Lottery Sweepstakes reviews and complaints

I have got the following so-called winning mails and don't know if thet are genuine. They hav given me a limeted time (about two weeks) to claim the prize. Please! help me know what these e-mails mean and if they are just scams or genuine and legitimate.

CONGRATULATIONS !
YOU HAVE WON $ 250.000.00 Us dollars!

This is to inform you the beneficiary that, your email was among the 2000 Lucky winners who won $ 250, 000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED DOLLARS ) each from the just concluded annual grand finale draws by YAHOO INC in conjunction with GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL Online Sweepstakes Promo, Thunder ball, held in AMSTERDAM HOLLAND. your email was selected

The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29, 000 e-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ).However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and MSN, YAHOO and AOL intends to assist legally by using this medium to sensitize the beneficiaries and general public on this development during this festive season.

In other to claim for your prize, you are required to reconfirm your winner's particulars as accompanied above and send it immediately via e-mail to the Promotion Office of YAHOO ONLINE PROMOTION CONSULTANT. Professor muhammed ibrohim. in conjunction with GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL INC for processing and prompt receiving of your fund.We require that you fill in with the accompanied details:

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:

These are your Winning Information and Identification Numbers:

Batch Number...0952k.
lucky number...[protected].
ReferenceNumber...YLINC/02-OH-06 .
SerialNumber...ILP/HW 652-662
TicketNumber... [protected]-E77.

HERE IS THEIR OFFICE ADDRESS BELOW:SO YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL THIS WINNING VERIFICATION FORM AND SEND IT DIRECT TO THEIR OFFICE FOR YOUR CLAIMS.

Professor MUHAMMED IBROHIM (Overseas Payment Officer)

BARRISTER MUHAMMED IBROHIM
E.A.A.S Inc. ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT
E-mail: [protected]@hotmail.com
Tel: +62 [protected]

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You are Required to fill this Verification form with your details And forward it direct to your cliam agent, to the above offices for verification purposes.

WINNER'S VERIFICATION FORM.

1. FULL NAME...
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN...
3. PRESENT ADDRESS...
4. AGE...
5. OCCUPATION...
6. SEX...
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER...
8. MARITAL STATUS...
9. BATCH NUMBER...
10. WINNING NUMBER...
11. REFERENCE NUMBER...

All informations are to be completed and sent immediately through email to our Promotion Consultant. We advice all winners and beneficiaries to cultivate a habit of checking their email accounts regularly for updates on their prizes.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

APPROVED
Mrs Florence Smith (PHD)
LOTTO CO-COORDINATOR.
The Yahoo.com staff
Yahoo.com 7http://www.yahoo.com

Check it out!

Sincerely,

Muhammed

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CLAIM REQUIREMENTS!‏‏
Sun, October 11, 2009 8:21:50 PMFrom: BARRISTER MUHAMMED IBROHIM View Contact
To: virus.[protected]@rocketmail.com

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15 JL SUDIRMAN,
GRAHA FINESA BERJANGKA 11248,
JAKARTA INDONESIA.
Tel: +62 [protected]
ATTENTION:

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR E- MAIL TOGETHER WITH YOUR
CONTACT DETAILS, YOU HAVE GOOD NEWS, YOUR WINNING DETAILS: TICKET
NUMBER: OBR [protected]-E77, SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662, FILE NUMBER: FA13O5U-ID, AND DRAW LUCKY NUMBER: [protected] REALLY WON YOU CHEQUE OF US$250, 000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN THE 2ND CATEGORY.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR DETAILS HAS ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH US, YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOUR NOMINATED ADDRESS AS GIVEN.PLEASE FILL THE ATTACHED WINNER'S CERTIFICATE CORRECTLY AND SEND A COPY TO MY EMAIL, IT IS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AS THE COPY IS WITH US.
YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOU, AS SOON AS YOU
PAY THE OFFICIAL CHARGES FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE,
AND INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY/COURIER CHARGE.

CLAIM PROCESS REQUIREMENTS:
1. PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD BY SCAN, THIS IS
FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION.
2. FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT, KINDLY KEEP YOUR WINNING DETAILS/ TICKET
NUMBER HIGHLYCONFIDENTIAL TO AVOID WRONG AND DOUBLE CLAIMING.
3. PLEASE NOTE THAT EUR425 (FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE EURO) HAS TO BE
PAID FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE, AND EXTRA EUR55 (FIFTY FIVE EURO) FOR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY CHARGE.

TOTAL CHARGES OF EUR480 (FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EURO) ONLY HAS
TO BE PAID BEFORE DELIVERY OF YOUR CHEQUE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL UNIT OF
COURIER SERVICE. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST THAT THIS CHARGE SHOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR WON CHEQUE, IT WILL NOT BE HONORED, BECAUSE YOUR WON CHEQUE HAS BEEN FULLY SIGNED DIRECTLY FROM SUBURBAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK.

