HOWTO: Win $1000

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1) Print out this page.

1) Print out this page.

2) Circle section 2707.

3) Take your latest telephone bill.

4) Scratch out the number following AMOUNT DUE, replacing it with that number minus one-thousand.

5) Place the modified bill and the printout from steps 1 and 2 inside the envelope provided, making sure the address shows through the plastic window.

6) Affix a stamp to the upper right hand corner. The post office will not deliver without proper postage.

7) Mail the letter.

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