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

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.

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

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??

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)

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…………

I have received 3 mail from 3 diffrent type opersons they are telling i m one of the winner of 3 different type of lottery so tel me its true.

i m givig you the names of lottery

1) Microsoft Award 2010 World Cup Team

2) Yahoo & Windows Live Awards

3) The Microsoft Corp World Lottery,United Kingdom

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.

Even I received several e-mail notifications that i had won 500,000GBP from a person by the name of Donald Gray claiming to be Microsoft Awards Cordinator and a fake employee of e-courier services Fred Marcus and a Alexandra Johnson as the person that I am to send the western union to. i almost fell for this scam, but I did some research on GOOGLE and contacted Microsoft about this. Dang I was lucky. Then I receive another for 2.5 million GBP. These people whould be found and arrested for these crimes on innocent people. Imagine someone from Guam like myself winning a lottery that I never entered.

yes i got mails with the name microsoft corporation

I Got this mail First Time

Microsoft Promotion
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW 10, UK

Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a Sweepstakes marking this year anniversary, the selection was made randomly from World Wide Web site through a computer draw system extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies, attaching email addresses to ticket numbers.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/90 80648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. This draws was conducted in London, UK on the 1st July 2007.

Contact your designated agent who shall guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent and Provide him with the information below:

1.Full Name:……………………….
2.Address:……………………..
3.Marital Status:…………………
4.Occupation:……………………
5.Age:…………
6.Sex:………….
7.Nationality:……………………
8.Country Of Residence:…………………….
9.Telephone Number:…………………………
10.Fax Number:………………………………
11.Draw Number above:…………………….

Mr. Fletcher Class
Email: fletclass@hotmail.com
Microsoft Promotion

That way your Winning Cheque, Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds must be claime d not later than two weeks. After this date all funds will be returned to the MICROSOFT TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference Number (BTD/968/05 ) and Batch number(409978E ) in every correspondence with your agent.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in cheque. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned

Thank you for being part of our this Year’s commemorative Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,
Mr. Stan Willis
Micr osoft Promotion

i also replied for that messege then i got mail like this

eCourier Delivery
Cityside House
40 Adler Street
London
E1 1EE
UK

Tel: +44 704 572 1298
Fax: +44 870 068 7745

Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E

Attn: Alla Naresh,

You are to make the payment for the First Class Delivery to our company’s agent account in India with the account details below: payment must be made in cash.

To the Account in India.

Account NAME: S. Lawrence Thangzom
Account Number: 017701518013
Bank Name: I.C.I.C.I Bank
AMOUNT: £580.00 pounds (Rupees equivalent 48,348 INR)

Immediately the payment is made you are to furnish our office with scanned copy of the transfer slip (payment receipt) upon confirmation of payment you will be informed on when you will be receiving your package. You will be notified immediately with the details of your delivery which would include your deliveries Tracking Number, time and date of arrival and other important informations regarding your delivery.

The payment should be made into any ICICI Bank branch close to you.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Regards,

Mr. Kelvin Smith
Overnight & International Delivery Officer
© 2007 eCouriers Ltd

i asked them S. Lawrence Thangzom phone number to talk to him then they sent me a mail like this

eCourier Delivery
Cityside House
40 Adler Street
London
E1 1EE
UK

Tel: +44 704 572 1298
Fax: +44 870 068 7745

Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E

Attn: Alla Naresh,

In response to your enquiries i use this medium to inform you that we do not have an affiliate courier service in India otherwise we would not have asked for delivery charges in the first instance, delivery is been made directly from the U.K. to India hence the need for the charges to be fully verified before dispatch of winning parcel can be effected, presently all modalities to ensure that this delivery is made has been arranged, all that is needed is your payment for the delivery, we are to render prompt and expeditious service to you as we have an obligation to fulfil.

