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From: UK Microsoft Online Raffle Coordinators < ukpost@blumail.org >
Date: 2012/4/2
Subject: Your Email Address Has Won £1,500,000.00 From UK Microsoft On-Line Raffle Draw [No Virus]
To:

Full Details In Attached File

OFFICE OF FOREIGN NOTICATION & REMITTANCE
                                                      MICROSOFT LOTTERY/ EMAIL DRAW UNITED KINGDOM 49,
                                                      Microsoft London (Cardinal Place),
SW1E 5JL                                     Office: 100 Victoria Street,London United Kingdom
                                                      E-mail: ukwindowliveservices@solution4u.com
                                                 TelFax:    Tell/Fax : +44 703 174 9594
WINING NUNBERS: 14/21/30/39/40/47

Dear, Esteem Winner,

UK WINDOW LIVE LOTTERY AWARD NOTIFICATION LETTER

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Uk Window Live Co-operation/Management Worldwide are pleased to inform you of our APRIL, 2012 annual winning RAFFLE DRAW conducted in United Kingdom being the host of the event for this present year MEGA JACKPOT LOTTORY WINNING PROGRAM. Your email address therefore attached to ticket number 214-056-278 with serial number S/N-01025 and drew the lucky numbers 724-595-62-07-45 and consequently won in the 1st category. As a result of this, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of GBP£1, 500,000.00 payable in cash/draft credited to file Reference No: MSW-L/327015002/09.

This is from total prize money of GBP£15000,000.00 (Fifteen Million British Pounds) shared among lucky winners worldwidely in this first category. All participants were selected through our Window-Live computer ballot system drawn from a collection of E-mail ID of frequent internet users all over the world from America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia, as part of International Email Promotions Program, which we normally conducted annually to encourage the use of internet and computers worldwide.

Note as International Participant: Your total prize claim was insured to its fulll value, hence it cannot be deducted as internal security control measure to safeguard foreign winners from absue or under-payments by the officials/our fiduciary agents. To begin your claim you are required to provide the below information by emailing to South Africa Foreign Fiduciary Service Managers:

Kindly send the following information to your claim agent to facilitate the release of your fund,

1) Your full names: … … … … … … … … … … … … …..… … …

2) Your full home / office address:… … … … … … … … … … ……….

3) Nationality:… … … … … … … … ……..… … … … … … ..…..

4) Direct phone/fax numbers:… … … … … … … … … … … … …

5) Occupation … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ………...,

Age… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .….

6) Sex:… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ……..…. :

Won Email address… … … … … … …..… … … … … … .………..…

7) Amount won:… … … … … … … … ……..… … … … … … ….

Please note that the above detailed information will be absolutely necessary for the processing of your payment via drafts or wire transfers. Also this winning is valid for THREE WEEKS and failure to issue claims after the stated period will automatically nullified your payment. Remember to quote your ticket number, serial number and lucky number in your future correspondence and most importantly as part of our security protocol double winning details will be cancel you are to quote this security code MSW/JUN/SS06 to the Claim Service Managers, this is to prevent scam.

Congratulations once again from the entire management and staff of Microsoft Corporation to all our lucky winners this year and thank you for being part of this Promotional lottery Program. Our special thanks and gratitude goes to Bill Gates of Microsoft and all his associates for alleviating poverty around the world through this promotion.

                         Contact Info: Foreign Claim Service Mangers.
                         UNITED KINGDOM MICROSOFT AWARD REPRESENTATIVE AGENT.
                           Contact Person: Mr. Racid Halif / Mr, Wright Malakun.
                       Position: Foreign Service Manager.
                         All state building, 244 wood mead street 9th floor 999.
                           TEL/Fax : +27 588 1015
                           E-mail: wright_melon@yahoo.co.uk/ uk.post@post.com

                          (Mr. John Martins)
Signed By:                                            British Microsoft                                         (Mrs Mary E. Chris)
                        Your in Service,                                   Dr. A. W. George                                      Award Secretary
                                                                                         Gaming Board Director

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