Microsoft Award Email

[Microsoft Award Email]

I received the following email. Is it valid?
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU

OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a
Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over
Ј450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Draws.

Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide
range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. 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 Ј450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand
pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have
therefore won the entire winning sum of Ј450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and
Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)

These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097
CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
1st. 2 Ј 500,000.00 pounds each
2nd. 8 Ј 350.000.00 pounds each
3rd. 13 Ј 250,000.00 pounds each
4th. 27 Ј 170,000.00 pounds each
CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
1. Full names:
2. Residential address:
3. Phone number:
4. Fax number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age:
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:
10.Next of kin name/address:


Mode Of Price Remittance.

(1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).

(2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning
Documents safely to you.

FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
MR BARRY ASHLY
MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk

The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.
The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies.
The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to
encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS!

Sincerely,

MR.BARRY ASHLY
M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Microsoft Award Email wrote:
> I received the following email. Is it valid?
> Microsoft Award Team
> 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
> London NW10
> United Kingdom
> FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
> BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
>
> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
<snip "Bridge in Sahara" drivel>

Seriously?

--
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MS-MVP
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[VanguardLH]

"Microsoft Award Email"
<MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...
>I received the following email. Is it valid?
> Microsoft Award Team
> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

<snip - yeah, right>

There is no such thing as guaranteed e-mail delivery. If it were
real, they would provide a telephone number for you to call, and one
that was toll-free. Do you see a phone number anywhere in that scam
e-mail?

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

The check is in the mail.

"Microsoft Award Email" <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...
:I received the following email. Is it valid?
: Microsoft Award Team
: 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
: London NW10
: United Kingdom
: FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
: BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
:
: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
:
: The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a
: Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over
: ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Draws.
:
: Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide
: range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. 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 ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand
: pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have
: therefore won the entire winning sum of ?450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and
: Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)
:
: These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097
: CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
: 1st. 2 ? 500,000.00 pounds each
: 2nd. 8 ? 350.000.00 pounds each
: 3rd. 13 ? 250,000.00 pounds each
: 4th. 27 ? 170,000.00 pounds each
: CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
: 1. Full names:
: 2. Residential address:
: 3. Phone number:
: 4. Fax number:
: 5. Occupation:
: 6. Sex:
: 7. Age:
: 8. Nationality:
: 9. Present Country:
: 10.Next of kin name/address:
:
:
: Mode Of Price Remittance.
:
: (1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).
:
: (2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other
Winning
: Documents safely to you.
:
: FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
: MR BARRY ASHLY
: MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk
:
: The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
: CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.
: The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International
Companies.
: The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized
to
: encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
:
: Once again on behalf of all our staff,
:
: CONGRATULATIONS!
:
: Sincerely,
:
: MR.BARRY ASHLY
: M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.
:

 

[What's in a Name?]

Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in
<uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up with
this jewel:
> The check is in the mail.
>
> "Microsoft Award Email" <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message news59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...
>> I received the following email. Is it valid?
>> snip
and you reposted the whole mess

max

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[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

And you can kiss **.

"What's in a Name?" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
news:mn.faf97d83a0deb362.89475@nomail.afraid.org...
: Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in
: <uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up with
: this jewel:
: > The check is in the mail.
: >
: > "Microsoft Award Email" <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com>
: > wrote in message
news59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...
: >> I received the following email. Is it valid?
: >> snip
: and you reposted the whole mess
:
: max
:
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[VanguardLH]

"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote in message
news:enzZh$0kIHA.6092@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
> "What's in a Name?" wrote ...
>:
>: Tom [Pepper] Willett wrote:
>:>
>:> "Microsoft Award Email" wrote ...
>:>>
>:>> I received the following email. Is it valid?
>:>
>:> The check is in the mail.
<snip - OP's entire post that Pepper duplicated in his reply>
>:
>: and you reposted the whole mess
>
> And you can kiss **.

