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From: "Skype New Year Bonaza" <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 13:47:11 -0500
Subject: New Year Bonaza.
Attn: Winner,
Ref: 001276397
Winning no: SK/938/16PE
We are pleased to inform you that your name appeared on the Skype Lucky Star Lottery Promotion held here in the USA and we are giving out the Total sum of $ 1,000,000 USD (ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) to all Winners for the New Year Bonanza.
Your name was selected in a raffle draw by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrm (CEO and founder of Skype), we need your fast response to Enable us to proceed with the payment. The promotion was made to make the world benefit from the profits made by the company and serves the Sign of appreciation to our Skype Users. Also to help people to fight Off poverty and to maintain the standard of living.
You are advised to contact our Director of Communication/Public Affairs with your Full Name, Full Address, Cell Number, Reference and Winning Number through the email provided below so that they can proceed with the process to make your money available to you as soon as possible.
Name: Agent Debbie Frost (Director of Comm./Public Affairs)
Assistant Jack Greg (Customer Service)
Email: [email protected]
REPLY ONLY TO ([email protected])
Congratulations !!!
Compliment of the season from all of us at Skype.
Thank you.
Annemie Janse Van Rensburg
(Product Marketing)
Skype 2017