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Sample Sweepstakes Scam Email: Microsoft Award Team Sweepstakes and AOL

Sample Lottery Scam Email:
Microsoft Award Team Sweepstakes
"
Microsoft and AOL" from Dr. Rose A. Allen, Mr George Simmons or other names

"The prestigious Microsoft and AOL..." this email begins. This scam email is one of the funnier ones due to it's pathetically bad writing. Even if you get past the fact that AOL and Microsoft are absolute competitors, neither company is going to simply give away money in a sweepstakes.  they're in business to MAKE money, not hand it out randomly.

Notice the gibberish writing and other clues to an obvious fraud that we have highlighted in the letter; keep confidential, selected by a random computer lottery of email addresses, use of free email accounts, etc. The expropriated photo of a "Vicki Abraham" presented as "Dr. Rose A. Allen", is another nice, if pathetic sign of the scammers.

It is a typical scam sweepstakes winning notification. 

Click here to see the emails that the scammers send back, if you reply to the first email.

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Sample Microsoft Award Team scam email

 

Microsoft

MSN  

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/969/07

Batch: 59978ED

                                                                                                   
 
Dear Winner,


                                 WINNING NOTIFICATION


The prestigious Microsoft and aol  has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the new  year 2008 anniversary we rolled out over ?£10,000.000.00 (Ten million 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.

 Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 0087955827499 with serial numbers BTD/0080648302/07 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-30-39-40-47(31) which subsequently won you £1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds)  as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. 

To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Mr George Simmons
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: microsoftclaims_agent007@yahoo.co.uk

Phone:+44-704-570-2866

Fax:   +44-870-974- 5174
                     
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:

Your Full Names

Country

Occupation

Age

Ticket Numbers

Batch Number

as indicated in this winning Notification and Phone numbers.

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the  interative Lotteries  Board Commission ;

   Abraham,
Vicki                                     

Sincerely,
Dr. Rose A. Allen        
Microsoft Promotion Team


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