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There will always be spam emails everyday, and some of them are pure stupid. Most spam emails I’ve received so far is all about lottery, jackpot and similar stuff saying that I’ve won this and that. I have received a similar spam email today with the subject “Microsoft Promotion Award Team” - see below.

REF NO: M154S/WL06.
MICRO (LOTTERY) CHIP NO: 9465206
MICROSOFT PROMOTION AWARD TEAM
The prestigious Microsoft and MSN have set out and successfully
organised a Sweepstakes marking the beginning of the year anniversary, The Management rolled out over 100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) Begining of the year lucky email selected draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which will be given the opportunity to benefit from year our patronage.Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 Chip Number: 8977742 and drew the in cash credited to file MSW/9080118308/02/LA.u have therefore won the entire winning sum of £1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 30th of January 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through theprocess to facilitate the release of your prize.To file for your claim,
Please Contact your fiduciary agent quickly via:
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Contact Person: Barrister Teddy Williams
E-mail:williamsesq_chambers@yahoo.co.uk
Tell.:+44-704-570-2035
Tell.:+44-701-1121-410
Tell:+44-701-1129-206
Fax.:+448704783718
Mrs. Edlyn Albert
Secretary
Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery

Most people will know that it’s fake, but what’s makes me laugh out loud is that their so-called “Secretary” is using Yahoo! mail. A Microsoft staff using Yahoo mail? Guess those spammers aren’t having enough wisdom, this makes their spam/scam fails badly.

Note: According to my research, this is a SCAM. If you reply to the email they sent to you, they will request for your bank information. For your safety, NEVER give out any of your information to the so-called “Agent” to avoid any loses. Just bear in mind, Microsoft staff will never use Yahoo mail, and there is no free lunch in this world. You may want to refer here.

Update:
Reader Adrian had contact Microsoft’s CS, and here’s the reply regarding to this hoax.

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Online Customer Service.

I understand form your message that you received a winner notification e-mail. I realize the importance of your issue and will help you in reaching the appropriate resource of support.

The mail that you have forwarded is indeed a hoax. Unfortunately, there are many such hoaxes and frauds being sent through e-mail.

The message you received is most likely a “phishing” attempt. Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your money or your identity, by tricking you into disclosing information like credit card numbers, passwords, or other confidential personal information. Online scam artists do this by sending fake e-mail that appears to come from a source you would normally trust – like your bank or credit card company. As a general online practice, we strongly recommend that you do not respond to requests for personal information via e-mail.

For more information about phishing and how to help protect yourself and your PC, please visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/safety
http://www.microsoft.com/phishing
http://safety.msn.com/phishing

To help you identify e-mail hoaxes, here is some additional information:

- Microsoft does not send unsolicited e-mails that include attachments. If you ever receive an unsolicited e-mail with an attached executable claiming to be from Microsoft, it is best to delete it immediately.

- To verify that an e-mail message that claims to be from Microsoft is genuine, visit the following Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/verifymail

- If you have already opened the attachment, suspect that your system is infected, or want information about viruses, visit the following Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/

- For information about this and other hoaxes, visit the following Web sites:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ (CIAC is the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, a United States Government organization.)
http://www.snopes.com/
http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/

Note: The links in this message may lead to third-party Web sites. Microsoft provides third-party resources to help you find customer service or technical support resources. Information at these sites may change without notice. Microsoft is not responsible for the content at any third-party Web sites and does not guarantee the accuracy of third-party information.

I hope the above information help you with your concern.
Thank you for using Microsoft Products and Services.

Sunitha
Microsoft Online Customer Service Representative

If you have any feedback about your Online Customer Service experience, please submit your feedback by visiting the web link provided below:
https://support.microsoft.com/common/survey.aspx?scid=sw;en;1389&showpage=1&WS=managermail

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223 Responses to “Microsoft Promotion Award Team - Spam Email”

  1. chalh Says:

    Hello, I received this email

    MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
    Microsoft Corporation
    #1 Microsoft Way
    Redmond, WA 98052.
    Ref: BTD/968/07
    Batch: 409978E.
    Dear Winner,
    The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully
    organised a Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary, we rolled out over
    100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) for our new
    year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected
    and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their
    patronage. The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
    personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.
    Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number
    008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/07 and drew the lucky
    numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you 800,000.00
    (Eight Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the jackpot winners
    in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of
    800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds).The draws registered
    as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on
    the 10th Feb 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.
    Please be informed by this winning notification, to file your claims, you
    are to make contact with your designated fiduciary agent who shall by
    duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your
    prize.Contact your fiduciary agent with your ticket number, serial numbers
    and your drew the lucky numbers as indicated above.
    Mr.McCmill Vinc
    Microsoft Promotion Award Team
    Head Winning Claims Dept.
    +44 701 114 9731
    Email: (fiduciaryclaims_agents@yahoo.co.uk)
    We wish you the best of luck.Thank you for being part of ourpromotional
    award program and commemorative Anniversary Draws.
    Sincerely,
    Dr. Giggs Olivia
    Head Customercare Service
    Microsoft Promotion Team

    I want to know if they is true or false.
    Thank you

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    Theo reply on June 28, 2008 8:28 am:

    I got it too

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  2. BRENDA CRANFORD Says:

    I RECEIVED ONE TOO! I CANNOT BELIEVE THESE PEOPLE KEEP DOING THIS! I RECEIVED 20-30 OF THESE THINGS EVERY WEEK! IF THEY WERE REAL, I WOULD BE THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD! SEE BELOW: bulb

    Microsoft Award Team
    20 Craven Park, Harlesden
    London NW10,United Kingdom.
    Ref: BTD/610/07
    Batch: 742701AE

    Dear winner,

    The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully
    organized a promo marking the end of year anniversary and over
    100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) for our end
    of year Anniversary Draws.

    Microsoft and AOL the largest Internet companies in an effort to make
    sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program,is
    running an e-mail beta test.

    Your email address as indicated was attached to ticket
    number:008995727495,serial num: BTD/9080648302/07 and drew these
    number:14-11-25-40-40-47(21) which subsequently won you One Million
    Great Britain Pounds.
    It was registered as Draw 1 and conducted in central London (UK) on the
    9th of JAN 2007.
    To file your claims,an agent has been assigned to put you through the
    claims process to effect the release of your prize.

    The claims agent assigned to you is Mr.James Bennett.

    Mr.James Bennett
    Email: microsoft.awardpromo2@yahoo.com.hk

    Sincerely,
    Rob Moore.
    Microsoft Promotion Team

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  3. Vincent Says:

    99.9% emails of this kind are scams. I’m sure you guys did not trust these claims - or you won’t be landing on this page researching the truth of these emails. Good luck.

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  4. Tove Amundsen Says:

    Help, I got one of these mails too. ( How on earth do you stop them………..this was through a hotmail adress…spam mail. By the way the amount has increased; 1,350,000.00 great Britain Pounds.

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  5. DIAN Says:

    I personally find these things inapropriate, and incredibly stupid, I feel very sorry for the person who actually thinks there is a free lunch somewhere, and now even I am emailing a person I have never met, so what does that really say about me

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  6. Adrian Says:

    Now I receive their information every day.
    The main goal is TO COMPROMISE BILL GATE AND HIS COMPANY. See below:

    Microsoft Award Team
    20 Craven Park, Harlesden
    London NW10
    United Kingdom
    Ref: BTD/968/05
    Batch: 409978E
    Dear Sir/Madam,

    WINNING NOTIFICATION
    The prestigious Microsoft and Aol has set out and successfully
    organised a Sweepstakes marking the New Year anniversary and we have
    rolled out over $25,000,000.00(Twenty-five Million American Dollars)
    for the end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for this draws were

    randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we
    enjoy their patronage.

