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Email on 25/08
From: [email protected] View Contact Details Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Microsoft Promotion Winner
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 12:29:22 0000
Microsoft Promotion
20 Craven Park HarlesdenLondon NW 10, Uk
Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 409978E
Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a Sweepstakes marking this year anniversary, the selection was made randomly from World Wide Web site through a computer draw system extracted from over 100, 000 individuals and companies, attaching email addresses to ticket numbers.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/90 80648302/07 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47 (20) which subsequently won you 1, 000, 000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. This draws was conducted in London, Uk on the 21st of August.
Contact your designated agent who shall guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.
Mr. Phill Williams
Email: [email protected]
Microsoft Promotion
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details:
1. Full 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.Draw Number above:...
That way your Winning Cheque, Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than two weeks. After this date all funds will be returned to the MICROSOFT TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavour to quote your Reference Number (BTD/968/07) and Batch number (409978E) in every correspondence with your agent.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in cheque. Thi s is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and un warranted abuse of this program. Please be warned
Thank you for being part of our commemorative this Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
Dr. Bryan McDonald
Microsoft Promotion Team
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient (s) and contains confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
© 2007 Microsoft MSN Corporation. All rights reserved
Email on 27/08
From: "Phill Williams" View Contact Details Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Microsoft Award Promotion
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 17:30:41 0000
Microsoft Promotion
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 701 112 1415
Fax: 44 870 471 4088
Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 409978E
Dear Winner,
I am Mr. Phill Williams, I have been assigned by Microsoft Promotion to process your payment file. I wish to congratulate you on your winnings. The winning information presented by you has been verified and i must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this years lucky dip sweepstakes. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 100, 000 websites on the internet. Each email address was attached to a ticket number.
Your email address was selected along with Ten others as winners. A certificate of prize claims and some vital documents will be sent along side your winnings cheque. The documents to be sent are;
winning cheque (Cashier's cheque), original copy of your winning certificate and Money Laundering protection/Letter of Affidavit for Claims. Your prize will be remitted in a cashier's Cheque (check)
Contact our delivery department with the contact information below for further instructions on how to send the package to your location.
Please you should also send a Personal Information to the Courier Department to authenticate your lottery winnings
1, Reference Number
2, Batch Number
3, Full Names
4, A medium of identification, that is either a copy of drivers license or international passport or any other legal means of identification.
5, Mailing Address, that is a physical address where you want your parcel delivered.
6, Amount Won.
7, Contact Phone Numbers.
Below is the name of the Courier Company you are to forward your data to:
DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
ecourier Delivery Company.
London - UK
Tel: 44 701 113 0994
Fax: 44 870 471 4089
Email: [email protected]
Contact person:
Mr. Kelvin Smith
Director of Overnight & International Delivery
eCouriers Delivery
I will require a concise update on proceedings with the firm as soon as you are in contact with them. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Regards,
Mr. Phill Williams
Dispatch Officer
Microsoft Promotion
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient (s) and contains confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
© 2007 Microsoft MSN Corporation. All rights reserved.
Email on 28/08
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 17:43:01 0100 (BST)
From: "eCourier Delivery" View Contact Details Add Mobile Alert
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Subject: Attn: Smita
To: "smita jain"
eCourier Delivery
Cityside House
40 Adler Street
London
E1 1EE
UK
Tel: 44 704 572 1298
Fax: 44 870 068 7745
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 409978E
Attn: Smita,
You are welcome to eCourier Ltd an affiliate of the Microsoft Promotion. We are pleased to be at your service. eCourier delivery is Regulated and Stipulated by the Finacial Service Authority (FSA), the finacial institutions that Govern all Finacial activities in the United Kingdom.
Your particulars have been received in this office. This means that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Department of the Microsoft Office UK.Your winning cheque, original copy of your winning certificate, together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through Microsoft promotion will be sent to you as soon as you choose from any of the option stipulated below.
To begin the final step of the claims process, which is the shipment of your winning cheque to you. With regards to this, there are three options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the three.
The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below: You are required to pay the necessary courier charges to enable us send you your cheque and other claim documents.
Shipping your winning cross cheque to you via any of this channel listed below:
First Class Delivery Within 48hrs
Mailing £220 .00
Insurance £190 .00
Vat (5%) £170 .00
TOTAL £580 .00
Dollar Equivalent is $1, 067.05USD
Premium Delivery Within 72hrs
Mailing £180 .00
Insurance £190 .00
Vat (5%) £170 .55
TOTAL £541 .00
Dollar equivalent is $986.18 USD
Economic Delivery Within 90hrs
Mailing £175 .99
Insurance £190 .00
Vat (5%) £170 .00
TOTAL £535 .99
Dollar equivalent is $976.88 USD
This company decline reverse payment for these charges, stating that it is against our professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the cheque to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the cheque since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing. With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out. Hence, payment on COD (Cost on delivery) is not allowed.
This is in accordance with section 13 (1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.
Send your response to indicate your option, because you only have 14 working days to claim this cheque and after this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be returned to source in order to be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the promotion.
Once again, congratulations.
Regards,
Mr. Kelvin Smith
Overnight & International Delivery Officer
© 2007 eCouriers Ltd
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