So "**", being just 2 letters cannot be ass, dick, or much of anything
nasty. Maybe "**" was "it". Okay, I'll choose "it" to be "dick".
Are you wearing your knee pads? Since you didn't mention for how long
you would "kiss it", I'll decide when you're done.

Yeah, and such a witty retort from a boob that can't even use the
correct [standard] quoting prefix character.

 

[What's in a Name?]

Tom [Pepper] Willett after much thought,came up with this jewel:

> And you can kiss **.

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in USENET?


> "What's in a Name?" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
> news:mn.faf97d83a0deb362.89475@nomail.afraid.org...
> : Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in
> : <uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up
> with : this jewel:
> : > The check is in the mail.
> : >
> : > "Microsoft Award Email"
> <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com> : > wrote in message
> news59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...
> : >> I received the following email. Is it valid?
> : >> snip
> : and you reposted the whole mess
> :

and then made it worse.

max
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[Newell White]

Why is the 'Security' group the only one I read which is regularly
contaminated with this childish bickering? It does not occur in General
Discussion, Networking, DNS, or AD groups.

Is there such a thing as a network psychologist who can suggest an
explanation?
--
Newell White


"What's in a Name?" wrote:

> Tom [Pepper] Willett after much thought,came up with this jewel:
>
> > And you can kiss **.
>
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing in USENET?
>
>
> > "What's in a Name?" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
> > news:mn.faf97d83a0deb362.89475@nomail.afraid.org...
> > : Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in
> > : <uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up
> > with : this jewel:
> > : > The check is in the mail.
> > : >
> > : > "Microsoft Award Email"
> > <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com> : > wrote in message
> > news59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...
> > : >> I received the following email. Is it valid?
> > : >> snip
> > : and you reposted the whole mess
> > :
>
> and then made it worse.
>
> max
> --
> Virus Removal http://max.shplink.com/removal.html
> Keep Clean http://max.shplink.com/keepingclean.html
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> Change nomail.afraid.org to gmail.com to reply by email.
> I was lost,but now I'm blind.
>

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Plague of PBUAK disease.

Newell White wrote:
> Why is the 'Security' group the only one I read which is regularly
> contaminated with this childish bickering? It does not occur in General
> Discussion, Networking, DNS, or AD groups.
>
> Is there such a thing as a network psychologist who can suggest an
> explanation?
>
>> Tom [Pepper] Willett after much thought,came up with this jewel:
>>
>>> And you can kiss **.
>>
>> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>> A: Top-posting.
>> Q: What is the most annoying thing in USENET?
>>
>>
>>> "What's in a Name?" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
>>> news:mn.faf97d83a0deb362.89475@nomail.afraid.org...
>>>> Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in
>>>> <uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up
>>> with : this jewel:
>>>>> The check is in the mail.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Microsoft Award Email"
>>> <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com> : > wrote in message
>>> news59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> I received the following email. Is it valid?
>>>>>> snip
>>>> and you reposted the whole mess
>>>>
>>
>> and then made it worse.
>>
>> max
>> --
>> Virus Removal http://max.shplink.com/removal.html
>> Keep Clean http://max.shplink.com/keepingclean.html
>> Tools http://max.shplink.com/tools.html
>> Change nomail.afraid.org to gmail.com to reply by email.
>> I was lost,but now I'm blind.

 

[What's in a Name?]

Newell White after much thought,came up with this jewel:

> Why is the 'Security' group the only one I read which is regularly
> contaminated with this childish bickering? It does not occur in
> General Discussion, Networking, DNS, or AD groups.

you need to get out more
>
> Is there such a thing as a network psychologist who can suggest an
> explanation?

yes,k-man is in A.U.K.

max
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[VanguardLH]

"Newell White" wrote in message
news:39762EC9-9E20-44C2-B892-749A2754C598@microsoft.com...
> Why is the 'Security' group the only one I read which is regularly
> contaminated with this childish bickering? It does not occur in
> General
> Discussion, Networking, DNS, or AD groups.