As regards account information, our preferred mode of payment is via Western Union Money Transfer which we are informed the facilities for sending money out of your country is not available, and we would not be making it easy if we insist on this mode of payment hence the need for an alternative mode which we deemed easier for you and also your payment can be easily verified. Regarding your mail, Mr. S. Lawrence Thangzom is presently in London and he will be the one who is to deliver your package to you. As soon as the payment is made into to the account provided to you, we be notify by the bank.

Make the payment as instructed and have your package couriered to you without any form of complication or delay.

Email us the payment slip as soon as payment is made

Regards,

Mr. Kelvin Smith
Overnight & International Delivery Officer
© 2007 eCouriers Ltd

So my dear Friends don’t believe this kind of rumours and if u have any more doubts use GOOGLE with search key word like

microsof/aol the microsoft employee has given explanation

ThankQ my friends

I received an e-mail just like that also. And the courier service is also a fake e-courier. I contacted the REAL E-COURIER and I had ask if they had an employee by the name of “FRED MARCUS OR ALEXANDRA JOHNSON” and I was told no by the represenative on the live chat. The person thought that sent the letter was a “DONALD GRAY” and the HEAD CUSTOMER SERVICE CARE WAS A “KATHY BRIGGS”.These guys are a bunch of loosers. They claim to be working for Microsoft Promotions yet they have a Yahoo account.

I also keep on receiving letters via e-mails regarding a promotions award stating I ahd won again 500,000GBP. Everytime I get a letter it always has the same ticket and batch numbers. I mean how stupid do these people think we are? And get this it’s the same person a Mr. Donald Gray and a Mrs. Kathy Briggs. Like I’ve said and i’ll say it again “

Whoever received a promotions notification DO NOT attempt to fall for this scam. If you noticed to each time that these loosers send an e-mail all of the winning numbers are ALL THE SAME! They are only trying to steal your money and identity.

Now they became even smarter. They don’t ask for the money themselfs, but you going to have to pay for the shipping. Cheapest $609. If you want them to transfer that money on your bank account, (open a new one for a $1, don’t give them a regular one), they are asking for 4000 GBR. About $8000… They become smarter and smarter…

And I tought I’m already a millioner…

We also received similar mail. We tried to scrutinise them…… their reply was really poor………. see the language….. it’s poor…….. they are stupids!!!!!! Stupids trying to find other fools!!!!!! Ha ha ha

1st mail
****************************************************************************************

Microsoft Cash Promotion Award
20 Craven Park Harlesden
London NW10,
United Kingdom.
Ref: (MIC/WS68768P/68)
Batch:(0094/AM6880)

Dear Consolation Price Winner,

CONSOLATION PRICE WINNING NOTICE
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of (500,000.00) Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterlings for the month of September 2007 Cash promotion Award which is organized by Microsoft Windows INC

Microsoft Windows,collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo,Aol and Hotmail and others and we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact this office for futher instruction on how to claim your prize with this information

WINNING INFO:
Amount Won 500,000.00 Great Britain Pounds Sterlings.
Batch Number:0094/AM6880
Winning Number: MCPA09788
Reference Number: MIC/WS68768P/68

CONTACT INFO:
Name:Mr Noel Pascal
Email: infomicrosoft_fundiciarydesk@yahoo.co.uk
Winners Care Line: +44-704-574-0762

Note:The Verification and Claims form should be filled and sent to the cash promo award manager who will immediately commerce process to facilitate the transfer of your fund to you.For security reason you are advice to keep your winning information confidential till your won price is processed and transferred to you.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.Please be warned.

WINNER’S VERIFICATION FORM AND CLAIM’S INFORMATION
WINNER’S PERSONAL DATA
First Name.: *
Middle Name.:
Last Name.: *

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: Month January Febuary March April MayJune JulyAugust September October November December Day: Day1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Year:

Marital Status.: Single Married Divorced
Nationality.: *
Religion.:
Occupation.:

Address 1.: *
Address 2.:
City.: *
State/Province.: *
Zip Code.: *

Mobile phone No.: *
House Phone No.: *
Fax No.:
Email Address.: * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: *
Number.: *
Refrence Number.: *
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:A scanned copy of a valid identification card for claims of your won prize

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: No:

Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
Microsoft Cash Promotion Prize must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification,that is after the Draw date in which Prize was won.Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Once again congratulations from the management of the Microsoft Cash Promotion on your consolation price winning,we hope that you will use the winning for good cause.

Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,

MR. Silviu Hotaran
(General Manager Europe)
POWERED BY MICROSOFT WINDOWS

CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The document accompanying this transmission may contain confidential health information that is legally privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity mail address above. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any other party unless required to do so by law or regulation and is required to destroy the information after its stated need has been fulfilled.

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we asked for more information

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Please let me know the validity of the mail below. Also let me know how and why I shall trust you and transfer my details to you??

I tried to call your “winners care line”…….. however there was no response.

Please let me know, in case you are genuine, how you will be transferring money to me?? What details you will be using and what transfer mode is used???

In case I have to confirm your auntheticity…. please let me know the third party/ government/ police contact information.

Also explain why you are using hotmail & yahoo mail IDs?

Expecting your prompt answer.
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Their reply
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Dear Winner:
You are required to fill in the form of the microsoft winnings that is given to you like your name, address, and where are you from is need, because if you did not fill the form we cannot be able to proceed further in delivering your winnings to you.
Best Regard:
Mr. Noel Pascal.
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We asked questions again……………

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Dear Noel Pascal

It’s great to know that I am a “winner”. However I need to have further details like
1) How you will be sending the winning amount? Electronic transfer?? Or by Cheque??? And you are not asking for relevant details.
2) Is it a cash prize or some equivalent item??
3) What about taxes applicable??
4) Shall I take all this as a fun??
5) Please prove your authenticity.
6) Where are you located??
7) In case of dispute where we shall go in court?? In your country or my country?? Which law is applicable in case of dispute??
Please give some contact numbers like police in your jurisdiction for our confirmation.
9) Why you are using Yahoo and Hotmail mail IDs??? Why there is no consistency? And why you are not using Microsoft’s mail ID??
10) What personal ID you are asking for, in your form……. There is no guidelines for ‘personal ID types’ in your form!!
Please answer each and every question above (if you are genuine) and if possible throw more light on the matter above.

Regards
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Their reply……….. see the English…………..

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Hello,
as you have known you are a winner of the Microsoft promotion lottery that is why we are using the microsoft email you are not to detect to the company, and if you are not providing your contact information therefore you are required to fill the DISCLAIMER FORM!!!
Best Regards:
Mr. Noel Pascal
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Finally……….. we discovered this discussion thread from Google……….. and we are stopping here…………

I am planning to send back this link to the mailers!!!!!!

Beware of frauders!!!

Regards,
Abhijit-Shilpa

Hi, i recieved the mail, then recieved the information i needed to send them, i rang them (BIG MISTAKE) searched and found this page.

I would just like to know if anyone knows how much this call costs per minute.

Thanks

Andy

We too recieved a e-mail saying that we had won 1, 35000 brittsh pounds,
I suppose it is stupid to think you might get a “real” cash prize from a company like Microsoft that uses Yahoo to mail it, I’m much wiser now! Don’t fall for it!!!

I also received this spam mail with all the necessary info saying I had this miraculous win . Their spelling is not amazing. Take Note

I also received this “promotion winner” email today and the senders have got to be kidding! Major tip off of a spam: Microsoft is based in Washington State not London. I scanned some of the previous entries regarding this email and was surprised how many people were not 100% sure this was a phishing email.

hello sir

i have recived a mail from you ( microsoft corporation) in that one i have win prize, is it right or not…..what you require the data i will all ready send via mail & also what will be the next procedure…

thanking you sir/ madem

yours obidient
SIDDU

Hello please help me….I just recieved an e-mail from THE MICROSOFT PROMOTIONS INTERNATIONAL. saying i won $800,000.00 it looks good .. even the e-mail address for the promotion manager has microsoftagent@mprizeaward.com Please tell me this is real…

