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Microsoft Corporations:
Customer Service
Stamford New Road,
Altrincham Cheshire,
WA14 1EP
London, United Kingdom.

FILE REF: HL/5564/08/10/MICS
BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU

2010 MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFCATION AWARD


It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by Microsoft, in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.) held this October 2010, in London UK.

Where in your email address emerged as one of the online Winning emails in the 2nd category and therefore attracted a cash award of ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Our winners are arranged into four categories with different winning prizes accordingly in each category. They are arranged in this format below:

These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097

CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
1st. 2 ? 500, 000.00 pounds each
2nd. 8 ? 450.000.00 pounds each
3rd. 13 ? 250, 000.00 pounds each
4th. 27 ? 170, 000.00 pounds each

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you.
It is important to note that your award information was released with the following particulars attached to it.

(1) Award numbers: NL 56/7766
(2) Email ticket numbers: EAASL-130877
(3) Batch numbers: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
(4) The file reference numbers:HL/5564/08/10/MICS
{5} Serial Numbers: McST/006/NL46560

For verification purpose be sure to include:
(1) Your contact address.
(2) Your Tel/Fax numbers.
(3) Your Nationality/Country.
{4} Your Full Names.
(5) Occupation.
(6) Your Preferred Method Of Receiving Your Price(From Below)

Mode of Price Remittance.
(1)Online Bank Transfer of Your Winning Price.
(2)Courier Delivery of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other
Winning Documents safely to you.

To file for your claim, Please contact your Validating Officer for VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning notification are termed void and invalid.You are required to mention the above particulars of your Award in every correspondence to enable the Agent validate your winning.

CONTACT:
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FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
Mr. Williams Smith
MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK).
E-mail:microsft.awardwinners