by AlanJones
Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:12 am
This is a scam, there is no Microsoft Award. The scammers are just looking to scam you by asking for fees to get your 'winnings'.
From: [email protected]
> Subject: Winner of Microsoft Award(Final Notification)
> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:36:39 -0700
> To:
>
> MICROSOFT CORPORATION
> BALEY HOUSE, HAR ROAD SUTTON,
> GREATER LONDON SM1 4TE.
> UNITED KINGDOM.
>
> REF NO: YM35447XN
> BATCH: YM 09102XN
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> MICROSOFT E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION: UNITED KINGDOM
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>
> Finally, Today, we announce the results of the MICROSOFT E-MAIL LOTTERY DRAWS held on Febuary 24th, 2009. Your E-mail address attached to winning number YM09788, With serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth category. Since the draw was conducted through zonal batching of the emails sampled, and the globe was divided, in this instance, into two zones, You are hereby notified that your winning falls under Europe Zone, and hence you are to be paid by our European Payment
> Centre.You have been approved for lump sums pay out of ?850,000,00 British Pounds Sterling in Certified Cheque Credited to
>
> File REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number -- --- Selection process was carried out through random sampling in our computerized E-mail selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 1,000,000 E-mail addresses drawn from all the
> continents of the world. The online draws was conducted by a random selection of E-mail addresses from 29,031 lists of E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No ticket were sold but all E-mail addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation. This is to encourage ourprominent Microsoft Internet Explorer users all over the world, and for the Continuing use of E-mail facilities.
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> Your fund has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number ---- -. To claim your winning prize, You are to contact the Fudiciary agent below:
>
> Mr.R.Patrick
> Email: [email protected]
>
> In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your winning serial, and file reference numbers.( This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained)
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> 1.Full Name:.............................................................
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> 2.Address:................................................................
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> 3.Nationality:.......................................................... .
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> 4.Sex:...................................................................
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> 5.Age:.........................Date of Birth:............................
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> 6.Occupation:........................................................... .
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> 7.Home Tel:..........Mobile Tel:................Fax:.................
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> 8.State of Origin:.....................Country:.......................
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> 9Your File Ref No: ...............................................
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> 10.Indicate the zone where your winning falls.....................
>
> Dr. Monica Owen
> Online Co-ordinator
Please do not tell scammers that they are listed here - it will take them seconds to change their fake details and their new details will not be listed for any future victims to find.