Thank You, Vickey

Yeah this is definitely crap! Please do not send these people your information! Please do not be an idiot! And I say that in the nicest way possible lol. I think from now on when you guys get these messages you should just delete them without even opening them. Because if you’ve really won something from a legitimate company like Microsoft they’re going to call your house and they won’t have to ask for your phone number because they’re Microsoft and they can get the information. So just keep in mind, any legitimate company will not send you an e-mail to inform you of a LARGE amount of money you’ve won. I got one of these too a while back and I don’t even open them anymore because it’s a lie and a scam and it’s always gonna be a lie and a scam. Anyway, just don’t do anything stupid like giving them ANY of your personal information. Later!

I got one those emails too,and I just want to know if its true or not.
thank you

i too received an e-mail from microsoft award claiming that i have won 12500000 great britain pounds on dec 05 2007 .they were telling me to give them my bank details but i havent done so because i dont know of such kind of promotion.
did microsoft conducted such a promotion?please help.they say the draw was done on 27th November.
Are you aware of such draw.
answer me please

I received an email too… i filled the form, and they send me my certificate and a lot of things.. actually, they didn’t aske me money or much information… i gave them a fake information, and know, they said that they have trouble to send my price o_O It is real? I really want to know how it works… My agent was a British agent named Paul Morgan, and i actually talk to him… I don’t wanna send my bakn information, but i repeat… they didn’t ask me for money or passwords, not even my credit cards details… just a bank account to send the money and the swift code (in some banks there’s a code for international amounts transfers) but nothing else… I really apreciate some help… I’m kind of believeing that o_O

I also received an email but the guy stated in the email exists on the bank’s website, and the return email is actually form the bank, not yahoo. please let me know if it may be true in this case?

I just now got this email, and wow, did I want to puke! I like the rest of the people who get these get angry. What can a person do? I hope and pray that some people do not get so caught up in this that they believe the bull that is in the letter and actually send in any information. I know they aren’t asking for money right now, but what happens if you answer them? I wager that they will ask for some kind of “fee” for processing the transaction. My skin just crawles when I see what some will do to make money.

I have also received this mails i have send my personal information plz help me what should I do now

I HAVE JUST RECIEVED THIS MAIL AWARDING ME A FORTUNE BY THE YEAR 2008 AND I SENT THEM A REPLY ASKING ABOUT ANY DATA ABOUT THIS AWARD AND THE ONLY ANSWER IS THE SAME MAIL REPEATEDLY SENT FOR ME ;ANY HOW I ADVISE EVERY BODY TO AVOID BELEIVING SUCH STUPID MAILS AND EASY COMES EASY GOES

I got one too. But

…hehe.. i just pasted this whole web page and sent it as a reply.

And my emial address is yahoo.com, so why did I receive the win information form address of hotmail.com? What’s that mean? o.o

i too received an e-mail from microsoft inc promo claiming that i have won 525,000GBP great Pounds sterling on 11th jan 2008.they were telling me to make the payment in cash via our subsidiary agency bank account in your locality but i havent done so because i dont know of such .Did microsoft conducted such a promotion?please help.they say you are to immediately make the cash deposit into the above account as soon as possible and you would also be required to send us a copy of the cash payment deposit receipt.
What i have to do? answer me please.

move over Ihave won so many of these aaah lotterys that I am now a BILLIONAIRE in more countries than I can remember and still win at least 3 aday sooooo if its money you need then save your self the hassel of contacting them just email me your info and tell me how much you need what 30 70 100 mill come on dont be shy beeelive me I got it HA HA HEE HEE LOL

ITS VERY simple THEY will be broke if everyone WIN COMON ppl use ur brains!