    The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
    personalised email addresses to ticket numbers, if you ignore this, you

    will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet
    companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains
    the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail
    data test.

    Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number

    008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky
    numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you $1000,000.00
    (One Million Dollars) already issued in a cheque as one of the
    10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire
    winning sum of $1000,000.00 (One Million Dollars). The draws
    registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United
    Kingdom .

    These Draws are commemorative and as such special. Please note that
    your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet
    representative in West Africa as indicated in your play coupon, In view

    of this, your $1000,000.00 (One Million Dollars)
    cheque would be released to you by our Fiduciary Agent in West Africa,
    Our Fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate

    the release of your cheque as soon as you contact him.
    Make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you
    through the process to facilitate the release of your winning cheque.
    To file for your claim, Please Contact your fiduciary agent with the
    details below:

    NAME: MR David Moore
    Email: microsoftpromoaward1956@yahoo.co.uk

    You are advised to contact your Fiduciary Agent with the following
    details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications with your
    Name (in Full)
    :……………………………………………………………..

    Country:……………………………………………………….
    …………….
    Address:……………………………………………………….
    …………….
    Direct Telephone
    No:……………………………………………………….
    Age:…………………………………………………………..
    ………………
    Sex:…………………………………………………………..
    ………………
    Occupation/position:…………………………………………….
    ………….

    Thank you for being part of this promotional award program.
    Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates. We
    wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune. Thank you for

    being part of our commemorative New year Anniversary Draws. Happy
    New year celebration.
    Sincerely,
    MRS. SUSAN LARS
    Microsoft Promotion Team
    ==================================================
    PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before (14) working days from date of
    notification will indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited
    his/her winnings

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  7. stefano soligno Says:

    Pease my I contact Mrs. Bryan McDonald Microsoft Promotion Team
    Vice President for a serious lottery case.
    Regards
    S. Soligno

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  8. stefano soligno Says:

    I AM JUST TALKING WITH STEVE LEO A BANK OFFICER OF HSBC WHICH GARANTED ME AN AWARD BUT TO RELESE IT THEY NEED ALMOST 9,000 GBP.
    REGARDS
    S. SOLGNO

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  9. stefano soligno Says:

    I ALLREADY REPLYED

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  10. milotra Says:

    i recieved the amount , it works really

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  11. Freedew Says:

    I revieved such email, I know there is no thing is true, but I followed them just to see where the game well end. I sent personal information and they asked me to pay a charge for the delivery of the prize and they can not cut it from the prize. So how it comes, i won a very huge prize but they can not cut the charge from it, HOW STUPID THEY ARE?

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  12. stefano soligno Says:

    I am stefano soligno the suppose winner of one of the awards according to Mr Poul Wool and Mr Steve Leo; I want to know how much is true this fantastic story and how you can help in the complication occured for the money transfer.

    Please repply me asap since I need to be fisically and mrntally calm.

    Thank you Stefano Soligno

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  13. Vincent Says:

    If you wanted to test out how true they are, give out fake informations. They will reply you with more information, and if they demand an amount of money before they can send you those “awards” - that’s a scam. There’s such case too in my country, but that’s not via email, but sms. Those scammers says they won a great amount of money from a contest of a popular TV show in my country, and they need to proceed them the processing fee before they will have their prize.

    So far, many has been scammed. Say no to greed and work with such case wisely. Freedew do make sense.

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  14. stefano soligno Says:

    THANK YOU FOR THE REPPLY.
    REGARDS
    S. SOLIGNO

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  15. Adrian Says:

    This is another one such e-mail sent to me,
    try it:

    REF No:UKNL-L/200-26937
    BATCH No:2005MJL-01
    TICKET No:20511465463-7644
    SERIAL No:S/N-00168
    LUCKY No: 887-13-865-37-10-83

    FINAL NOTIFICATION

    We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the UK
    NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME, held on the 17th of March,
    2007. The selection process was carried out through random selection in

    our computerized email selection system(ess) from a database of over
    250,000 email addresses drawn from which you were selected.
    You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
    �1,000,000.00 (British Pounds) One Million Pounds Sterling in cash
    credited to
    file UKNL-L/200-26937.To file for your claim, please contact our claims

    agent;
    Dr. Tom Brodie
    Tel: +44 70457 11775
    Fax: 00-448704791135
    Email: ukclaims.onlinepromo@yahoo.co.uk

    Contact him by sending him with the underlisted informations

    (1.) FULL NAME
    (2.) FULL ADDRESS
    (3).NATIONALITY.
    (4) DATE OF BIRTH
    (5) OCCUPATION
    (6 )WINNING EMAIL
    (7 )TELEPHONE NUMBER
    (8) DATE OF WINNING NOTIFICATION
    (9) SEX
    (10) TOTAL AMOUNT WON
    (11) MARITAL STATUE

    Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
    being part of our promotional program.

    Sincerely,
    Mrs. Jane Patronete
    FROM UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

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  16. stefano soligno Says:

    they are insisting and i have no time can you please verify the case?

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  17. Vincent Says:

    What do they insist? And in most scam cases, they will tell you there’s a limitation of time and you have to do it quickly. What they do is actually simple. Says you won a great amount of money so you’ll be attracted. Later on, ask for some money before they send you the money. And there will be a time limitation. If you don’t pay the amount by sometime, they will forfeit your award. This makes you have no time to think about it. As I’ve said, these are all scams. To verify, just simply ask Microsoft or any other company they say they are from and ask if there’s such contest.

    Do not send them any money

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  18. Audrey Says:

    I received this e-mail I receive alot of scam mail and they are all the same. Nice huh they cant work for a living so they try to take the money from people that work hard for it or the ones that barely get by. Some times I string them along to the point that they think that they are going to get something out of me then I pull the plug.

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  19. jess Says:

    Me too got the same mail. can anyone guide me how to handle it, if its true?

    plz do reply to jasy_jose2002@yahoo.co.in

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  20. Adrian Says:

    Last mail I received was from their agent with name
    Ivan Andrejev. This is russian name.
    Now I understand fact that russian hackers so try to receive important information about real people, their bank accounts i.t.c.
    This is reason why they send so many letters over the world with this scam.
    Do not send them real information!

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  21. stephanie Says:

    I got an email like that almost the same but the contact email address is different.

    TO CLAIM YOUR FUND CONTACT YOUR DELIVERY AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

    NAME OF COURIER FIRM: FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICES
    OFFICE ADDRESS: 60 Great Ormond Street London,WC1N 3HR United- Kingdom.
    Email: microsoft@deliveryaward-microsoft.net
    Tele:+4470-31-97-02-83
    Fax:+44-87-09-742-630
    Contact Person: Call Dr. Harry Wesley.

    FOR MORE ENQUIRIES AND INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
    (MR. Kevin Hills)
    THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
    INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ON
    EMAIL ADDRESS: (admin@deliveryaward-microsoft.net)
    TELE: +44-7031921338
    TOLFREE:+44-7031921346

    DO you guys think that this one may be a true one??

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  22. Mazin Says:

    hello,
    I have recived the same email as well about microsoft company. But really i want to ask (milotra), did you gave them your personal information and you recive the same amount that you have won ??
    Really, i can’t trust these company to give them even 10 Rials Omani…
    Please, (milotra) answer my Question …

    Regards,
    Mazin

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  23. stefano soligno Says:

    is it original?

