SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY

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From: OFFICIAL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION [mailto:info@swp.com]
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 11:00 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

OFFICIAL LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of
the just concluded annual final draws held on
(10Th July, 2007) by THE SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE
LOTTERY DEPARTMENT PROGRAMME.

Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who
won £550,000.00{Five hundred and fifty thousand
Great Britain Pounds} each in the THE SWEEPSTAKES
ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT PROGRAMME
However the results were released and your email
was attached to ticket number (88301654) and ballot
number (BT:1205255/20), The online draws was
conducted by a random selection of email addresses
of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an
advanced automated random computer search from
the internet i.e the computerized email selection
machine (TOPAZ).

However, no tickets were sold but all email
addresses were assigned to different ticket
numbers for representation and privacy.
YOU have therefore been approved to claim
the total sum of £550,000.00{Five hundred
and fifty thousand Great Britain Pounds}
in cash credited to file.

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming
Board and also licensed by the The International
Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).To file
for your claim,Please contact Dr. Darren F Burke,
your Validating Officer for VALIDATION of your
winning within Twenty-nine days of this winning
notification.

PLEASE CONTACT:
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Name :Dr. Darren F Burke
E-mail:darren_burke7@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE:+44 701113 0081
FAX:+447005-931-432
Foreign Services Validating Officer,
Sweepstakes Online Lottery Department,
P O Box 4539,
#24 Lyndhurst Road, London NW3 5PQ, United Kingdom.
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Note: Endeavour to email the Validating Officer your:
Full Names:_______________
Occupation:_______________
Ticket Numbers:__________
Email Address:___________
Telephone Number:________
Country:________________

Unvalidated winnings after Twenty-nine days of
winning notification will be termed invalid and void.
Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email
contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to you. This
is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants
of this program.

Congratulations from me and members and staff
of SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT.

Yours faithfully,
Peter Fex (Mr)
Online co-ordinator