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WOW, I won a lottery I didn't know I entered!

May 18, 2006 1:34PM PDT

>> MICROSOFT LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD.
WINNING NOTIFICATION

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Don't feel so smug, Dave
May 20, 2006 12:43PM PDT

In my in-box today.....
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The Marina Offices, St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX
England
(Customer Services)
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNINGNOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (# 1054) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 13th
of May , 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers:02,05,13,30,39,49 (bonus no. 03), which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore
been approved to < BR>claim a total sum of
pounds;480,152 (Four hundred and eigthy thousand, one hundred and fifty
two pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is
from a total cash prize of
ÃÆ'â|šÃ-&Atild
e;-£4,321,368 shared amongst the (9) lucky winners in this
category i.e Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version
were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from o! ver 100,000 unions, associations, and
corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place
weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your
ÃÆ'â|šÃ-&Atild
e;-£480,152 (Four hundred and eigthy thousand, one hundred
and fifty two pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our
payment offices in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
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. Pleas! e be warned. To file for your claim, please
contact our fiduciaryagent:
Mr. MichaelTaylor
Email:webnotification06@yahoo.co.uk

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Richard K. Lloyd.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
Phone : +44 7024061428
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(NT) (NT) So you planning to send your bank # to collect? ;-)
May 20, 2006 1:48PM PDT
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See ya around guys
May 20, 2006 1:50PM PDT

Seems like I too am a millionaire now Happy

(from my in box)

DELOTTOBV INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
28 Tanfield Road, Croydon.London
(Customer Services)
Ref: 74UK/957/-00885DT
Batch: DT957/74UK
Zonal Draw No: DT-A2-004-875
Grand Draw No: 915

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (#915) of the DELOTTOBV International Program held on
17th May 2006. Participants were selected through a randomly selecting 15,000 participants
from an initial database of 300,000 emails, all participants were selected through a computer
ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North America as
part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching ourselves
into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective
continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged
as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize. To ensure a smooth collection of your
winnings, the transfer of your prize is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents .You are
to contact our agents by email/fax or call within a week of receiving this notice. Be advice
to keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
(US$1,500,000.00) 0ne Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only in cash credited to file
number 74UK/957/-00885DT.This is from a total cash prize of US$7,500, 000:00 shared amongst
the five (5) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your favour and is ready for claims. To begin your
claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim
agent for Overseas Winners within a period of 7 working days (date of this email inclusive)
for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all
statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with. Please be informed that claims
not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further
notice. Your claim agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds as soon as you contact him/her. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail or
fax/telephone with the particulars presented below.

OVERSEAS CLAIMS UNIT.
INVESTECBV Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr. Hans Boyer
Email: investecbv1cgcf@uk2.net
Phone: + 44 7 040 113 736 Fax: + 44 7 030 404 141

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until
the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the
strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Any lottery double claim dedected by our
monitoring committee will lead to the Delottobv cancelling the winnings. making a loss for
both the real winner, and the fake (intended) claimer.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mr. Anton Brooks..
Co-Ordinator,
TEL/FAX: + 44 87 1251 5407

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Noticed on yours only,
May 21, 2006 12:11AM PDT

they didn't ask for a bank account number.

"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."

You could ask a check be mailed to a rented P.O. Box #.

However, they apparently want your email address for SPAM, and would also get your regular mail address if wanted by mail after talking to Mr. Michael Taylor by email.

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WOW, I get spam like that all the time.
May 20, 2006 2:34PM PDT

...And now I can read it here too!