If it sounds too good to be true… you know the rest.

dont be fool

big deal outfit cant talk english or spell bye bye

tis mail is true or false. please tell me

Attention,

My name is Agent Gary Wealth, I work under NOKIA MOBILE COMPANY. I am the claims and delivery agent who has been assigned by my company to deliver the winning prize to our lucky winners here in India. I received your parcel ( winning prize and documents) from my company to deliver it to you. That is why I am contacting you now.

SENDERS NAME:
Nokia Mobile Company.
Nokia Americas,
6000 Connection Drive
Irving, Texas 75039,Usa.

Our organization have already paid for the shipment of your parcel from the U.S.A to India. Your parcel arrived india airport succesfully. All the required information of the parcel has be given to me by the india governmnet custom office. And your parcel is in a save and secured organisation department.

According to the India custom, all the government charges have to be paid before your parcel can be released to me for delivery. Such as the Custom clearance charges and the India Government tax. This charges must be paid before your parcel can be released to me to deliver to the rightful beneficiary.

All you have to do now is to make arrangement to pay the India Government tax and the customs clearance charges. As soon as this is done and your parcel is cleared from the customs, i will be coming to deliver it to you in your given residence that was tagged on the parcel.

INDIA GOVERNMENT TAX FEES
22,000 RUPEES.

INDIA GOVERNMENT CUSTOMS CLEARANCE FEES
20,000 RUPEES.

TOTAL: 42,000 RUPEES.

NOTE: Immediately these charges are paid and your parcel is released to me by the custom, i will deliver it to you in your address without any delay.
I do hope to hearing from you immediately in this regard so that we can proceed on the clearance of the parcel as soon as possible. I will guide you on how to make the payment.
Your positive reply will be high welcome.
Thank you and have stay blessed.

Best Regards,
Agent Gary Wealth
Tel: 09967244819
NOTE: Feel free to give me a call on my personal mobile number given above

Enviado desde Correo Yahoo!
La bandeja de entrada más inteligente.

arun – this is a scam. forget about this. do not reply.

:bulb: Wake up everyone. How can so many people have received the same email? How much money are their giving away?

I have also received 2 in the last few weeks. Microsoft have already stated it is fake, take their word for that.

What they are promising is what they are hoping to get by fooling so many people into given away their identity and money in hope to receive what we all dream of, A large sum of money.

It looks like they are succeeding since these emails have been going on for over 1 year!

If you give your private information and bank details you will lose your identity and they will use it to creat false passports etc BEWARE!!!!! Your identity is worth more than the money they are falsely promising.

Do not proceed!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have received one too

Dear Benefactor Of 2008 Grant Award,

You have being chosen as a grant recipient of
$2.5million dollars, for your Business startup/expansion ,
Research & Educational Purpose,by
The Microsoft Corporation Annual Grant Award
Request Info & Get the Free Money Advantage!

Mr Marek Roter
Microsoft Corporation
Email: benefactorspublished@microsoftgrantaward.name

Sincerely,
Geraldine Brady.
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CONFIDENTIAL: This email and any files transmitted with it are
confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or
entity to whom they are addressed.If you have received this e-mail in
error, please notify us by return e-mail and delete the document. If you
are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any
disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the
contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
Microsoft Promotion Award Team is not liable for the proper and complete
transmission of the information contained in this communication or for any
delay in its receipt. © 2008 Microsoft

i have received one too from :info_alert01@mchsi.com

You have Won £750,000.00 in the
annual Microsoft online promo.
For claims process contact:
Mr Keith Murray
Email: claimsdept_km08@live.co.uk
Tel+44 785 377 8502
You are to send us the following
details;
1,Name: 2,country: 3,occupation:
4,age: 5,sex: 6,postal address.
7,Tel/fax number

Award Notification Team.

what I have to do with this E-mail

We can have these Guys ? How ?
I had the same here in BELGIUM , all these Misters and Misses Names, but we can have them all

How?