    From the desk of
    Dr. Harry Wesley
    International Promotion/Prize
    Award Department.
    Tele:+44-70-31-89-31-15
    Fax:+44-87-04-711-306

    Attention: S. Soligno

    Following your mail this Morning the 28th of March 2007, I hereby inform you that from the information we received from you it has been confirmed in our system that your are the real winner. Furthermore, I am directed to inform you that your Award and other certificates has been approved by the board to be issued to you which will necessitate the release of your fund.

    Based on this development, we will be forwarding
    your file to the paying Bank for onward transfer to your nominated account. Finally, you are advised to write out the information below and send it to us immediately.

    Your Full Names
    Residential Address
    Private Telephone number

    Conutry Of Resident
    Your scan copy of your international passport or ID card or drivers licence.Please feel free to call where you do not understand.

    Best regards,
    Harry Wesley(Microsoft Lottery)

    [Reply]

  24. abrico Says:

    i receive similar like u but it get wander what if it is true well i never think like this before i always go with the flow
    but i like the chat of Stefano and Vincent
    well they send me the express that i have to contact and says that i have to cover for the express
    shall i go for it or not
    i like ur comment

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  25. andres Says:

    I also recieved those e-mail that I won 1 million pounds so how is it posiblbe they can do that and there is nothing serious / what can we do againts this / FRAUD OR NOT !!! LET ME KONW THX

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  26. Vincent Says:

    I’m not sure what we can do to stop these scammers from doing so, but you can refer here to get a little idea on what you should do.

    On that page, it says you shouldn’t reply at all to those emails but forward them to postmaster@ - for example, postmaster@yahoo.com

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  27. Adrian Says:

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Microsoft Online Customer Service.

    I understand form your message that you received a winner notification e-mail. I realize the importance of your issue and will help you in reaching the appropriate resource of support.

    The mail that you have forwarded is indeed a hoax. Unfortunately, there are many such hoaxes and frauds being sent through e-mail.

    The message you received is most likely a “phishing” attempt. Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your money or your identity, by tricking you into disclosing information like credit card numbers, passwords, or other confidential personal information. Online scam artists do this by sending fake e-mail that appears to come from a source you would normally trust – like your bank or credit card company. As a general online practice, we strongly recommend that you do not respond to requests for personal information via e-mail.

    For more information about phishing and how to help protect yourself and your PC, please visit:
    http://www.microsoft.com/safety
    http://www.microsoft.com/phishing
    http://safety.msn.com/phishing

    To help you identify e-mail hoaxes, here is some additional information:

    - Microsoft does not send unsolicited e-mails that include attachments. If you ever receive an unsolicited e-mail with an attached executable claiming to be from Microsoft, it is best to delete it immediately.

    - To verify that an e-mail message that claims to be from Microsoft is genuine, visit the following Web site:
    http://www.microsoft.com/verifymail

    - If you have already opened the attachment, suspect that your system is infected, or want information about viruses, visit the following Web site:
    http://www.microsoft.com/security/

    - For information about this and other hoaxes, visit the following Web sites:
    http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ (CIAC is the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, a United States Government organization.)
    http://www.snopes.com/
    http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/

    Note: The links in this message may lead to third-party Web sites. Microsoft provides third-party resources to help you find customer service or technical support resources. Information at these sites may change without notice. Microsoft is not responsible for the content at any third-party Web sites and does not guarantee the accuracy of third-party information.

    I hope the above information help you with your concern.
    Thank you for using Microsoft Products and Services.

    Sunitha
    Microsoft Online Customer Service Representative

    If you have any feedback about your Online Customer Service experience, please submit your feedback by visiting the web link provided below:
    https://support.microsoft.com/common/survey.aspx?scid=sw;en;1389&showpage=1&WS=managermail
    —-Original Message—–
    From: Adrian (tvmaster@hot.ee)
    Date: Thursday, March 29, 2007 07:46 PM
    To: feedback@microsoft.com (feedback@microsoft.com)
    Subject: Fw: [Vincent Chow] New Comment On: Microsoft Promotion Award Team - Spam Email

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  28. meryl Says:

    hi i received this email also, i received ten of them and each time it has a different ticket no and lottery no,really these people are using the microsoft word title and the implicating the british government,i also have this email sent from the british government. really cant your’ll get the person behind this,maybe i’m naive but i almost fell for it,what about the people that actually do,this should be taken up further,this is fraud…….

    MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
    20 Craven Park, Harlesden
    London NW10,
    United Kingdom

    Ref: BTD/968/07
    Batch: 409978E

    Attn: Lucky Winner,

    This is to officially inform you that we are in the receipt of your mail message. We are very pleased to inform you that our foriegn operation department are currently processing your payment file.

    In the view of the above, you are hereby required to immediately provide us with the following informations to enable complete the documentation of your claims file.

    1. FULL NAMES:—————
    2. ADDRESS:——————-
    3. SEX:————————–
    4. AGE:————————–
    5. MARITAL STATUS:——-
    6. OCCUPATION:————-
    7. MONTHLY INCOME:——
    8. E-MAIL ADDRESS:——–
    9. TELEPHONE NUMBER:—-
    10. LOTTO NUMBER:———
    11. DRAW NUMBER:———–
    12. TICKET NUMBER:——–
    13. SERIAL NUMBER:———
    14. AMOUNT WON:———–
    15. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY / INDIVIDUAL:—–
    16. COUNTRY IF ANY:———————————————–
    17. NATIONALITY:—————————————————

    Upon the receipt of all these informations , your cliams will be processed and send to you.

    Congratulatios Once More.

    Yours sincerely,

    Mr.Fred Crouch
    Claim Agent Officer
    Tel: + 44 704 571 1551
    Email: fudiciaryagentfred@yahoo.co.uk

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  29. Snehesh Says:

    Hurray I won 2 million pounds, Bill gates is promoting it and the mail came from yahoo id

    FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
    MRS.JANETH SAMZA
    EUROPEAN/UK/S.A.UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
    BID SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY
    AWARD DEPARTMENT.UNITED KINGDOM/SOUTH AFRICA
    (Customer Services)

    Ref: FER/4690/6103/24
    Batch:245-379-482
    Winning No:2-9-22-23-24-30

    WINNING NOTIFICATION

    We happily annouce to you the draw of South African 2010 World Cup Bid Lottery Award International programs held in U.K your “email address” was attached to ticket number; 12324277 serial number 6663817262 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows -9-22-23-24-30 bonus number 2, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

    You hereby have been approved lump sum pay of £2,000,000.00 (TWO MILLION POUNDS) file Ref: FER/8309/1209/26 from the total cash prize of 18,000,000.00 shared amongst ten lucky winners based on their category.

    All participants “email address” were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States,Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

    This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as including Bill Gate, and some other EU governmental personalities part of their social responsibility to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award. the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

    To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent immediatly with this information as follows:

    NAME: MR.WILLIAM KUTERE
    (CLAIM AGENT).
    Email:southafrica_claimoffice@yahoo.co.uk
    TEL: +27 27 839-851-035

    Please you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our Agent Mr.paul kunana to remit your winning fund to your account.

    Call him on the phone immediately you received this message because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within a month from the day you received this notification.

    For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.

    This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.
    Note.

    Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

    Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the
    Omegaacrossing Lottery Board Commission

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  30. Matth Says:

    You can try call the number..and see what’s gotta happen =P..im not so intrested in my 500k pound..
    And by the way…look that the e-mail address you receive from.. is mltc_gnt@yahoo.co.uk…try to hack or send virus back to that account if possible…I do sent a trojan but it didnt work..oh well =P

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  31. Hasan ali Primuswala Says:

    Dear all

    I have also get some e-mails from hotmail and Yahoo account for Winning Notification.

    if i belived it i could be a billionaire.

