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Is this legitimate?
Poppea
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I just received this email but it didn't use my name. I tend to be quite cautious:D Do you think this email is legit and does anyone remember a competition like this? Thanks in advance 
Hello,
I hope you had a great Easter Weekend and thank you so much for entering our Easter competition.
As one of our competition winners we would love to send you a belated Easter surprise in the form of a Chocolate Tree Easter Egg!
Please can you respond to this email at your earliest convenience to claim your prize and share you details with us so we can have your egg delivered to your door.
If you do not respond to this email within 48 hours your prize will be forfeited and given to another entrant.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
John Read.
Lateral City Ltd
The Tower
7 Advocate’s Close
Edinburgh EH1 1ND
T: +44 (0)131 510 5497
+44 (0)131 510 5493
F: +44 (0)131 510 5498
Email: john.read@lateralcity.com
Web: http://www.lateralcity.com
Hello,
I hope you had a great Easter Weekend and thank you so much for entering our Easter competition.
As one of our competition winners we would love to send you a belated Easter surprise in the form of a Chocolate Tree Easter Egg!
Please can you respond to this email at your earliest convenience to claim your prize and share you details with us so we can have your egg delivered to your door.
If you do not respond to this email within 48 hours your prize will be forfeited and given to another entrant.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
John Read.
Lateral City Ltd
The Tower
7 Advocate’s Close
Edinburgh EH1 1ND
T: +44 (0)131 510 5497
+44 (0)131 510 5493F: +44 (0)131 510 5498
Email: john.read@lateralcity.com
Web: http://www.lateralcity.com
"Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life."
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Looks ok to me. The person exists https://uk.linkedin.com/in/john-read-97072a71 (unless it's a fake account but doesn't look like it).
The 'no name' part might be because there are a stack of people who also 'won' like you and the names are in a bcc.
plus a very quick search on this mse forum shows this
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/54387220 -
Thanks View for your reassurance:) I'll go ahead and respond. Thanks again."Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life."0
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well done, there are competition you know when we enter only the email address, might be one of them, enjoy A rule of the universe is, the more you give, the more you get0
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lovely, well done :T:Tplease be a responsible pet owner & spay/neuter your pets, too many strays & not enough homes for them sadly.
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Well Done :TOctober2022 Wins -2 ~Tshirt x2 2022 Wins ~ 5 *TShirtx3*7UP*ChupaChupsBundle0
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