Have you received an email from "Ricky Williams" at "Microsoft Corporations" telling you that "your
email address won in the second category" or something similar, and to
contact "Steve Creek" to collect your winnings? It is a
scam.
Did you know that Microsoft has a sweepstakes in which they
randomly give away money to people whose email addresses Microsoft magically
"collected"? This is news to Microsoft, too. It is a
scam.
Microsoft has never had any sweepstakes (and we're pretty sure
they never will). Bill Gates has made that pretty clear. Their motto
is most definitely NOT "Fighting Poverty Around the World".
And, while we're on
the subject, Microsoft is not, does not, and will not ever send you to DisneyWorld. They
don't "test the internet", nor sponsor email lotteries to "promote use of the
internet", "to promote the use of email", to reward users, nor "to
promote the use of computers
worldwide". Nor do they have lotteries to "promote MS Word" or "the launch
of Vista", Hotmail, or other products. No lottery selects winners "using a
database of email addresses", or "from websites worldwide", or from "our
computer ballot system".
The scammers may change the names and details, but it is still a
scam! Don't be completely gullible!
Below is the example of the fake lottery scam claiming to
be from the "Microsoft Corporations".
Microsoft Corporations:
Customer Service
Wrights Lane,
Kensington London W85SP,
England UNITED KINGDOM
FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
It is obvious that this notification will come to you as
a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over
your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail
electronic online Sweepstakes organized by Microsoft, in conjunction with the
foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.) held this march
2008,in London UK.
Where in your email address emerged as one of the online
Winning emails in the 2nd category and therefore attracted a cash award of
£350.000.00 (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Our winners are
arranged into four categories with different winning prizes accordingly in each
category. They are arranged in this format below:
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
We write to officially notify you of this award and to
advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this
message for more information concerning the verification, processing and
eventual payment of the above prize to you.
It is important to note that your award information was
released with the following particulars attached to it.
(1) Award numbers: NL 56/7766
(2) Email ticket numbers: EAASL-130877
(3) Batch numbers: MC11/834/8PDH /EU
(4) The file reference numbers: HL/5574/41/07/MICS {5}
Serial Numbers: McST/006/NL46560 For verification purpose be sure to include:
(1) Your contact address.
(2) Your Tel/Fax numbers.
(3) Your Nationality/Country.
{4} Your Full Names.
(5) Occupation./age
(6) Your Preffered Method Of Receiving Your Price(From
Below) 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.
To file for your claim, Please contact your Validating
Officer for VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this
winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working
days of winning notification are termed void and invalid. You are required to
mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence to enable
the Agent validate your winning.
CONTACT:
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FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
MR.STEVE CREEK
MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK).
E-mail:
mr.stevecreek@yahoo.co.uk
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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. RICKY WILLIAMS.
M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.
