At first I received this mail:<br />
from Mercedez Benz Award Company <[email protected]><br />
reply-to [email protected]<br />
to <br />
date Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:21 PM<br />
subject £950.000.00 GBP was awarded to you in our Mercedes Benz Promo get back with your:<br />
signed-by sbcglobal.net<br />
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1:Names...2:Address...3:Country...<br />
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When I contacted them they sent another mail:<br />
Mercedes Benz Online Promotion<br />
12 Richmond Rd, <br />
Kingston Upon Thames, <br />
Surrey, KT2 5EB.<br />
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Dear Fund Beneficiary, <br />
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Your have been approved by the clearance processing department of the Mercedes Benz Cash Splash Promotion Team to receive your awards, but its mandatory by the United Kingdom Gambing and Promotional Laws that you must contact the Law Firm below for legalization purpose.<br />
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Please find below details of the Barry Galant Law Group.<br />
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Barry Galant Law Firm<br />
Contact Person: Barr. Barry Galant<br />
Tel: +44 704 572 0211 <br />
Email: [email protected]<br />
Email 2: [email protected]<br />
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Its is very important that you quote your File Ref No: MDB/121/HY/003, in any corresponding email with the law firm, in other to receive timely response.<br />
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Wish you all the best of Luck, Congratulations once again!!!<br />
<br />
Mr. Jerry Smith/Edward Howell<br />
Customer Care Officer<br />
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When I contacted the law firm they sent this mail:<br />
Barry Galant Law Firm.<br />
N201 Valley Way High Street Egham, Surrey TW20 9HN<br />
United Kingdom.<br />
Tel: +44 704 572 0211<br />
Fax: +44 700 594 7527<br />
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Legal Attn, <br />
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Welcome to Barry Galant Law Firm. We have received hard copy of your winning clearance documents from the Mercedes Benz Award agent's office. We therefore wish to congratulate you on your prize Winnings of £950, 000.00. We shall take appropriate steps to process both the Legalization and Notarization of your claims in the shortest possible time.<br />
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With these developments, we are to make arrangements for the Notarization of your form and also to seek legalization of the funds by registering your winnings with The United Kingdom Gaming Board/Commission as required by Laws. <br />
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For us to confirm your identity, Kindly confirm the following information below. This will enable us confirm that you are the same person referred to us by Mercedes Benz Award Office. <br />
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* Your Exact Names:<br />
* Home/Office telephone numbers:<br />
* Mobile telephone numbers:<br />
* Fax numbers:<br />
* Current residential address:<br />
* Sex:<br />
* Your Date of Birth:<br />
* Next of Kin:<br />
* Occupation:<br />
* Nationality:<br />
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The options to receive your winnings are: <br />
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1. CASH PICK UP: You can aslo come down in person to our office to pick up your winning package. Please be informed that if you choose to come down in person to the U.K, you are responsible for VISA APPLICATION, TRAVELING DOCUMENTS AND FLIGHT TICKET as Mercedes Benz & Company exempt its self from such expenses. <br />
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2. BANK TO BANK TRANSFER: If you option for the Bank to Bank Transfer you will be require to contact our affiliate Bank for the smooth transfer of your winning fund to your destinated Bank account.<br />
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OPTION 1:<br />
OPTION 2:<br />
* COMFIRM YOUR PREFERRED OPTION:<br />
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*INFORMATION PURPOSE<br />
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For security reasons and to avoid double claims, you are hereby advice to keep your winning informations confidential, until your winning fund has been transferred to you, this is beause we have recently experiences difficuties identifying geniune winners of the promotion, due to leakage of your winning information to friend relative and general Public. Please be inform that the Barry Galant Law Firm will not be responsible for any lost or forfeitures of your winning funds, due to leakage of your winning information to others. This is for your own good.<br />
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Respond to this email by completing the above informations and also you are adviced to send us a scanned copy of your Driver's Licence, International Passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document for proof of identity.<br />
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Yours Sincerely, <br />
<br />
Barr. Barry Galant (Esq.) For<br />
Barry Galant Law Firm.<br />
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The information contained in this e-mail may be confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the stated addressee(s) and access to it by any other person is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, you must not disclose, copy, circulate or in any other way, use or rely on the information contained in this e-mail. Such unauthorized use may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please inform us immediately and delete it and all copies from your system. Barry Galant Law Firm cannot accept liability for any breaches of confidence arising through use of email. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect our opinions and we will not accept responsibility for any commitments made by our employees outside.<br />
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And when I gave them my personal details Barr. Barry Galant sent me:<br />
Barry Galant Law Firm.<br />
N201 Valley Way High Street Egham, Surrey TW20 9HN<br />
United Kingdom.<br />
Tel: +44 704 572 0211<br />
Fax: +44 700 594 7527<br />
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<br />
Legal Attn: Farid Ahmed, <br />
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We have received your recent email and the confirmation information sent by you. We hereby confirm you as the true beneficiary to the Merdes Benz Promotion Award prize of £950, 000.00 Pounds. You are expected to to enter your closet relative in the area Next of Kin.<br />
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Our Legal/Professional Charge is £210 Pounds for the Legalization and Notarization service to be rendered in regards to your winnings. You are to make payment of £210 as the professional charge to us as Retainership. This is to cover the cost of registering and legalizing your winning claims with the United Kingdom Promotion Board and also with the Royal Court of Justice here in United Kingdom. The entire process will take only 24 hours, immediately your payment has been received.<br />
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Your funds can not be deducted from which is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the National Gaming 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 and win Situations.<br />
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We offer different types of law services like Drafting of Will, Trust and town planning, Banking transactions, Director's service agreement, corporate transactions including corporate finance, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, commercial matters, tribunal claims, draft contracts of employment, resolving disputes and negotiating settlements, claims e.t.c. If you want to read more about us please visit: http://www.barrygalantlaw.co.cc<br />
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You are expected to get back to us, so that we can instruct you on how to make payment fior the legalization of your winning funds..<br />
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Congratulations Once again.<br />
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Yours Sincerely, <br />
<br />
Barr. Barry Galant (Esq.) For<br />
Barry Galant Law Firm.<br />
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