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The Pikey Snow Queen
The First USA Noel


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FIRSTCITY-LOTTO HEADQUATERS:
Customer Service Department,
365 Kuffour Road,
Abigel - France

Ref: fc/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Good Day Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the FIRSTCITY-LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 6th
November, 2006 in ABIGEL - FRANCE. Your e-mail address attached to
ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the
2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$850,000.00
(Eight Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only) in cash
credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of
Eight Million,Five Hundred thousand dollars (USD8,500,000.00), shared
amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 200,000 companies and
3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
This promotion takes place every three years and is being sponsored by
PRESIDENT JACQUES CHERAC, French President. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls within our African booklet representative office
in NIGERIA as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
US$850,000.00 (Eight Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only)
would be released to you by our payment office in Nigeria through our
paying bank (Citi Bank Nigeria Limited).

Our African 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 programme by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned, to file for your claim, please contact our
fiduciary/Processing Agent : MR. JAMES WILLIAMS through email:
firstcity_fidagent@yahoo.fr and call him on phone (Tel:
+234-805-581-9205) immediately to acknowledge your mail.

Please be aware that the Paying Bank will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our
processing Agent; that would be designated to your file. Remember, all
winning must be claimed not later than 21st Jamuary, 2007. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be included in the nextstake. Please note that
in order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications kindly remember
to quote your reference information in all correspondences. Furthermore,
should there be any change of contact information, please inform our
Agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

IMPORTANT NOTE:- please quote your full names, your country, your
private Telephone and fax number, your reference/batch numbers etc in any
correspondences with our designated agent or us.

Sincerely,

MR. FRED ALLEN.
Games/Lottery Co-ordinator

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Höldumst í hendur
Allur heimurinn óskýr
Nema þú stendur

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jw
The First USA Noel


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This promotion takes place every three years and is being sponsored by
PRESIDENT JACQUES CHERAC, French President.

He can't be happy at this mis-use of his good name. [Wink]

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On my old guitar sell tickets, so someone can finally pick it.

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WaldemarInTheWoods
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-Not to mention the misspelling...
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