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>From: "LOTTERY PROMOTION" <monica_303@hotmail.co.uk>
>Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON UK MICROSOFT LOTTERY!!!
>Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:37:52 +0000
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> UK MICROSOFT JACKPOT LOTTERY
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> THE WINNING NUMBERS
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>REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
>BATCH: 4583JL/WIN
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> MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION: UNITED KINGDOM
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>Finally, today, we announce the results of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT
>LOTTERY EMAIL DRAWS held on April 10th, 2007. Your company or your
>personal e-mail address, attached to winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100,
>With serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth category.Since
>the draw was conducted through zonal batching of the emails sampled,and
>the globe was divided, in this instance ,into two zones,you are hereby
>notified that your winning falls under British Zone,and hence you are to
>be paid by our British Payment Centre.
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>You have been approved for lump sums pay out of £2,000,000 British Pounds
>Sterling cash and it's equivalence in USD is 3,863,500.02 USD Credited to
>file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number---- Selection process was
>carried out through random sampling in our computerized email selection
>machine (TOPAZ) from a database of
>over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
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>The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses
>from 29,031 lists of E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies
>picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.
>No ticket were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different
>ticket numbers for representation. This is to encourage our prominent
>Microsoft Internet Explorer users all over the world, and for the
>Continuing use of E-mail facilities.
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>Your fund has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning
>number----- To claim your winning prize,contact the COURIER DEPARTMENT by
>email below for Collection of your prize to you.
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>The COURIER MANAGER :
>Name:Mr.Peter Kelly
>Tel:+44-704-570-1108
>global_deliverycourierservice@yahoo.co.uk
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>In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
>quote your reference and winning numbers to the COURIER DEPARTMENT
>iMMEDIATELY FOR VERIFICATION . You are to keep all lotto information away
>from the general public especially your winning serial ,and file reference
>numbers.
>(This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained)
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>PLEASE, NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO INCLUDE ALL THE DATA BELOW WHEN CONTACTING
>THE COURIER DEPARTMENT:
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>1.Full Name:.............................................................
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>2.Address:................................................................
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>3.Nationality:...........................................................
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>4.Sex:...................................................................
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>5.Age:.........................Date of Birth:............................
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>6.Occupation:............................................................
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>7.Home Tel:..........Mobile Tel:................Fax:.................
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>8.State of Origin:.....................Country:.......................
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> Dr.MONICA SHAGAYA Mrs. Maurrine H.
>Diane
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>Co-ordinator
>Secretary
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> LOTTERY SPONSOR
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> Microsoft Corporation
>U.K.
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> Note;
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>Do not reply this mail, you are to contact the COURIER DEPARTMENT
>immediately by email. Microsoft Electronic Mail .
>Just incase you need any clearification please contact our CUSTOMER CARE
>UNIT VIA EMAIL:info_microsoftonlinepromo2007@yahoo.co.uk
>Lottery is approved and Licensed by the The International Association of
>Gaming Regulators (IAGR).