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Fake Winning Notification, Chef Charity From "Maria Lopez" of Spain

THE CHEF FOUNDATION
CALLE SANTO DOMINGO 13,
29871 MADRID, SPAIN.
TEL: +34-62-586-17-14
FAX: +34-91-291-96-53


Ref: 61350129TW
Ticket: 134306150240-09

Attn; Email Bearer WINNING NOTIFICATION:

It gives me great joy to acknowledge you as the recipient of The Chef Charity yearly draw, held on the 20th day of August , 2008. You have therefore emerged as a recipient of the third award of eight hundred and fifty thousand united states dollars ($850,000;00) in this annual promo. Your e-mail ID attached to the above stated Ticket No. (134306150240-09) emerged in our random sampling certified device, confirmed also by eminent representatives of the accredited charity bodies

Revenue for this programme is derived from the non-governmental agencies and major multinational firms cutting across the european and asian community.
In compliance with the sponsoring bodies' concensus,you are to make a remittance of a part of your won fund,not lower than 10-percent to a reputable charity organization within your locality,after receiving your allocation/prize.

Please, liase with the designated fiducial agent, Jon Derick (Mr.) via ; jonderick@ozu.es or Tel: +34-62-586-17-14 , Fax: +34-91-291-96-53 for further instructions/enquiries.

Congratulations once more,

(Mrs.) Maria Lopez

Info.Dir.11

NB:Kindly indicate your Ref/Ticket No in your reply.

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From Mrs. Maria Lopez Fri Aug 22 06:07:08 2008
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1 comments:

  1. Anonymous said,

    I received this one over the weekend as well. I'm not sure why they felt adding in "you must donate 10% of your winnings" would add any credibility. Who's ever heard of a prize that also requires a mandatory donation?

    Great site, it's good to see the scammers are getting exposed.

    on August 28, 2008 at 6:58 PM