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Friday, January 19, 2007

CONGRATULATION! CONTACT OUR AFFILIATED COURIER COMPANY{PARCEL/NUM/9877}.

From: Darren Williams <microsoftwindows_claimsdept01@yahoo.co.uk>



Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road Sutton,
Greater London SM1 4te
United Kingdom.

Dear Lucky winner

On Behalf of the Screening Committee of MICROSOFT WINDOWS LOTTERY BOARD,
We wish to congratulate you once again on this note,for being part of the 5 winners
selected on the month of December.The Microsoft Windows Live felicitate with you and
your family.This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet
Microsoft Windows.

Hence we do believe with your winning prize ,you will continue to be active and
patronage to the Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Windows.I wish to formally announce to you
that you have successfully pass the requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report Test conducted for all on line
winners.

A winning cheque valued:Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterlings,has been
issued in your name by the Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation board, and also a
certificate of prize claims will be sent along side your winnings cheque.

You are therefore expected to contact our affiliated delivery company(GLOBEX COURIER
SERVICE)department in which your winnings cheque has been sent to for delivery to
your residence.

Do contact the Globex Courier Service with the below contact information for further
instructions on how to send the consignment to your location and the amount to be
charged for the delivery.

Please you should also send a copy of your winning verification form containing your
winning details down to the courier company for reference and verification purpose.

DELIVERY DEPARTMENT CONTACT INFORMATION

DISPATCH OFFICER:Mr.Frank Anderson
COMPANY EMAIL: frankanderson@globexcourieronline.net
COMPANY FAX:+44 702 407 6823

The Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Windows lottery has discovered a huge number of double
claims due to winners informing close friends relatives and third parties about
their winning and also sharing their pin numbers. As a result of this, this friends
try to claim the lottery on behalf of the real winners. The Microsoft lottery has
reached a decision from headquarters that any double claim discovered by the Lottery
Board will result to the cancelling of that particular winning, making a loss for
both the double claimer and the real winner, as it is taken that the real winner was
the informer to the double claimer about the lottery. So you are hereby strongly
advised once more to keep your winnings strictly confidential until you claim your
prize.

This office will not be responsible for any outstanding fees. Services rendered by
the Courier Company are to be paid by you and not the lottery board,for the fact
that the lottery organisers didn't make any provision for any upcoming
expenses,regarding delivery of parcel or any such.

Have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted from , this is because the
total amount has been insured to the real value .This is to protect winners and to
avoid misappropriation of funds.

Its is required that you add your IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS{PARCEL/NUM/9877} as the
subject of any correspondence with the courier company to ensure they respond in a
timely manner.

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.Do have a nice day.

Best Regards,
Mr.Darren Williams
(Events Manager)
Payment and Release Order Dept.