    Please never Reply such mails because hacker may took your private data.

    Just remember you have not any coupon no as they have written.

    Be carefull there is no random no selection for lorry for e-mail.

    I have got this e-mail

    Dear Winner,

    FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

    INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

    SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,

    HEADQUARTERS: 10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED

    KINGDOM.

    REF: OYL/25041238013/02

    BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

    ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

    We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 3rd, April 2007 of Winners of the SWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM / INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 24th, March 2007.

    Your e-mail address is attached to ticket number: 023-0148-790-459,

    With serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

    It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged as a Category “B” winner of the SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY.

    You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand-America Dollars You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay Out of US$5,500.000.00 Million in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL/25041238013/02. This is from total prize Money Of US$80,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen International winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as contained in your file.

    In view of this, the Certified Bank Check of your Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand-America Dollars ($US5, 500.000.00) would be released to you by our security firm in London, United Kingdom. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

    As a category “B” winner, all participants for the free online lotto version were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through the computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 names / companies from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as Part of International Promotions Program, which is Conducted Bi-Annually. After the computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only first seventeen- (17) lucky winners emerged in this category.

    This lottery program was organized by our group of philanthropist promoted and sponsored by Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc, eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Multi Choice and other corporate Organizations. This lottery program was organized to improve the use of computer software’s and for the benefit of every Microsoft user.

    Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, and for security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is being processed and your Certified Bank Cheque is being received by you.

    This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. So be warned.

    To file for your claim, please contact our Category “B” fiduciary agent who is your claims agent:

    MR. ARTHUR BANNETT.

    FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,

    Vertex Finance Company.

    Email: arthurbannett55@yahoo.co.uk

    for due processing and the delivery of your won prize to be sent to you through Certified Bank Check. Please do also send to your claim Agent the following information:

    YOUR FULL NAME:

    YOUR AGE:

    YOUR SEX:

    YOUR OCCUPATION:

    YOUR TITLE OR POSITION:

    YOUR BATCH NUMBER:

    YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER:

    YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

    YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:

    YOUR FAX NUMBER:

    YOUR FULL ADDRESS FOR THE POSTAGE OF YOUR WON PRIZE:

    However, it should be noted that all won prize must be claimed not later than 15th of April 2007. Any claim not made before this date will be returned back to the SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO as unclaimed won prize.

    NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please remember to quote your Reference and batch numbers in your correspondences with your claim agent.

    Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address, do inform our fiduciary agent who is your claims agent as soon as possible.

    This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants Of This program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid-year high stakes US$1.3Billion International Lottery.

    Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

    Sincerely,

    Dennis White

    The Promotions Manager,

    SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.

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  32. Roy Gjørtz Says:

    Ikke la deg lure D

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  33. Manoj Says:

    Hey,
    I recieved one too. Its so stupid that noone can ever fall for it. Not even an idiot. Very poorly drafted, I must say.

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  34. Somashekhar Says:

    Hi,

    This mail is stupid. Please don’t respond to this mail. Just casually, I called the agent and that fellow is not even speaking good English. Seemed like a stupid and rogue.

    If you are still trying for it then good luck.

    Regds
    Somashekhar

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  35. Dhruba Says:

    Hello

    is this true or wrong?

    From: Dennis White [des.white19@hotmail.com]
    Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:16 PM
    Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

    Dear Winner,

    FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

    INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

    SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY,

    HEADQUARTERS: 10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED

    KINGDOM.

    REF: OYL/25041238013/02

    BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

    ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION/FINAL NOTICE

    We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 4th , April 2007 of Winners of the SWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM / INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 24th , March 2007.

    Your e-mail address is attached to ticket number: 023-0148-790-459,

    With serial number 5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

    It is our pleasure to inform you that you have emerged as a Category “B” winner of the SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY.

    You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand-America Dollars You have therefore been approved for lump sum pay Out of US$5,500.000.00 Million in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL/25041238013/02. This is from total prize Money Of US$80,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen International winners in this category. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as contained in your file.

    In view of this, the Certified Bank Check of your Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand-America Dollars ($US5, 500.000.00) would be released to you by our security firm in London, United Kingdom. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

    As a category “B” winner, all participants for the free online lotto version were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through the computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 names / companies from Africa, Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as Part of International Promotions Program, which is Conducted Bi-Annually. After the computer ballot of our International Promotions Program, only first seventeen- (17) lucky winners emerged in this category.

    This lottery program was organized by our group of philanthropist promoted and sponsored by Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc, eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Multi Choice and other corporate Organizations. This lottery program was organized to improve the use of computer software’s and for the benefit of every Microsoft user.

    Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, and for security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is being processed and your Certified Bank Cheque is being received by you.

    This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. So be warned.

    To file for your claim, please contact our Category “B” fiduciary agent who is your claims agent:

    MR. ARTHUR BANNETT.

    FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,

    Vertex Finance Company.

    Email: artbannnn24@yahoo.de

    for due processing and the delivery of your won prize to be sent to you through Certified Bank Check. Please do also send to your claim Agent the following information:

    YOUR FULL NAME:

    YOUR AGE:

    YOUR SEX:

    YOUR OCCUPATION:

    YOUR TITLE OR POSITION:

    YOUR BATCH NUMBER:

    YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER:

    YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

    YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:

    YOUR FAX NUMBER:

    YOUR FULL ADDRESS FOR THE POSTAGE OF YOUR WON PRIZE:

    However, it should be noted that all won prize must be claimed not later than 15th of April 2007. Any claim not made before this date will be returned back to the SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO as unclaimed won prize.

    NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please remember to quote your Reference and batch numbers in your correspondences with your claim agent.

    Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address, do inform our fiduciary agent who is your claims agent as soon as possible.

    This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants Of This program. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid-year high stakes US$1.3Billion International Lottery.

    Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

    Sincerely,

    Dennis White

    The Promotions Manager,

    SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.

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  36. young Says:

    Dear Sir,

    just yeasterday i received a similar email it show microsoft logo. It shows that i won a 500,000 pound esti.
    but i do not weather it valid or just a fake email. would you please reply on my message to clearify the matter.

    you assistance in this matter is really apprciated.\

    regards,
    young

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  37. Vincent Says:

    It isn’t too hard to conclude if the email is a real or false one. It’s just common sense. Whenever it says Microsoft, it’s false. Microsoft stated it clearly that they did not organize any event that will win you such money. Therefore, the email you received is just a scam.

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  38. Faiza Says:

    This is Bull Shit!

    I’ve received the same mail like many others have. When i read it I was shocked “how come I can win such a huge money without putting any effort?” It looks like a Hoax and totally Fraud.

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  39. saurabh chauhan Says:

    Hello Sir/Madam
    I got this mail twice.Is it a spam mail or realy i am a winner of microsoft award.
    Please reply me as soon as possible.If it is true please give me suggestions about it.
    Thanks

    Your Faithfully
    SAURABH CHAUHAN

    ———- Forwarded message ———-
    From: Microsoft award team promotion
    Date: Apr 19, 2007 3:11 PM
    Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! MICROSOFT WINNER.
    To:

    Microsoft Award Team
    20 Craven Park, Harlesden
    London NW10
    United Kingdom
    Ref: BTD/968/05
    Batch: 409978E

    Dear Winner,

    The prestigious Microsoft and aol has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking 2007 anniversary we rolled out over £5,000.000.00 (Five million Great Britain Pounds) for our year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

    The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

    Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky, numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great B ritain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds).