L ets say togheter , MICROSOFT Europe or Belgium or Uk does really a GAMBLING LOTTO for Now all the victims from the BANKS,
Yust to find these People

Every mail we had, it is an adress and when this
See this is REAL MICROSOFT there OWN Mistakes
and WON, wow we have them !

Simple but It takes TIME OFCOURSE

But it is Microsoft who can win only for using the names
and The people set up
Dammages to pay to everyone

Only that microsoft and WE ALL TO SOMETHING

You can mail me miekdesmet@hotmail.com and

i send the fax to MICROSOFT AND DO THIS
OFFER

OK ?

AnneMieke

I think i got the real one lol nahh but why it’s the email soo freaking let u think it’s real >.< and what’s weird they are giving out awards on the original microsoft site it says its real xD

I received the mail and it went straight to my Junk Mail, haha! And I’m a Hotmail user. If it really was from Microsoft, why would Hotmail dump it in my Junk Mail?

We are not really that dump idiots to follow stupid instructions, just use our common sense…..

Hello all,
I got one of these e-mails today!! From this site i can see these kind of scams are not new, particulary the ones titled ” Microsoft promotion …” it goes back to 2007 and still going unfortunatly.
Thank you all for posting and for this site.

Abdullah from Kuwait

this mail looks so real..lol…i wish it was real..nywayyyyy..:p

MSN
Microsoft Promotion
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW 10, UK

Ref: UKP/3756/08
Batch: 2243511PW

Dear Winner,

The prestigious Microsoft has successfully organised this End of Year Anniversary, we rolled out over 10, 000.000.00 (Ten million Great Britain Pounds) for this End of Year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected. Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 56453542561 with serial numbers BTD/24354654/08 and drew the lucky numbers 22-16-65-22-70-31(09) which subsequently won you 1,000,000.00 GBP (One Million, Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. The draws was held in United Kingdom on the 1st December, 2008.

To file for your claim contact the claims agent;

Mr. Vyncent Smith
Fiduciary Agent
Microsoft Promotion
Email: p_feels@msn.com

You are advised to contact your claims agent with the following details to process your winning release:

1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Occupation:
4.Age:
5.Sex:
6.Nationality:
7.Country Of Residence:
8.Telephone Number:

Thank you for being part of this promotional award program, we wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.

Sincerely,

Mr. Parker Willis
Microsoft Promotion
MSN
© 2008 Microsoft MSN Corporation. All rights reserved

Ref: UKP/3756/08
Batch: 2243511PW

Attn: Pradeep ,

You are welcome to eCourier Ltd an affiliate of the Microsoft Promotion. We are pleased to be at your service. eCourier delivery is Regulated and Stipulated by the Financial Service Authority (FSA), the financial institutions that Govern all Financial activities in the United Kingdom.

Your particulars have been received in this office. This means that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Department of the Microsoft Promotion Office UK. Your winning cheque, original copy of your winning certificate, together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through Microsoft promotion will be sent to you as soon as you choose from any of the option stipulated below.

To begin the final step of the claims process, which is the shipment of your winning cheque to you. With regards to this, there are three options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the three.

The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below: You are required to pay the necessary courier charges to enable us send you your cheque and other claim documents.

Shipping your winning cross cheque to you via any of this channel listed below:

First Class Delivery
Mailing: £ 220.00
Insurance: £ 190.00
Vat: £ 170.00
TOTAL: £ 580.00 pounds

Premium Delivery
Mailing: £ 180.55
Insurance: £ 190.00
Vat: £ 170.55
TOTAL: £ 541.10 pounds

Economic Delivery
Mailing: £ 175.99
Insurance: £ 190.00
Vat: £ 160.00
TOTAL: £ 525.99 pounds

You will be required to present your most recent identification preferably a copy of your international passport or drivers licence or any other Government Identification to our staffs at the point of delivery.

