Microsoft Award Lottery

[Ei Chaw San]

Dear Sir or Madam,
I received the following mail.

From: Microsoft Award Lottery <angeliquemitchell@eircom.net>
Date: Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 5:28 AM
Subject: AWARD WINNER (Ref:MSN-...........) YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE WON (£500,000)
To:

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS (£500,000) for the month of Feburary 2008 Lottery promotion
which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO & MICROSOFT
WINDOWS........................etc.

It's also include Batch Number,Winning Number and Reference Number....
Please consider me that it is really sent by Microsoft or not.

 

[Paul Adare]

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 22:11:00 -0800, Ei Chaw San wrote:

> It's also include Batch Number,Winning Number and Reference Number....
> Please consider me that it is really sent by Microsoft or not.

It was not sent by Microsoft and it is fake. Just delete it.

--
Paul Adare
MVP - Virtual Machines
http://www.identit.ca
Profanity is the one language all programmers know best.

 

[AGHA]

Microsoft Award Department to office

show details May 2 (4 days ago)


Reply


Dear Winner,
We wish to notify you that this email address was randomly selected
and entered into our free Third Category draws held on 30th of
April,2008.

You have subsequently emerged a winner and therefore entitled to a
substantial amount of 100,000.00 Pounds.

YOUR WINNING DETAILS
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/_____
BATCH NUMBER:=====
TICKET NUMBER:========
For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by
forwarding this message to our claims department.

Mr.Larry Fitzgerald.
Email:londonclaimcentre@live.com

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
1.FULL NAMES:_____________
2.ADDRESS:_______________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:__________
6.OCCUPATION:_____________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:___________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_______
9.AMOUNT WON:______________
10. COUNTRY________________

Thank you.

Yours Sincerely,
Award Notification Team.
Microsoft Corporation,United Kingdom


IS IT TRUE OR FAKE PLZ TELL ME AGHAMOEEZ@GMAIL.com

 

[Malke]

AGHA wrote:

> Microsoft Award Department to office

(snip fake email)

> IS IT TRUE OR FAKE PLZ TELL ME AGHAMOEEZ@GMAIL.com

It is fake. Here are some sites that will help you in determining the
validity of these sorts of messages.

Scam & Hoax-Fighting Sites:

http://www.antiphishing.org/
http://www.castlecops.com/f122-Phishing_Fraud_and_Dastardly_Deeds.html
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
http://fraud.org/welcome.htm
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Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

 

[I wnat toknow if the lottery deal is tru]

"Ei Chaw San" wrote:

> Dear Sir or Madam,
> I received the following mail.
>
> From: Microsoft Award Lottery <angeliquemitchell@eircom.net>
> Date: Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 5:28 AM
> Subject: AWARD WINNER (Ref:MSN-...........) YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE WON (£500,000)
> To:
>
> This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED
> THOUSAND POUNDS (£500,000) for the month of Feburary 2008 Lottery promotion
> which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO & MICROSOFT
> WINDOWS........................etc.
>
> It's also include Batch Number,Winning Number and Reference Number....
> Please consider me that it is really sent by Microsoft or not.
>

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

What do you think?

"I wnat toknow if the lottery deal is tru" <I wnat toknow if the lottery
deal is tru@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsD4C65AE-5882-46A8-B6D7-1F78E269DFED@microsoft.com...
:
:
: "Ei Chaw San" wrote:
:
: > Dear Sir or Madam,
: > I received the following mail.
: >
: > From: Microsoft Award Lottery <angeliquemitchell@eircom.net>
: > Date: Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 5:28 AM
: > Subject: AWARD WINNER (Ref:MSN-...........) YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE WON
(£500,000)
: > To:
: >
: > This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED
: > THOUSAND POUNDS (£500,000) for the month of Feburary 2008 Lottery
promotion
: > which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO & MICROSOFT
: > WINDOWS........................etc.
: >
: > It's also include Batch Number,Winning Number and Reference Number....
: > Please consider me that it is really sent by Microsoft or not.
: >