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Variation on an old scam mail methinks:


MTV Networks/ MTV Studios
1515 Broadway,
New York, NY 10036
Website: https://www.mtv.com

Ref: ?????/??????/04
Batch: ???/05/?????

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We are happy to announce to you the draw (#1012) of The MTV Networks, online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday, October 23, 2006. Your e-mail address was attached to our website with Serial #5368/02.

Which subsequently won you the MTV Networks in the 2nd category , i.e match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $550,774.89 in cash credited to file KTU/???????/03.

This is from a total cash prize of $2,203,096.73 shared amongst the (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

Please note that your winnings falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your $550,774.89 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European 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 ( i.e Ref: #/Batch: #) until 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 program. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent below:

Mr. Charles Ferguson
Mellen House
Unit 12 Llambed Business Park
Ceredigion, United Kindgdom SA48 8LT
Phone: +(44) 7024 064 802
Phone: +(44) 7024 080 436
Fax: +(44) 8719 941 915
Email: fiduciary_lottery@lycos.co.uk

Provide him with the information below:

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Occupation:
4. Marital Status:
5. Age:
6. Country: (Present Location)
7. Nationality:
8. Telephone:
9. Fax number: (if any)
10. Ref #:
11. Batch #:

Please be informed that to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents or us.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this programme that has successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Yours faithfully,

Beth Ritter.
Awards Coordinator-MTV Networks
Sweepstakes International On-line Program.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines
Copyright © 2006 The MTV Networks Inc.

Comments

  • pulliptears
    pulliptears Posts: 14,583 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Thats good, Beth Ritter is the awards co ordinator at MTV, Im slightly impressed. However, MTV using a guy on an industrial estate in Wales? Haha.

    Nice to see he is now affiliated with MTV because not so long ago it was the New Zealand and Dutch lottery with the name "Charles Brown!
    NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, 100A PONSONBY RD, SUITE 203, PONSONBY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, re Attorney Jerry Katzenberg, LLB at Katzlaw416@aim.com, Jason Von Rutten. BANK GIRO LOTERIJ SECURITY DEPARTMENT, VAN EEWGHENSTRAAT 71 1071 GK, AMSTERDAM, Roy Hans, lotteryagentnl@netscape.net. Charles Brown , Mellen House, Unit 12 Llambed Business Park, uklottery_claimsagent231@yahoo.it. UK-STAKE NATIONAL LOTTERY, 184 WESTING FIELD DRIVE, S.W 4TH,
    LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM, RICHARD H. COLE, rich_h_cole@yahoo.co.uk. Dr. Bishop Williams Akinson
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  • Murielson
    Murielson Posts: 272 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Interesting that I had already searched on Mellen House to see if there were any similar posts prior to posting and got no hits.

    All a variation on a theme and am still waiting in vain to find someone who will genuinely send me £ loads for no apparent reason!!
  • pulliptears
    pulliptears Posts: 14,583 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Have a look here:

    http://www.data-wales.co.uk/nigerian_lottery2.htm

    Hours of reading and research :)

    Apparently the readers digest are virtually guaranteeing Ill win £250,000 this time so that will do me for now ;)
  • There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!
  • Chuckman
    Chuckman Posts: 81 Forumite
    There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

    True, but there is a crock of sh..inola though. ;)
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