BELOW IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION: THE CHARGE PAYMENT WILL BE MADE THROUGH BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER TO THE DETAILS BELOW:

BANK'S NAME:...BANK CENTRAL ASIA [BCA]
ACCOUNT NAME:... PUTRI AULIA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER:... [protected].
SWIFT CODE:... CENAIDJA
BANK'S ADDRESS:... KCP CITRALAND JAKARTA INDONESIA

IF YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

IT SHOULD BE MADE TO THE DETAILS BELOW:

(THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER)

NAME;ADAM JOHNSON

COUNTRY;INDONESIA

CITY JAKARTA

AFTER MAKING YOUR PAYMENT OF EUR480 (FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EURO) PLEASE SEND THE PAYMENT DETAILS FOR CONFIRMATION.YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL BE ENDORSED TO YOUR REAL NAME AND DELIVERED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOUR CHARGE PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED, PROPER ADHERENCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD MAXIMUM AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE THAT ALL WINNERS ARE TO.

FOR MORE ORAL CLARIFICATION, PLEASE CALL DIRECTLY TO MY MOBILE+62 [protected])

BEST REGARDS,
BARR. MUHAMMED IBROHIM

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INFORMATION!‏‏‏
Sun, October 11, 2009 11:45:37 PMFrom: BARRISTER MUHAMMED IBROHIM View Contact
To: virus.[protected]@rocketmail.com

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DEAR LUCKY WINNER,

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL. BE INFORM THAT YOUR CAN SEND ANY OF YOUR ID LIKE PERMIT CARD THAT ISSUE AS CITIZEN OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND YOU HAVE TO SCAN ANY OF IT IN MY EMAIL FOR IDENTIFICATION WITH THE WINNING CERTIFICATE AND ALSO PAY YOUR PROCESSED AND DELIVERED CHARGE OF 480EUR TO OUR OFFICE ACCOUNT AFTER MAKING YOUR PAYMENT SEND US THE PAYMENT DETAILS FOR CONFIRMATION

BEST REGARDS,
BARR. MUHAMMED IBROHIM.
( ESQ)

ATTENTION: MR Govinda P Dhakal

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL. BE INFORM THAT YOUR CAN SEND US YOUR COUNTRY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY OF YOUR NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD AS YOUR ARE NOT YET A CITIZEN OF US WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR DOCUMENT TO ENABLE US TO PROCESS YOUR CHEQUE AND SEND TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS WITHIN 3 DAYS.

BEST REGARDS,
BARR. MUHAMMED IBROHIM.
( ESQ)

CONGRATULATION YOUR EMAIL HAS WON $500, 000.00USD
Thu, October 8, 2009 8:11:18 AMFrom: "[protected]@uniquestripclub.com" Add to Contacts
To:

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FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COPORATION.

Winning Numbers [protected]

LOTTERY RESULTS
2009 ONLINE WEB PROMOTION
WINNING NOTIFICATION !

DEAR ELIGIBLE WINNER,

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO INFORM YOU ABOUT YOUR PRIZE RELEASED OF $500, 000.00USD (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) FROM THE AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW:
REF :[protected], BATCH: [protected]/189: Win. No.GB8101/L PRC:
SECRET CODE :09/8647

All OUR PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH COMPUTER BALLOTING SYSTEM DRAW FROM ONE MILLION E-MAIL ADDRESSES FROM CANADA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATES, ASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY WHICH YOUR E-MAIL IS AMONG THE LUCKY WINNERS.

THIS LOTTERY WAS PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY A CONGLOMERATE OF SOME INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES AS PART OF THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY HAVE OPERATIONAL BASE.

FOR MORE DETAILS AND RELEASING OF YOUR PRIZE FUND, CONTACT OUR REGIONAL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT OFFICE IN NIGERIA FOR YOUR FILES AND CLAIMS.

YOUR PRIZE WAS DEPOSITED IN OUR REGIONAL OFFICE IN NIGERIA DUE TO WHEN THE DRAW WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH ELECTRONIC BALLOTING WE DID NOT KNOW THE DESTINATION OF THE PARTICIPATED EMAILS WHICH YOUR OWN EMAIL HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES.

YOUR PRIZE WON OF $500.000.00USD IS DEPOSITED IN ELECTRONIC BANK DRAFT WITH THE OCEANIC BANK INT'L PLC IN NIGERIA, WHICH NOBODY HAS ACCESS TO DEDUCT ANY AMOUNT FROM YOUR PRIZE FUND.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT TO NEGOTIATE WITH HIM EITHER YOU GO TO NIGERIA AND SIGN OUT YOUR PRIZE FUND FREE OF CHARGE TO AVOID ANY CHARGES OR UNAUTHORIZED CLAIMING OF THIS PRIZE OR YOU EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY WHO WILL SIGN THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ON YOUR BEHALF THROUGH THE LEGALLY MEANS TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE FUND.

