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From: BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT
PROMOTIONS <britishtobaccomegajackpot@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Subject: PERSONAL!!!
BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION UNITED KINGDOM
406 Bury New Rd., Whitefield,
Manchester M457SXU.K.
Lucky Winner;
REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312
TICKET NUMBER 9901-0148-790-691
SERIAL NUMBER 6109-17
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION.;
We are pleased to inform you that you are one of the selected winners
of the BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION held on 14th April, 2006.
Your email address attached to ticket number 9901-0148-790-691, with serial
number 6109-17 drew the lucky numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83;
The lottery was categorized into four zonal (Africa, America, Europe and
Asia) stages. Consequently you have won the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of (ONE MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED)US dollars Credited to file REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312 Batch
No. 13/FFP/LDL/037.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe,
USA and North America. All participants in this Lottery Program have been
selected randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000
Companies and 30,000,000 individual emails address from all search engines
and web sites. This promotional program will take place every year until
the games begin in Beijing China in 2008. However, winners are only eligible
for claims once.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program.
ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is
open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address
and who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is
void in all other countries and is also void where prohibited.
Principals and employees of the BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT and its respective
Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.
CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing
of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners.
To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency,
to contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the
processing of your prize awards winning.
Please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent only) the
body assigned with the verification of all emergent winner. Therefore
all protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims;
CONTACT Details:
Mr. ALBERT GREGORY
Email: albertgregoryonline@yahoo.co.uk
20 Lausanne Road London,
SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K
You to provide the claims agent with the under listed information as
soon as possible:
1. NAME IN FULL:................................
2. ADDRESS:.....................................
3. NATIONALITY:.................................
4. AGE:.........................................
5. SEX........................................
6. OCCUPATION:..................................
7. PHONE/FAX:...................................
8.COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE..........................
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process,
failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture.
Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and
unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions
of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize
awards winning.
(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details
very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this
confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such
winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment.
For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than
the 21st April ,2006.All funds not claimed on or before the fixed
date will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember
to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with
this office. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,
do inform us as soon as possible Congratulations again from all our staffs
and thank you for being part of our Promotions program.
Sincerely,
KAREN PETERSON.
Co-coordinator.
AGENT.===========================================================
The BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mackintosh
and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.
The BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION internet draws in each quarter
of the year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet
and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that up to One Million Euros
are won annually in more than 150 Countries worldwide.
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims processor
immediately by email.This promo is all about emails, be aware.
WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD
BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY; THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT
SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION
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From: "BRITISH TOBACCO PROMOTIONS UK" <winnersclaims77669@lycos.co.uk>
To:
undisclosed-recipients: ;
Subject: PERSONAL!!!!
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006
BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION UNITED
KINGDOM 406 Bury New
Rd., Whitefield, Manchester M457SXU.K.
Lucky Winner;
REF NO:
MELI-T/17-F044262312
TICKET NUMBER 9901-0148-790-691
SERIAL NUMBER
6109-17
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION.;
We are pleased to inform
you that you are one of the selected winners
of the BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA
JACKPOT PROMOTION held on IST JULY 2006. Your
email address attached to
ticket number 9901-0148-790-691, with serial
number 6109-17 drew the
lucky numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83; the lottery
was categorized into four
zonal (Africa, America, Europe and Asia) stages.
Consequently you have won
the lottery in the 2nd category. You have
therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of (ONE MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED)US dollars Credited to file
REF NO:
MELI-T/17-F044262312 Batch No. 13/FFP/LDL/037.
All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and
North America. All participants in this Lottery Program have been selected
randomly through a computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000
Companies
and 30,000,000 individual emails address from all search engines
and web
sites. This promotional program will take place every year until
the games
begin in Beijing China in 2008. However,
winners are only
eligible for claims once.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim
has been processed and your
money remitted to your account. This is part
of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.
ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered
only electronically via the Internet and is open
to all persons from age
18 years and above with a valid email address and
who live in any of the
aforementioned countries. This promotion is void in
all other countries
and is also void where prohibited.
Principals and employees of the BRITISH
TOBACCO PROMOS and its respective
Parents, subsidiaries and their
immediate families are not eligible.
CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our
standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing
of
claims application. It is even more imperative for
overseas winners.
To
begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to
contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims
agent for the
processing of your prize awards winning.
Please contact the clearing house
(through your claims agent only) the body
assigned with the verification
of all emergent winner. Therefore all
protocols laid down by them must be
followed to facilitate your
claims;
CONTACT Details:
Mr. ALBERT
GREGORY
Email; britishtobacco_claims@yahoo.co.uk
20
Lausanne Road London,
SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K
You to provide the claim
agent with the under listed information as
soon as possible:
1. NAME IN
FULL:................................
2.
ADDRESS:.....................................
3.
NATIONALITY:.................................
4.
AGE:.........................................
5.
OCCUPATION:..................................
6.
PHONE/FAX:...................................
7.COUNTRY OF
RESIDENCE..........................
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that
there exists a periodic condition on all claims process,
failing which
would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture.
Winners are
therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) Being one of
the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and
unconditional
agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of
claims to avoid
any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize awards
winning.
(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your
winning details
very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from
a
breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered
solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of
secrecy
taken on employment.
For processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of
your choice.Remember, all prize money must be
claimed not later than the 7th
JULY ,2006.All funds not claimed on or
before the fixed date will be
returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember
to quote
your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with this
office.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform
us as
soon as possible Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank
you
for being part of our Promotions program.
Sincerely,
KAREN
PETERSON.
Co-coordinator.
AGENT.===========================================================
The
BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION is proudly sponsored by the
Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mackintosh
and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.
The BRITISH
TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION internet draws in each quarter of
the year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and
computers worldwide. We are proud to say that up to One Million Euros are
won annually in more than 150 Countries worldwide.
NOTE: Do not
reply this mail. You are to contact your claims processor
immediately by
email.This promo is all about emails, be
aware.
WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF
THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD
BE FOWARDED TO YOUR
CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY; THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT
SCAM AND LOTTERY
IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
CO-OPERATION |
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