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RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on
26th JUN, 2004 to declare the winners of the EQUINOX LOTTERY
SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
Your company, attached to ticket number 356-00098-3211-222, with
serialnumber 818-09 drew the lucky numbers 14-41-25-19-49-37, and
consequently won the lottery. You have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay out of RANDS 14,000,000.00 in cash Equivalent USD
$2,000,000,00 credited to file REF NO: ZAR/23457677/2004. This is
from total prize money of RANDS 154,000,000.00 shared among the
eleven international winners in this category. All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names
from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle East and
Asia as part of our InternationalPromotions Program, which is conducted
monthly.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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Your fund is now available for claim. Due to the mix up of some numbers
and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice
until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your
account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this promotion. We hope with a part
of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes ZAR
60,000,000 Million International Lottery.
TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT
THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
CHRIS DLAMINI
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
EQUINOX LOTTERY ORG.
DURBAN, KWAZULU NATAL
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:(censored)
EMAIL: (censored)
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.Remember, all prize money must be claimed not
later than Two Weeks after notice. After this date, all funds will be
returned
as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of you
correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
MARY VAN DER KLINKHEN
PROMOTIONS MANAGER.