WARNING WARNING WARNING!

NOTE: YOU ARE STRICTLY WARNED, NOT TO DISCLOSE YOUR PRIZE WON TO THE PUBLIC TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING WHICH WILL LEAD TO A TOTAL DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR WON PRIZE, SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL TO YOURSELF TILL YOU RECEIVE IT, AND YOU ARE ALSO ADVISED TO FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO YOU BY THE CLAIMS AGENT TO AVOID GIVING THEM CHANCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR PRIZE MONEY IF YOU DON'T PROCESS IT.

ALWAYS CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH THIS YOUR SECRET CODE NO ABOVE TO FIGHT SCAM. AND DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, CONTACT YOUR AGENT DIRECTLY TO THEIR OFFICE EMAILS BELLOW.

CONTACT HIM BY FILLING THIS FORM FOLLOW:

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULL NAME...
DATE OF BIRTH...
POSTAL/ADDRESS...

SEX...
AGE...
NATIONALITY...
OCCUPATION...
RELIGION...

MOBILE TELEPHONE...
EMAIL...
BANK DETAILS...

ACCOUNT NO...
DATE...
SIGNATURE...
PIN CODE NO...
SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY...
AMOUNT WON...
WINNER REF/BATCH NO...APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

THE NEEDED SCANNED IDENTITY IS FOR YOUR PROPER IDENTIFICATION WHILE COMING TO SIGN OFF YOUR PRIZE FUND.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE

Michael J. Armstead
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW
NAME: Dr. Mohammad Hossain
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +[protected]

Email: [protected]@yahoo.com/
[protected]@hotmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS ! YOU HAVE WON($250, 000.00)USD
Tue, October 27, 2009 2:26:53 AMFrom: FLORENCE SMITH Add to Contacts
To: [protected]@yahoo.com

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YAHOO LOTTO PROMOTION
E.A.A.S HEADQUARTERS AMSTERDAM HOLLANDDear Sir/Madam

We are happy to inform you that you have won a prize money of Two Hundred and Fifty thousand Us Dollar ($250, 000.00) for the month of October lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO!,

Annually YAHOO! collects all the E-mail id's of the people that are online on yahoo amongs the Millions that subscribe to YAHOO!, Eight People Are Been selected All Over The World.

Our Winners Are Selected Through Electronic Balloting System Without The Winner Applying.We Are Congratulating You For Being One Of The People Selected For This Second Random For The Year 2009.

These Are Your Winning Identification Numbers...

Dream number...Lwh 888888
Ticket/Lotto number...Lwh [protected],
Lotto number...Lwh [protected]
Serial number...Lwh 3/888/9409
Category...2nd

To Begin Your Claims, Kindly Contact Asian Fiduciary Agent For Your Prize BARRISTER MOHAMMED TAHER(ESQ)

EMail: [protected]@hotmail.com

Without Any Further Delay. Otherwise Your Prize Will Be Returned Unclaimed To Our National Headquarters In Holland And Will Be Donated To Charity Homes.

You Are Required To Forward To Your Agent With The Following Details:

1.FULL NAMES...
2.FULL ADDRESS...
3.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN...
4.DATE OF BIRTH...
5.OCCUPATION...
6.TELEPHONE NUMBERS...
7. TICKET AND LOTTO NUMBER ...
8. SERIAL NUMBER ...
As soon as you contact Him He Will Advise you on the Procedure to claim your Won Prize Money Immediately.

NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL TILL CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG OR DOUBLE CLAIMING.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIAL DISQUALIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.
YOUR ADDRESS HAS WON

Congratulations Once More!
Yours Faithfully, MRS, FLORENCE SMITH, LOTTERY ORDINATOR

Past winners.

Congratulations Once More!

Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Austin Owchor Finance Director,
Barrister. Mohammed taher (Esq) Asian Fiduciary Agent,
Dr.Ronny Romero Head of Administration.
[YOU MUST CLAIM YOUR PRICE ON OR BEFORE 30 DAYS]

GLOBAL AWARD INTERNET YOU ARE A WINNER...CONGRATULATIONS‏
Tue, October 27, 2009 7:57:22 PMFrom: Barrister Kalla Add to Contacts
To: [protected]@yahoo.com

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£250, 000**
Lotto HotPicks
Welcome to the official site of Yahoo Lottery Inc. and email Plasa lottery inc Online Consumer Promotions 2009

CONGRATULATIONS!
G.I.L.S Lottery Headquarters,
Global Internet Lottery Sweepstakes.
Customer Service, 580 N.Tenth Street,
Sacramento, CA 85914,
An Affiliate of Charity International.
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque,
I.P.P Award Department,
Amsterdam Holland.