This company decline reverse payment for these charges, stating that it is against our professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the cheque to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the cheque since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing. With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out. Hence, payment on COD (Cash on delivery) is not allowed..

This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly.This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

Send your response to indicate your option, because you only have 10 working days to claim this cheque and after this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be returned to source in order to be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the promotion.

Congratulations.

Regards,

Mr. Tony Ormsby
Head of Operations
eCourier Delivery
Cityside House
40 Adler Street
London E1 1EE

Tel: +44 704 572 1298
Fax: +44 870 068 7745

hey they sent it to me twice already =\

Hello!! From Microsoft Award Team 2008!!! Congratulations!!!
We are Happy to inform you that your E-mail Account has won
you $1,000,000.00 (One Million Dollars) from the prestigious
Microsoft MSW MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO program held in UK.
Your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet
representative in West Africa as indicated in your play coupon,
In view of this, your $1,000,000.00 (One Million Dollars) cheque
would be released to you by our Fiduciary Agent in West Africa.
Please contact the claims director below for further details:
NAME: MR David Moore
Head, Winning Claims Dept.
Email: agentdavid2007@aim.com
You are to quote Your personal datas as specified below:
1.FULL NAMES:_2.ADDRESS:_3.SEX:4.AGE:5.MARITAL STATUS:6.OCCUPATION:
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:9.COUNTRY
For Prompt Response, Please Contact this e-mail only:
agentdavid2007@aim.com
Sincerely,
MRS. SUSAN LARS
Microsoft Promotion Team

hello
my name is SAMAR
From EGYPT

I felt happiness to recive an e-mail from microsoft
microsoft2008award8@earthlink.net

about winning microsoft award

I want to get more informations about reciving the award

thanks

i think they dont know how to play boxing so they are playing with the name of microsoft damm loose

hye, im marshaLL from Sabah Malaysia.
i just recieved that mail too. but its ok..
dont scream or get your brain stuck in somewhere to think that you’ll get rich that easy. even a ‘PORN STAR’ is also working thier p***y so hard to get rich and employed. They dont want to do it so. THINK ‘BOUT THAT BUDDY !! Keep playin’ back with those scammerrrrrs. it’s quiet fun.

HELLO,

I RECIVE A MAIL, BELOW

“NEW YEAR WINNER”

Add sender to Contacts

To:

undisclosed-recipients

Dear Guaranteed Winner,

On behalf of the Microsoft Promo Award online Sweepstakes
International (UK),this message is to quickly inform you of
our New Year E-mail Draw that was held today in the online
Sweepstakes International. I’m delighted to notify you that
your e-mail has won £500,000:00 GBP. These are your
identification numbers:
Batch number.401978G
Reff number.BTD/976/06
Ticket Number564 75600545-188.

To file for your claim, please contact our
Fudiciary Agent with the information below:

1) MR./MS. :
2) Family Name (Last Name/Surname):
3) Given Name (First Name/Additional Names):
4) Country of Birth:
5) Country of Citizenship:
7) City/State:
Telephone Number:
———————————
MR.Larry Nelson
Fudiciary Agent
Email: account.deck_msn1@live.com
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Regards,
(Mrs.) James Moore
International Coordinator,
Microsoft Promo Award online Sweepstakes,
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,
United Kingdom.

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

I also received this but I can’t beleive it. I have made research and I don’t know if such a thing exist. Below is the message I received:
MICROSOFT ONLINE NEW YEAR PROMOTION AWARD.

Your email address just emerged you winner of £450,000.00 GBP in the Microsoft Word International new year Promotion draws.

Contact Sir. Reider Flueger via the contact details stated below with your full name, address, sex, occupation & present country for claims.

Sir. Reider Flueger
contact e-mail: verificationcentr1@live.com
Tel: +(44) 703 595 1831

Today I received one winning notice, info@microsoft.com? What is htis mean? Is it true ? I have a question any body doing free online lottery like this or not ? If yes, can I get a list>

Thanks,