    The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 1th April 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

    Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent,

    Mr.Fredrick Holifield
    Microsoft Promotion Award Team
    Email: fr.holifield@hotmail.com

    You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications: Your Name (in Full), Country, Ticket Numbers, Batch Number, Serial Number,Lucky Numbers as indicated in this winning Notification and Phone numbers.Thank you for being part of this promotional award program.

    Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.Thank you for being part of our commemorative year Anniversary Draws.

    Sincerely,
    Dr. Steve Jordan
    Microsoft Promotion Team

    ===========================================================================
    Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

    ——————————————————————————–
    The average US Credit Score is 675. The cost to see yours: $0 by Experian.

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  40. sahibzada Abdul Latif Says:

    I have received the same e-mail. I want to know that………………………. This is wrong are correct…………?????

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  41. sahibzada Abdul Latif Says:

    I got this mail many times.Is it a spam mail or realy i am a winner of microsoft award.
    Please reply me as soon as possible.If it is true please give me suggestions and openion about it.
    Your early response will be highly appreciated sir.

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  42. mahadev swami Says:

    Hello

    is this true or wrong?
    Microsoft Award Team
    20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom
    Ref No: BTD/968/05
    Batch No: 409978E

    WINNING NOTIFICATION
    Dear Winner,

    The prestigious Micrsoft and aol has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the new year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over 900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.
    The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

    Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 00190 with reference no MSW1002/07 and draw numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you 900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 28 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of 900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 24th of April 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

    Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent
    Mr.Richard Maskery Patrick.
    Microsoft Promotion Award Team
    Email: claim.agts@yahoo.co.uk
    Phone:+44-7011127703
    +44-702 4014901
    +44-7031928539

    You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:
    Your Full Names
    Country
    Ocupation
    Age
    Ticket Numbers
    Lucky Numbers
    Phone/fax numers
    As indicated in this winning Notification and Phone numbers.Thank you for being part of this promotional award program.

    Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.Thank you for being part of our commemorative new year Anniversary Draws.

    Sincerely,
    Mrs Lisa Brown
    Microsoft Promotion Team One of the logos of Microsoft Windows, the Company’s best-known product.

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  43. Juan Carlos Says:

    Dear friends!!
    Thanks to your information I did not make a huge mistake because, at first, I was tempted to fill the required form out and send it right away. I appreciate the time and effort you put to keep the public well informed about fraudulent messages through the Internet. Once again, thank you very much for your support!! If you want me to send you the original mail I got from this “Microsoft Award Team”, please let me know and I will.

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  44. dd Says:

    this microsoft winner promotion award is and it can only be the most charlatan thing done by sik people …

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  45. joji george Says:

    i got one message about the microsoft award dated 28/4/2007. it tells about the award amount 900,000 pounds. I think it is absolutely spam.

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  46. hadi widjaja Says:

    i just received the same email letter about microsoft promotion n winning notification today 3rd of may 2007

    so pls if posible the realy microsoft take action to notify thats kind of email are wrong, to protect microsoft reputation

    rgds
    hadi widjaja

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  47. yogesh kharat Says:

    i got the same mail and get surprised to see that i won such a huge money……
    but when i read comments from you people, i came to know that it is a big spam….thanks to all

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  48. RAVI SHANKAR Says:

    These are spam emails..Never reply on such fraud emails.They can use private data like credit card number ,password etc..So, Beware of them.If u receive such emails,delete it quickly..As nothing comes free in this world….u should know that

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  49. mbb Says:

    Too good to be true thing! I went with the flow and gave some (false) data required…. the catch is, I have to remit processing fee of $5,000.00…huh??!!! No way!!!

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  50. Naresh Kasyap Says:

    I have recieved an email of same kind. This is fraud, and nothing

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  51. Chandra Pal Gupta Says:

    I have received two emails- one from Microsoft Promotion, second from UK National Lottery, both advised - to file your claim please contact your fiduciary agent. How can I get them punished for tricking innocent peopie ?
    Any suggestion from any one. Kindly contact on my email. I shall be very grateful

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  52. kimberly Says:

    this is such bullshit. people sitting around with nothing better to do than try to trick or fool other people. microsoft should get off their ass and file a lawsuit against the ones who are responsible for trashing their name.

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  53. Alicia Says:

    This is a mail message I recieved! I actually thought I might have won something but now reading this I can see that it’s a scam. I just want to know something - I already replied to these people and they said that, in order to recieve my prize money I only have to pay for the courier? Is this their way of scamming you out of your money? Or would the courier never have come cause they were only looking for my information?

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  54. BALAJI.M Says:

    i m one of the winner.but i want to know about this is true or fraudulant.please e mail me.

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  55. aryan Says:

    do not filled this form
    plz ask his rule &regulation
    u read and than do u want

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  56. Karen Says:

    I recieved one of the Microsoft e mails and thought it would be great to win the money they were offering to give me. I followed it up a little by checking the information they gave me for the courier. I phoned directory enquiries and the company name and address, there was no phone number attached to it. (suspicion arises). I also called the british mobile phone number on the letter and i talked to a man that spoke very bad english. I am from Scotland. I then entered the draw name into my search engine and found plenty of people had been sent the same letter with the same winning numbers as me. ouch I am very dissapointed that microsoft (as big as they are) can’t stop the e mails that are being circulated in their name. I will be sending my email to postmaster@ yahoo so hopefully they will be able to do something. Thanks for all the information. I hope these guys don’t get a penny. Treat all e mails as spam if you don’t know for sure who they come from. DON’T SEND PERSONAL INFORMATION, MONEY OR BANK DETAILS.

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  57. Leo Daquita Says:

    I received one of these winning e-mails almost everyday. Sometimes I reply to see how they will they respond and it always end up asking money.

    Is there any, some sort of police body where we could report this and for them to monitor and eventually put these people behind bars?

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  58. Alicia Says:

    you can report it to microsoft or the person who is seemingly sending you the e-mails.

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  59. PRARENA GAUTAM Says:

    i have also got the same mail but when i call these numbers they are talking us regularly !!! but i don’t know why they are doning that !!!

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  60. Mr.Ren Says:

    I received the same spam mails for many times these days that the scammers say I won the sums of cash. Why they can spread such frauddulent information on net without an end? Is there any law to govern them and to stop them?

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  61. vienna Says:

    :P
    you know i got two emails like this in one month.i don’t believe that,so i search information about”Microsoft Promotion Award ” though GOOGLE. i find your BLOG then,haha,so many people have the same experiences.what should we do?
    by the way ,i am chinese girl.nice to meet you

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  62. colin Says:

    IV’E WON !!!!!
    So why do i have to pay £300 to get my winnings?
    Microsoft i would have thought big enough to send me a cheque FREE

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  63. Bhupinder Says:

    I also recieved a same mail ,,,,,,,and also i contact their agent in india ,,,he told me that he is working for british high commission and he has given me a bank A/c no where i have to make the payment,,,,,,,,,but here i found that everone has the same ref no and batch no ………..very strange……….

    Plz help me out dear frnds……..so that i cant be cheated……………………….

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  64. Mr.Ren Says:

    Many tricks! Now they manipulated other tricks like one of those : I am one of the unopened property recipients of a deceased .How can they know i am one of the recipients?
    Don’t make any reply and leave it along!

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  65. ruffy Says:

    This kind of mail will kill your time, money and effort. God Bless..

