Have you received an email from "Miss.Rose DE-Lauren" at "MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM MICROSOFT (and AOL)" telling you that "your
email address won in the second category" or something similar, and to
contact "Dr.BRIGHT TAHIRA" 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 AWARD TEAM MICROSOFT (and AOL)".
From: <micro2con@aol.de>
Date: Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 2:10 AM
Subject: FROM MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM MICROSOFT
To: micro2con@aol.de
FROM MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM MICROSOFT
Address 20 Park,Harlesden London NW15 United Kingdom
Ticket number ====== Micro/Aol/ 79-55-279-18 Serial number ====== Micro/Aol/
96-14-06-08
Ref number ====== Micro/Aol/ 78-74-40-08
Batch number ====== Micro/Aol/ 56-87-54-98 Lucky
number ====== 885-32-48-40(111)
Winning code number: (19000)
Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We write to inform you that Microsoft and aol has set
out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the year 2008 anniversary
we rolled out over GBP £8,000 000 00 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.
The selection was made through a computer draw system
attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this,
you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet
companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most
widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached
to Ticket number======Micro/Aol/ 79-55-279-18 with Serial number ======Micro/Aol/
96-14-06-08 and drew the Lucky number ======885-32-48-40(111) which
subsequently won you £ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great British Pounds) as one of
the 4 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning
sum of £2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great British Pounds) The draws registered
as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 25th
of March 2008.These Draws are commemorative and as such special.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of £2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great Britain Pounds) in cash, which is the
winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money
of (£GBP)£8,000,000:00 (Eight million Great Britain Pounds)shared among the Four
Winners in the Second category.
CONGRATULATIONS !
Your winnings should be claimed from our paying COURIER
FIRM: FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICES .As we have notified them. Due to the mix-up
that may arise from emails of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to you. 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 end of year(2008)high stakes(£GBP)£8,000,000:00 (Eight million Great
Britain Pounds). To begin your claim, please contact immediately, our paying
agent who also will be you claims agent:
Call Dr.BRIGHT TAHIRA.
MANAGER FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICE
OFFICE ADDRESS:20 Park,Harlesden London NW15 United
Kingdom
Email:
deliverymicroaward@gmail.com
Tele:+44 703 1840 039
Tele:+44 703 1837 471
Contact Person:Call Dr.BRIGHT TAHIRA.
For due processing and remittance of your prize money,
remember you must contact your claim manager not later than two weeks. Otherwise
all funds will be returned as unclaimed. And, should there be any change in your
email address,do inform your claims manager as soon as possible.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your ref:number and batch number in
every of your correspondences with your claims agent.
Also to begin your Claims send to your claims agent the
following information by email:
Occupation:....................
Full names:....................
Marital Status:................
Sex:...........................
Age:...........................
Tel:...........................
Fax:...........................
Your Address:..................
Country Of Residence:..........
Once again we say congratulation and thanks for being
part of our Promotions program.
Yours sincerely,
Miss.Rose DE-Lauren.
Microsoft Online Promotions.
Online Co-coordinator for Microsoft Award Team
N.B.This is a computer-generated message. Please do not
reply to this mail since we will be unable to answer. Contact your Claims
Manager by Email, or Phone immediately. Anybody below the age of 18 is
automatically disqualified