REF Nº: 02/02/0600x4
BATCH Nº:111-0c/jsa

Dear Sir / Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of 2009 Global Internet Lottery Sweeptake Program held on Sept 2009 in Amsterdam Holland.Your e-mail... address attached to ticket number: 481/6601/1T/Z00 with serial number: 222661 and draw lucky number: 2160/0Q which subsequently won you lottery in the 2nd category of alphabetic file number: QQYC-GG..You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$250, 000.00 ( (Two hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in Cheque..

All participants in this lottery program were selected randomly through a computer ballot system, drawn from 85.000.000 individual email addresses from all search engines.Your e-mail address was picked by the automated computer ballot system, which has been programed for this random selection. This has eventually qualified you for the Winning.This promotional program takes place annually, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities, Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc.With the support of European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asian representative's booklet in JAKARTA INDONESIA as indicated in your file number: QQYC-GG. In view of this, your US$250, 000.00 Cheque would be released to you by Our Asian Fiduciary Agent, Our Asian Fiduciary Agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your Cheque as soon as you contact Barrister MAZHAR KHALID in Jakarta Indonesia.
Please contact Barrister MAZHAR KHALID in Jakarta Indonesia for your claim with the following details below to enable the speedy evaluation and processing of your winning.

1 Name. 2 Home address. 3 Telephone number. 4 Age and occupation. 5 Ticket number. 6 Serial number. 7 File number. 8 Draw number.

BARRISTER MAZHAR KHALID
G.I.L.S. Inc. ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT
E-mail: [protected]@hotmail.com
Tel: +62_ 85_[protected].

For security purposes and clarity we advice that you keep your winning informations confidential, and not to be disclosed to anyone until your claim have been fully processed and your winning Cheque delivered to you. BE WARNED!

Your winning details can only be released to your fiduciary agent who will commence the process of your winning, This is to avoid wrong and double claim, it is also part of our security protocol to avoid unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous element.You are requested to contact Our Asian Fiduciary Agent in Jakarta Indonesia for your claim.Please note that all winnings must be claimed not later than two weeks after the date of this winning notification.In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications make sure that your winning details are quoted correctly in all correspondence.

We advice that you adhere strictly to these procedures to avoid disqualifications and subsequent cancellation.The above detailed information will be absolutely necessary to facilitate the process of your winning Cheque.Once again! please Note that this winning is valid for two weeks and failure to issue claims after this period, your Cheque will be automatically void.

Congratulations!

Mrs Roselyn Walker Grujeer
Lottery Zonal co-ordinator.

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Global Internet lotto is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, DellComputers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of otherinternational IT companies. The free lotto Internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that Over 200 Million Dollars are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.You have to keep your Batch No, Reff No, and Winning No privately and confidential to avoid double claim or unwarranted abuse. Any abuse of this Lottery may result to disqualification or cancellation of your prize.

NOTE: As this lottery program is highly influence by United Nations in International lottery program, the won price will not be tamper in any way until the beneficiary procure the required documents and signed for claim before Yahoo Representative in His/Her country during delivery.

GOOD LUCK IN CONTACTING YOUR CLAIM AGENT.

Yours in service,
Barrister Mazhar Khalid( fiduciary agent )
Mrs roselyn walker Grujeer and Barr Yousef kalla {Executive Co-coordinator, Yahoo lottery Inc)
Dr. Abdullah Khan Mahmoud and Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations)
Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations)
Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department)
Mrs. Sandra Murphy and Barr Adams Musah (Executive),
Mr. Michael Cole and Prof Barr Raffi ahamed shed (Executive)
Prof. Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).
Dr. Adams Mohammed Ahamed (V ice Chairman).

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PLEASE! LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF THESE E-MAILS ARE SCAMS. I HAVE ALREADY SENT THEM MY CONTACT INFORMATIONS LIKE PHONE NO., ADDRESS, BIRTH DATE AND COUNTRY

REFERENCE #: UKL/478593G9/19
EMAIL TICKET #: [protected]
This e-mail is to congratulate you as your email address have won you a cash prize of £715, 000.00 in our Online Lottery Sweepstakes Promotion held in London Oct 2009. To file your claims, contact;
Agent: Mr. Adams Bradford
E-mail: uknl.[protected]@live.co.uk
Tell:(+[protected]

Note: You are required to tender your Full Name(s) & Reference # (same as
above) Full Address, Country Of Residence, Occupation, Age, Sex, Telephone Number to the claims agent, via email for a valid response. Congratulations
from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being a part of this online lottery promotion.