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  66. NIDHI SINGH Says:

    I RECEIVED SUCH WINNING NOTIFICATION ON 21ST MAY ABOUT WINNING 9 HUNDRED THOUSAND GBP.I THOUGHT IT WAS TRUE.I ALSO REPLIED TO MANY OF THERE MAILS.THE MATTER CAME TO SENDING A PARCEL AFTER PAYING 395.00GBP.I AGREED TO IT. I ALSO SENT MY PASSPORT COPY TO THEM . BUT I HAVE NOT SENT MY BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER ..thankfully !!!. IN THE NICK OF TIME I RECEIVED ONE MORE SUCH NOTIFICATION ABOUT WINNING 1 MILLION GBP.IT WAS THEN BELLS STARTED RINGING INSIDE MY MIND AND I STARTED LOOKING FOR FORGERY.NOW I BELIEVE IT IS A FRAUD.I WILL ALSO SEND ONE MAILTO MICROSOFT CUSTOMER SERVICES ENQUIRING ABOUT ITS AUTHENTICITY. I AM JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE MISSUSE OF MY PASSPORT COPY. PLEASE HELP.

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  67. girish Says:

    I also recieved a same mail ,before sending any of my personal information i thought its better to serch the internet to check the authenticity of that email,,,,,,,but here i found that everone has the same ref no and batch no ………..very strange……….

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  68. rahul Says:

    like all of you i also received such a mail,,, after checking out,,,i mreally laughing that these scammers are doing all this bullshit for quite a long time and i guess nothing is done to trace such bastards,,,

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  69. Hassan M. Abdallah Says:

    Dear Sir,
    I recently recieved a letter from the yahoo winning promo but later I that it was a fake promotiom.They used the name Barrister Goozney White and told me that I should send the delivery fee to the Emirates Delivery Services.

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  70. Micke Says:

    I called the phone number listed in the mail, and there was a guy that answered!

    His claimed his name was Mr House Nelson and that he worked for Microsoft.

    I told him that I had made the wrong call and asked him to connect me to the Microsoft switch board, but then he just hung up on me..

    … Sofisticated Spam If you have a guy waiting by the phone.-…

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  71. Desmond Says:

    I don’t know why you guys receive such mails, and this topic get the most reply number and still going….Why I don’t get such email? Haha…This things already happen so long time ago but nothing have been done to stop this…

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  72. Shadi Khojah Says:

    Dear All,
    Hello, I received this email

    MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
    Microsoft Corporation
    #1 Microsoft Way
    Redmond, WA 98052.
    Ref: BTD/968/07
    Batch: 409978E.
    Dear Winner,
    The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully
    organised a Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary, we rolled out over
    100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) for our new
    year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected
    and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their
    patronage. The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
    personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.
    Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number
    008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/07 and drew the lucky
    numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you 800,000.00
    (Eight Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the jackpot winners
    in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of
    800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds).The draws registered
    as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on
    the 10th Feb 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.
    Please be informed by this winning notification, to file your claims, you
    are to make contact with your designated fiduciary agent who shall by
    duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your
    prize.Contact your fiduciary agent with your ticket number, serial numbers
    and your drew the lucky numbers as indicated above.
    We wish you the best of luck.Thank you for being part of ourpromotional
    award program and commemorative Anniversary Draws.

    I want to know if they is true or false.
    Thank you

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  73. Shadi Khojah Says:

    is to much mail please can some one stop this pepole mad =( grr o.o

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  74. komal Says:

    sir i also receive such a mail but sir i also receive a scan copy of cheque which i want to send you

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  75. ibraheem Says:

    i ouch have had letter from microsoft

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  76. Ozden Says:

    My prize was only £500,000… (
    To see MSN and Yahoo was surprising, then I asked myself if I had involved in any lottery on internet, but no… I sent an email to mentioned address (mremmanuelloiseau_77@yahoo.co.uk) to ask if it was true but nobody answered nor rejected… Then I searched in Google “MSN Award Team”, I met this page and was happy to see the truth… )
    Good luck…

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  77. george.docherty Says:

    Guess what I received……………what a nightmare! I assumed it was for real until I checked up on the real microsoft website. I thought, for 2 days, I was gonna be millionaire. I guess I’ll have to wait longer.

    Anyway, just as a precaution, could you please tell me if this a spam or not?
    Many thanks
    Regards
    George Docherty

    MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
    Microsoft Corporation
    20 Craven Park, Harlesden
    London NW10,
    United Kingdom.

    Ref: BTD/968/07
    Batch: 409978E

    Dear: George Docherty,

    PAYMENT OPTIONS / DELIVERY PROCEDURE

    This is in receipt of your mail and required data inclusive. Also the verification process has been completed.

    However for your notification, your winnings is not in cash form but in Certified Bank Draft, this advice complies with thce Anti-Fraud policy existing between Lottery companies and the British Government.

    The payment process involves your making a choice from the options which will be given to you by the courier company,so please endevour to let them know the one that suits you most for the release of your winnings.

    1. Have your winning certified draft couriered by our affiliate Courier firm to you personally so that you can take it to your local bank to cash.

    2. Have your winning certified draft also couriered directly to your nominated Bank and be deposited in your account on your behalf.

    Consequently, you have been directed to contact our affiliate courier firm by email with your batch and reference numbers immediately for the delivery of your winning draft.This certified cheque would be taken by you to any of your local Banks to cash or deposited in your Bank accounts as preferred by you. In this regard, you would contact the courier company and state your choice of delivery from the above listed option and also notify us on your most suited option.

    Stated below is the courier contact details for immediate delivery.

    =========================
    MR. JERRY COLLINS
    United Kingdom Office Information
    Frontier Courier Services Ltd
    Frontier House,Pier Road
    London,M2 2EA
    United Kingdom.
    Tel.: +44 701 114 0947
    FAX: +44 870 471 4143
    EMAIL:frontier_courier_deliveryunit@yahoo.co.uk
    ===================================

    You are hereby directed to make the above contact immediately stating your pin numbers also (********) and inform them about your winnings and that you want your delivery made as soon as possible. Inform me as soon as you contact the courier company.

    Congratulations once again from the entire staff of the Microsoft Award Team.

    Mr.Spencer Brown Johnson
    MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM.
    United Kingdom
    Tel: +44 70457 05094

    ——————————————————————————–

    Alt i én. Få Yahoo! Mail med adressekartotek, kalender og notesblok.

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  78. Vincent Says:

    Let’s not think about other aspect, but just some logic. Do you think a Microsoft employee, the giant software company, will use its competitor, Yahoo mail to send out notification to its user? That doesn’t make any sense.

    I hope no one will ask again if their email is false or true. There is no free lunch in the world and before you post your email, I will say it’s a scam.

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  79. UMASHANKAR PRAJAPATI Says:

    Dear sir,
    this is for ur kind information that I recd a mail by mrs Lisa Brown that I won microsoft award notification on Brockley, london on the 10th june 2007 prize award -900,000.00GBP.
    ref no.-BTD/968/05
    BATCH NO.-409978E
    TICKET-00190 MSW1002/07

    It is true, if yes responce me.
    My claim agent is Mr Richard Patrick Maskery

    Also recd mail from LHB courier service for courier service charge.

    All above is true Please verify it
    thanks
    umashankar

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  80. Bert Says:

    I replied and gave some personal information like name, date of birth, phone number, address… but no credit card number. Incredibly stupid I know, but does it has any important consequences for me?

