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Fake UK National Lottery Winning Notification

Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
From email address: microdraw@macsa2008.powweb.com

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Head Quarters The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#460) of the THUNDERBALL WINNING under the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held in UNITED KINGDOM 2008 . Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers which subsequently won you the lottery of the Jackpot Prize.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £600,000.00 (Six hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed on line.

This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our UNITED KINGDOM booklet representative office in UNITED KINGDOM as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £600,000.00 would be released to you by any of our paying bank in UNITED KINGDOM,

Our UNITED KINGDOM agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary agent:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE
CALL 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME :MONTI WILLIAMS
EMAIL:monti-williams@live.com
PHONE: 00 44 7031 910667


Provide him with the information below:

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:460
13.Reference number:
14.Batch number:


That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers license or International passport. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.


Yours faithfully,

Mr Albert Clinton.

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes International Program.

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