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From:
powerballwinners@f2s.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Lucky Winner,
POWERBALL LOTTERY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EUROPEAN SOFTWARE MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded
draw of 7th
May 2006, POWERBALL in conjunction with The European Software Manufacturers
Association Annual Promo Draws.
The online European Software Manufacturers Association Annual Promo draws
was
conducted by POWERBALL LOTTERY with an exclusive list of 29,031 email
addresses
of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random
computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all
email
addresses Were assigned to different Batch numbers for representation
and
privacy.
After the automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one
of the
winners in the draw of 7th May 2006, with the following data:
REF NUMBER: PWLIN/652311872/06
BATCH NUMBER: 074/06/369MM
WINNING NUMBER: 4/29/2006:151743444829
You as well as other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize of
Euros1,
500,000.00 (ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) each from the
total
payout, your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and
will be
transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report.To begin your claims,
you
are advised to contact our licensed and accredited Claims Manager in Europe
with the information below:
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Mr. Donald Van Oliver,
PROMO CLAIMS MANAGER
Email: powerballlottery@netscape.ca
Tel: +-31-620-244-951.
Fax: +: 31-84-752-0588
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NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 17th May 2006,after
this date
all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.Remember to quote
your
reference information in all correspondence with your claims agent.You
are to
keep all your winning information away from the general public especially
your
reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims
will not be entertained). Please be warned! Fraudulent emails
are circulating
that appear to be using POWERBALL addresses, but are not from POWERBALL
LOTTERY.
PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO: ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT NEAREST
TO YOU.
Yours Sincerely,
Agatha De Bore (Mrs.).
ESMA Games/Lottery Coordinator
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