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  81. Arjun Bhat Says:

    Today morning I woke up with tremendous energy with a thought of being billionare in future.But at midnight I can laugh at me and MICROSOFT ,the world reknown company ,unable to find these spammers and help us to get our money.Ha ha

    Everybody siting far in UK and US of such mentatlity,knows that he can play games with indians becasue they may be poor as per their knowlegde but I want to remind them once again that one day we will buy them and make our servants.At that time they will keep their mouth open to catch our spits and satisfy their thirst.

    At last this is my message to indian brothers,as they are not crooks and are most in above list,please donot get excited after receiving such mails.And let us use the internet in the way for which it is in existance.
    Remember,if creater is misusing the creation,let us create it in our own way and mark a good example of mankind.

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  82. sarah choudhary Says:

    Hi
    I also recieve this mail a lot of time but before get exited use common sence ..first of all if they are giving you one miloin then why not to charities …and why this moneyis giving to you?????and second microsoft staff isnt using yahoo mail adress..so if you reply their mail then they send you information page that they had send you the parcel sopay 500pounds to xyz bank account..actually this all is justa bulshit..hehehhhehehehhe so plz use common sence first
    take care

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  83. Wendy Q. Says:

    I received one of those e-mails too grr I get them a lot in different styles… As the old addage says “if it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is”. The one I got was so unprofessional looking that with the appearance alone sends a red flag. I’m glad that there is information on this out there, and I happened on this site. Always check things out, and never respond or give out personal information. Generally speaking, you would not find any type of lottery that is legitimate that would approach you this way.

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  84. CHETAN SHAH Says:

    i have received same mail from MICROSOFT PROMOTION

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  85. CHETAN SHAH Says:

    IV’ E WON !!!!
    So why do i have to pay 580 britian pound to get my winning
    Microsoft i would have thought big enough to send me cheque free…………

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  86. Ramkrishna Sahu Says:

    Dear Sir,

    I received a mail from microsoft award promotion team on 21st june, to have won a sum of 9 thousand GBP , like my friend Nidhi. My Claiming agent is Mr Richard Masakery Pattrick.

    I have sent my scan copy of PAN no. along with other information. now they are asking 395.00 GBP as their courier charges.

    I am in confusion now. Plzzzzzzzzzzz suggest me what to do now.

    Regards

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    kiabies reply on June 6, 2008 3:01 am:

    Hello,
    I am in the same case as you. I sent them personal information. Did they steel your identity by using your personal information? What solution did you find to get away of this? Please help me!
    regards,

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  87. mmshetty Says:

    It is interesting to note that lot of spam mails are sent in the e-mail stating winning of lottery tickets, unclaimed deposits redumption by signing as the next kin of the deceased, a cancern patient who wants to invest money in social organisations etc.
    Is there any methed to trace these time-passers who attempts to misuse the information of a victim and also collect small money in the form of bank charges, courer charges etc. How we can catch them? From where these miscreatents collect emais of othersl?

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  88. nilesh Says:

    great news guys, this is fucken bulls shit!

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  89. Hemant Kishore Says:

    I also got a similar mail of winning notification…
    suggest me something in this regard…

    Thank you….

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  90. Sherif Samy Says:

    Dear Microsoft,

    I was a victim of about a dozen of those spams lately, but in one occasion i sent my personal data, like name, address, phones…, and a bank account. No PIN or secret No. given, but should I worry about that ? No credit cards info, can they abuse my data? in what way?

    I’ll appreciate if you can help me with this. Thank you.
    Yours,
    Sherif Samy

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  91. HABIB HAIDER Says:

    be aware of such bastards

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  92. Megan Says:

    I received same emails but from different “coordinators” cool

    “Kate Watters” and “Ian Summers” D D

    http://complaintwire.org/Complaint.aspx/2RpDG92YewBg-AjJkFxCUg

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  93. Bob Says:

    haha… A Microsoft emplyee with a yahoo email? Who falls for this crap?

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  94. Satish Says:

    I think they are wasting our time…..
    P D

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  95. Satish Says:

    I also got this type of mails………just cheak it……

    1st mail
    ========================================================

    Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 8:34:07 -0700
    From: “MICROSOFT PROMOTION 2007″ Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
    Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU JUST WON 1,000,000,00 POUNDS.

    Microsoft Award Team
    20 Craven Park, Harlesden
    London NW10,United Kingdom.
    Ref: BTD/968/07
    Batch: 409978E

    Dear winner,
    The Microsoft company successfully organized a promo,
    over 100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds)
    was embarked for the Draws.
    Winners were randomly selected from a wide range
    of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.
    computer draw system was used for selection
    attaching email addresses to ticket numbers.
    EMAIL ADD: attached to ticket number:008795727498
    SERIAL NUMBER: /9080648302/06
    WINNING NUMBER:14-21-25-40-40-47(20)
    WINNER:1,000,000Pounds.
    DRAW DATE:11/JULY/2007
    DRAW NUMBER: 1
    It was held in London (UK)
    the claims agent assigned to you, for the release of your prize
    is Mr.Spencer Brown Johnson
    Email:microsoft_claims_uk@yahoo.dk
    Telephone:+44 70457 05094

    Sincerely,
    DR. HAWKES SCHMOLL
    Head Customer care Service
    Microsoft Promotion Team
    M S N/JULY/2007
    =========================================================
    After replaying this
    I got another replay..

    2nd mail
    =========================================================
    Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:29:22 +0200 (CEST)
    From: “mr spencer brown johnson” Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
    Yahoo! DomainKeys has confirmed that this message was sent by yahoo.dk. Learn more
    Subject: MICROSOFT AWARD VERIFICATION FORM…(FILL AND RETURN).
    To: “satish gvr”

    Dear:Winner,

    This is in respect to your mail, We want you to remove every scepticism from your mind because this award is legitimate from microsoft and your agent will always be there to guide you to your claim.

    Your email was luckily drawn by a computer balloting system as one of our winners in our experimental lottery bonanza from the prestigous MICROSOFT ONLINE PROMOTION.Thus, making you the winner of the sum of 1,000,000.00GBP (One Million Great British Pounds Sterlings).

    This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings of 1,000,000.00GBP (One Million Great British Pounds Sterlings)

    Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email so that we can have a precise and comprehensive record of our winners.

    Your prize cheque has been vaulted safely with our corresponding Bank prior to your readiness to complete your claims and would be presented to you after verification of the data requested below..

    To proceed with your claims, you would be required to fill the Verification Form below completely and return back to us immediately.

    THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND, FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.

    (1) BENEFICIARY FIRST NAME_______________

    (2) BENEFICIARY LAST NAME_______________
    (3) NATIONALITY_________________________

    (4) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS_________________
    (5) DATE OF BIRTH_______________________
    (6) SEX__________________________________
    (7) TEL. NUMBER_________________________
    (8) FAX NUMBER___________________________
    (9) EMAIL ADDRESS_______________________
    (10) AMOUNT WON________________________
    (11) OCCUPATION_________________________
    (12) MARITAL STATUS______________________

    DECLARATION:

    I_____________________HEREBY
    DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. THAT MY CLAIMS AGENT SHALL ACT AS A FACILITATOR IN THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.

    DATE_________________________________
    (YOUR FULLNAMES)_____________________

    Congratulations once again from the entire staff of the Microsoft Award Team.

    Mr.Spencer Brown Johnson
    MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM.
    United Kingdom
    Tel: +44-704-570-5094

    =========================================================

    After replaying this
    I got another replay..

