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MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER
INTERNATIONALPROMOTIONS/PRIZEAWARD DEPARTMENT,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton
Row,
Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B
4AR.
REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937
BATCH NO: 2007NOV.TL#22
WINNER NO: 8
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING
NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED
KINGDOM
DEAR WINNER,
MICROSOFT COOPERATION
MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDEARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF
OUR ANNUAL MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN AFRICA BEING THE HOST OF THE
EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING
PROGRAMS HELD ON THESE DAY.
YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR
COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO THE MSWLL. WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 DREW
THE LUCKY NUMBERS 887-13-865-37-10-83, AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST
LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR LUMP SUMS OF
$ 250,000.00 (USD TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 THIS IS FROM
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF $ 6,250,000 USD, SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY-FIVE (25) LUCKYINTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST
AND SECOND CATEGORY.
ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE
SELECTED FROM WORLDWIDE WEBSITESESPECIALLY YAHOO MAIL THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER
BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES, 3,000 NAMES FROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA,
ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA, AS
PART OF INTERNATIONAL "E-MAIL" PROMOTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED
ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT MS -WORD USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ENCOURAGE
THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE.
YOUR FUND (CERTIFIED CHEQUE) HAS BEEN
INSURED WITH YOUR REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 AND WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY. IT
WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU BY ONE OF OUR CLAIM AGENT IN CHARGE OF AFRICAN
ZONE (MRS JENNIFER SMITH). YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE
WITH YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER, PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS
OFFICER VIA EMAIL AND PHONE AS WE ARE PROMOTING THE USE OF E-MAIL. ALSO YOU
HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL HIM TO CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS AND GOVERNMENT TAX PAYMENT
THAT IS ALL, AS HE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NECESSARY DETAILS ON HOW TO CLAIM
YOUR PRIZE.
AS
PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE MSW/SEPT/XX07 TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT. THIS IS TO PREVENT SCAM .
PRIZE CLAIM
CLAIMS AGENT OFFICER CONTACT EMAIL IS:
PROF. VEVEKNAM
RAM
CLAIMS AGENT
E-MAIL:
[microsoftcorporationword_u@yahoo.com]
TEL: +447024066094
REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE
CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS NOT CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE THE FIXED DATE
WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN AFRICA.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES,
PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY
CODE OF MSW/SEPT/XX07 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES WITH
YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER. DO NOT REPLY ANY OTHER MAILS LIKE THIS ON NET, AS THEY ARE
A LOT OF SCAM ARTIST OUT THERE PRETENDING TO BE US. YOU MAY SEE MAILS LIKE THIS
DO NOT REPLY. DO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER
PROF. VEVEKNAM
RAM. AT
ONCE YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE SOME DETAILS TO ENABLE THE OFFICE PROCEED
WITH YOUR WINNING CERTIFICATE AND FILE KEEPING.
CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE
FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT COOPERATION TO ALL
OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL
LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO BILL GATE OF MICROSOFT
AND ALL HIS ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.
TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM. YOU ARE ADVISED
TO FILL AND SEND BACK THIS WINNING PROCESSING FORM
CAREFULLY FILL THIS VERIFICATION AND
CLEARANCE FORM AND RETURN BACK TO US. 1.
FULL NAMES: __________________________________ 2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________ 3.SEX:_______________ 4.AGE:________ 5.MARITAL
STATUS: ___________________ 6.OCCUPATION:________________________ 7.E-MAIL
ADDRESS: _____________________________ 8.TELEPHONE
NUMBER:_____________________ 9.BATCH
NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:______________ 10.BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________