You will need to show that you really were the buyer of those goods, by means of a confirmation receipt for example.

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Due to the considerable time commitment and uncertainty of outcome, we will continue our due diligence and work toward providing a definitive proposal, only upon receipt of written confirmation from the Special Committee of the Board of Directors that the Investor Group has been determined to be an Excluded Party in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

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The young female cashier was texting on her cell phone when I arrived, pointing to the red phone downstairs one must use to call Moneygram and speak to a robot, selecting English or Spanish, whether sending or receiving money, giving the eight-digit confirmation code and personal ID information to release the funds for receipt.

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