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From: donnaw1@optonline.net <donnaw1@optonline.net>
Date: Jan 29, 2007 7:45 PM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!! YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON THE MICROSOFT
NEW YEAR LOTTERY PROMO
To:

MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY
MICROSOFT HOUSE PRESCOT, LONDON E1 8RP.
UNITED KINGDOM.

REF NO: M154S/WL07.
MICRO (LOTTERY) CHIP NO: 9465206

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD PROMOTION. MICROSOFT NEW YEAR MEGA
JACKPOT LOTTERY.

Dear Mr/Mrs/Sir/Madam:

Today, we announce the 10 lucky winners of the MICROSOFT NEW YEAR
LOTTERY PROGRAM held on 28th January 2007. Your company or your
personal e-mail address, Attached to the Chip Number: 8977742, won in
the First lottery category 001. Your email address has brought you an
unexpected luck, please read through this message.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000
GBP (One Million Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to file
MSW/9080118308/02/LA.This is from a total cash prize of £10.000,000
GBP (Ten Million Great Britain Pounds) shared amongst the ten (10)
lucky winners.

All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' site
through Microsoft computer ballot system (MCBS) and extracted from
over 100,000 individuals and companies. For security reasons, you are
advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims
is processed and money remitted to you in the manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly
completed early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double
claim, you are advised to keep this notice to yourself because we
shall not be responsible for any divert of funds as a result of you
disclosing your lottery award details,I hereby advice you to report
to the Microsoft lottery claims agent whose information is stated
below.

Contact Person: Barrister Teddy Williams
E-mail:barr_teddywilliamsesq@yahoo.co.uk
Tel.: +44 704 011 5083
Tel.: +44 703 191 4158
Tel.: +44 701 112 1257
Fax : +44 709 286 5919

Do email or call the above mentioned person, at once with all the
claims requirements below. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications.

CLAIM PROCESSING FORM
1. full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone:
7. Mobile:
8. Fax:
9. State of Origin:
10.Country:
11.Sex:
12.E-mail Address:

The above requirements are needed to enable the immediate release of
your won prize.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Edlyn Albert
Secretary
Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims processor
immediately via email or fax. Be informed, that there will be upfront
charges, either for transfer of funds to your account or activating a
non residence premium account with the official paying bank. Have it
in mind that this is not a Scam; we want you to understand that there
will be upfront charges.

WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS
SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS PROCESSOR IMMEDIATELY; THIS WILL
HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery, property of the Microsoft Inc.
Copyright(r) 2007.