On verification of your G-code Qualification Number from the Secretary's office, you'll be given your donation pin number which you will use in collecting the funds and also will be assigned to the Payment Unit of the ECOWAS or the EU. You are to contact back this department, when you have collected your $1,671.00. Please endeavour to quote your Qualification numbers (GF-222-6747, E-900-56) in all discussions.
Executive Secretary- Dr. Maxwell Anderson
Email: dr_maxwellanderson@irelandmail.com
Please note that this donations/Grants are strictly administered by "ECOWAS" or "EU" under delegated powers from the UN. you are by all means hereby advised to keep this whole information confidential until you have been able to collect your donation, as there have been many cases of double and unqualified claim, due to beneficiaries informing third parties about his/her donation.
*Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries, not later that 15 days after notification, as failure to do so will be to that particular beneficiary cancelled and its donation reserved for next years recipients.
On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations
Yours faithfully,
Rev Chico Alexneedz
G. Manager (Notification Department)
NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID
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