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Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 16:04:45 +0200
From: microsoftaward@luckydraw.com

The Microsoft Corp World Lottery,United Kingdom
P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL
United Kingdom.

Winning Numbers 887 13 865 37 10 83

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#953) of the MICROSOFT CORP WORLD LOTTERY AWARD International programs held in U.K your "email address" was Attached to ticket number; B9665 75604546 199 serial number 97560, this Batch draws the lucky winning numbers as follows 887/13/865/37/10/83, Bonus number 2, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

All participants "email address" were selected through a computer Balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as Part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION BRITISH POUNDS) in cash credited to file MSW-L/200-26937

This is from a total cash prize of £50,000,000 shared among the (25) Twenty-Five lucky winners in this 2nd category. Furthermore your detail (e-mail address) falls within our South African Representative Office in Johannesburg, South Africa, as indicated in your Play coupon and your prize sum of £2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) will be remitted to you by our paying bank.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

Simply contact our Fiduciary Claim Agent in South Africa where your own Payment is zoned. He will immediately commence the process to facilitate The release of your winning price money by our paying bank, His contact detail is shown below:

Claim Manager: Mr. Mark Anderson.
Email: claimoffice100@gawab.com
Tel: 0027 78 391 4006.

To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent Immediately with the below information's:

NAME:
ADDRESS:
NATIONALITY:
SEX:
AGE:
PHONE/MOBILE:
FAX:
OCCUPATION:
COMPANY:
BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates. We wish You the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information Confidential till your cash prize is processed and your money remitted to You in whatever means you wish to receive your cash prize by our paying Bank.

Endeavour to contact the agent in Africa with the required information's Immediately. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double Claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!!!!

Congratulations!!! Once more on behalf of members and staff of the BRITISHAWARD LOTTERY 2007.

Congratulations once again.

Yours in service,

Mr. Richard K Lloyd.

NB: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO, KINDLY CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT IN SOUTH AFRICA DIRECTLY FOR
FURTHER DIRECTIONS.