    3rd mail
    =========================================================
    Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:52:33 +0200 (CEST)
    From: “mr spencer brown johnson” Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
    Yahoo! DomainKeys has confirmed that this message was sent by yahoo.dk. Learn more
    Subject: CONTACT COURIER FOR IMMEDIATE DISPATCH OF YOUR WINNINGS!!!
    To: “satish gvr”

    MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
    Microsoft Corporation
    20 Craven Park, Harlesden
    London NW10,
    United Kingdom.

    Ref: BTD/968/07
    Batch: 409978E

    Dear: Satish,

    PAYMENT OPTIONS / DELIVERY PROCEDURE

    This is in receipt of your mail and required data inclusive. Also the verification process has been completed.

    However for your notification, your winnings is not in cash form but in Certified Bank Draft, this advice complies with thce Anti-Fraud policy existing between Lottery companies and the British Government.

    The payment process involves your making a choice from the options which will be given to you by the courier company,so please endevour to let them know the one that suits you most for the release of your winnings.

    1. Have your winning certified draft couriered by our affiliate Courier firm to you personally so that you can take it to your local bank to cash.

    2. Have your winning certified draft also couriered directly to your nominated Bank and be deposited in your account on your behalf.

    Consequently, you have been directed to contact our affiliate courier firm by email with your batch and reference numbers immediately for the delivery of your winning draft.This certified cheque would be taken by you to any of your local Banks to cash or deposited in your Bank accounts as preferred by you. In this regard, you would contact the courier company and state your choice of delivery from the above listed option and also notify us on your most suited option.

    Stated below is the courier contact details for immediate delivery.

    =========================
    CONTACT BDC EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
    MR SCOTT PHILIP (COURIER MANAGER)
    BDC COUIER SERVICE
    KINGS HOUSE
    1ST FLOOR,CLARENDON ROAD
    HARROW,MIDDLESEX
    HA1 1YJ,UNITED KINGDOM
    TEL:+44-701-114-0213
    FAX:+44-870-068-2678
    EMAIL:bdcexpress_courier@online-courier-service.co.uk
    ===================================

    You are hereby directed to make the above contact immediately stating your pin numbers also (91240076) and inform them about your winnings and that you want your delivery made as soon as possible. Inform me as soon as you contact the courier company.

    Congratulations once again from the entire staff of the Microsoft Award Team.

    Mr.Spencer Brown Johnson
    MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM.
    United Kingdom
    Tel: +44 70457 05094
    =========================================================

    After replaying this
    I got another replay..

    4th mail
    =========================================================
    From: “BDC EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE” Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
    To: “satish gvr”
    Subject:
    Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:57:12 +0000

    24hrs Services

    BDC COUIER SERVICE
    KINGS HOUSE
    1ST FLOOR,CLARENDON ROAD
    HARROW,MIDDLESEX
    HA1 1YJ,UNITED KINGDOM
    TEL:+44-701-114-0213
    FAX:+44-870-068-2678

    REG NO:098987612.
    DATE: 23RD JULY 2007

    Dear Customer ,

    Welcome to Bdc Courier Service United Kingdom Branch.We have the honour most humbly and respectfully to congratulate you on your winning. This is to formerly and officially inform you that we are in possession of your parcel containing your winning cheque, winning certificate and a fund release document. This parcel will be delivered to you at your contact address provided by you correctly.
    Your Parcel has been classified a top priority delivery. The description of the parcel to be delivered is stated below:

    An original certificate of weight: ————-0.15kg
    Bonded draft of weight : ————-0.17kg
    Total weight of parcel : ————-0.32kg
    Color of Parcel : ————-Brown

    Note that we do not operate on COD. Below are the mandatory delivery charges that you required to pay to enable us deliver your parcel to you: Status Of Delivery Charges.(Please Choose Best Option For You)

    COURIER CHARGES FIRST OPTION
    Courier Charges £150.00 00
    Administrative £150.00 00
    Insurance £350.00 00
    TOTAL

    ONE DAY DELIVERY £650.00
    …………..
    1,276.75 USD 00

    COURIER CHARGES SECOND OPTION
    Courier Charges £100.00 00
    Administrative £100.00 00
    Insurance £300.00 00
    TOTAL

    THREE DAYS DELIVERY £500.00
    …………..
    982.093USD
    00

    COURIER CHARGES THIRD OPTION
    Courier Charges £100.00 00
    Administrative £100.00 00
    Insurance £200.00 00
    TOTAL

    FIVE DAYS DELIVERY £400.00
    …………..
    785.693USD
    00

    Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before remitted. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize will be delivered. Please be inform to provide us with your correct contact home address.

    Also attach a scanned copy of either your driver’s license, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identification document. Hence you are to proceed to the nearest Western Union Money Transfer center and effect payment for delivery charges. Package CX Reg no 098987612.Make the payment payable with name and address below,

    Receiving Agent:Mr Roben Novic
    Address:2 Bevan Avenue
    Conwy LL28 5AF
    United Kingdom.

    After sending the money you are to email the payment details as they appear on the Western Union payment slip:

    1. Senders Name and Address
    2. Amount Sent
    3. Western Union Transfer Number(M.T.C.N)

    Please note that the majority of our orders are dispatched on a signed for delivery. Please ensure that you are available at your home address to sign for your parcel on delivery. On receipt of your delivery, you will always be telephoned or emailed to give you an estimated dispatch date of your order. Note, as soon as payment is received we will provide you with payment invoice.
    We guarantee your satisfaction. Please advise us within 3days incase of any delay in your delivery. Please note that on confirmation of the paid charges, you will be notified on the time and date of delivery. Note, that if your parcel got lost by any of our agent or staff, your courier charges will be refund back to you immediately.
    Please send your response within the next 24hrs to enable us expedite action on your parcel.

    Yours Faithfully
    Mr Scott Philip
    Bdc Courier Service.
    =========================================================

    After replaying this
    I got another replay..

    5th mail
    You shuld know about that…………….
    =========================================================

    From: “BDC EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE” Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
    To: “satish gvr”
    Subject: RE: Mr Scott Philip…
    Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:34:01 +0000
    Dear Customer,

    With reference to your email. This is to inform you to transfer the delivery charges to the following bank account stated below.

    A.K.GEMS & JEWELLERS
    ACCT NUMBER:031505005658
    PAN NUMBER:arxpk7796b
    ICICI BANK

    As soon as you transfer the delivery charges your cheque will be delivered to you successfully. Please send us a scan copy of the transfer slip and your identification.

    Yours Faithfully
    Mr Scott Philip.
    =========================================================

    What a game playing ………………………
    drink

    but fially…………………

    I am the winner….
    I know that is a froud. drink

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  96. Satish Says:

    Please take this seerius

    becouse I lost my TIME to replay this mails.

    Please stop them.

    I am still resiving that type of worst mails.

    pls help me.

    i need a good adivice.

    Thankyou for cheak this on

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  97. Deepak Says:

    All these are spurious mails, evident from following:
    * If they can pay huge prize amount, then why they ask for petty amount towards courier charges, Bank Account opening etc.? Why do not they deduct the same from the prize amount?
    * They do not use mail id of microsoft or sponsor and use Id, say like of XXX.yahoo.co.uk

    How to check them, even if you are not satisfied that they may not be wrong:
    * Provide wrong infomation of Ticket No., Batch No. etc. They are probably going to authenticate your false information. If they do so, it is a simple case of fraud.
    * Put the ticket no., batch no., name of alleged sponsor or fidiciary agent in your search engine and you will be getting never ending array of results and even you will be surprised to see mails written to others, having the same content and even same ticket no., bathch no. as yours.
    * Tell them to retain a substantial sum from the prize or even offer them, say 25% of prize amount, if someone comes pers