You think that shortlist makes you a Usenet wizard regarding
experience to worldwide netizens?

Catch-22: You can't bicker about bickering without yourself
participating in that bickering (i.e., you become part of the problem
that you are complaining about).

Hee hee hee.

 

[Microsoft doesn't say TRUE?FALSE!!!!!]

"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

> The check is in the mail.
>
> "Microsoft Award Email" <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message news59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...
> :I received the following email. Is it valid?
> : Microsoft Award Team
> : 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
> : London NW10
> : United Kingdom
> : FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
> : BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
> :
> : OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
> :
> : The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a
> : Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over
> : ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Draws.
> :
> : Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide
> : range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. 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 ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand
> : pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have
> : therefore won the entire winning sum of ?450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and
> : Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)
> :
> : These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097
> : CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
> : 1st. 2 ? 500,000.00 pounds each
> : 2nd. 8 ? 350.000.00 pounds each
> : 3rd. 13 ? 250,000.00 pounds each
> : 4th. 27 ? 170,000.00 pounds each
> : CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
> : 1. Full names:
> : 2. Residential address:
> : 3. Phone number:
> : 4. Fax number:
> : 5. Occupation:
> : 6. Sex:
> : 7. Age:
> : 8. Nationality:
> : 9. Present Country:
> : 10.Next of kin name/address:
> :
> :
> : Mode Of Price Remittance.
> :
> : (1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).
> :
> : (2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other
> Winning
> : Documents safely to you.
> :
> : FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
> : MR BARRY ASHLY
> : MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk
> :
> : The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
> : CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.
> : The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International
> Companies.
> : The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized
> to
> : encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
> :
> : Once again on behalf of all our staff,
> :
> : CONGRATULATIONS!
> :
> : Sincerely,
> :
> : MR.BARRY ASHLY
> : M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.
> :
>
>
>

 

[Microsoft doesn''t say TRUE?FALSE!!!!!]

Microsoft does not answer valid/not valid!!!!!

"Microsoft Award Email" wrote:

> I received the following email. Is it valid?
> Microsoft Award Team
> 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
> London NW10
> United Kingdom
> FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
> BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
>
> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
>
> The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a
> Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over
> Ј450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Draws.
>
> Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide
> range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. 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 Ј450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand
> pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have
> therefore won the entire winning sum of Ј450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and
> Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)
>
> These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097
> CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
> 1st. 2 Ј 500,000.00 pounds each
> 2nd. 8 Ј 350.000.00 pounds each
> 3rd. 13 Ј 250,000.00 pounds each
> 4th. 27 Ј 170,000.00 pounds each
> CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
> 1. Full names:
> 2. Residential address:
> 3. Phone number:
> 4. Fax number:
> 5. Occupation:
> 6. Sex:
> 7. Age:
> 8. Nationality:
> 9. Present Country:
> 10.Next of kin name/address:
>
>
> Mode Of Price Remittance.
>
> (1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).
>
> (2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning
> Documents safely to you.
>
> FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
> MR BARRY ASHLY
> MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk
>
> The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
> CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.
> The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies.
> The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to
> encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
>
> Once again on behalf of all our staff,
>
> CONGRATULATIONS!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> MR.BARRY ASHLY
> M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.
>

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Microsoft Award Email" wrote:
> I received the following email. Is it valid?
> Microsoft Award Team
> 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
> London NW10
> United Kingdom
> FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
> BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
>
> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
<snip obvious drivel>

Microsoft doesn''t say TRUE?FALSE!!!!! wrote:
> Microsoft does not answer valid/not valid!!!!!

Seriously?

If you are going to believe crap like that - go ahead. Give your
money/personal information over to anyone who asks... In the end - only
your own common sense can help you (that and effort like Google searches) -
so...

You could do your own research via Google (or another favorite search
engine) and see how many hoaxes are out there with the same wording,
address, topic, etc. You can also just go by the old addage "If it sounds
too good to be true, it probably is" and move on... -)

--
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MS-MVP
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