Here is an email from the Microsoft International Sweepstakes Program claiming I won 450,000 British pounds ($676,000 US Dollars), it’s a scam and I’ve listed the contents below to make you aware.
Note that at the bottom of the email, they state:
This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your notification letter that was sent to you
This is to trick you into believing this they are legitimate.
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION’S LONDON
145-157, ST JOHN STREET,
LONDON, EC1V 4PY 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 JUNE 2010,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 450.000.00 (Four 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. 8 450.000.00 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 Name.
(5) Occupation / Age.
(6) How Do You Feel as A Winner?
(7) Ever Won an Online Lottery?
(8) Your Preferred Method of Receiving Your Price (From Below)
(1) Courier Delivery of Winning Prize.
(2) Bank to Bank Wired Transfer
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
Dr. Davis Dones.
MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK).
Email: enquiry@claim-requirement.com
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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 we say CONGRATULATIONS!
Sincerely
MRS. AMBER WAYNE.
M.S.PRO.ZONAL COORDINATOR
NOTE: Do not tell people about your Price Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.
You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations or Microsoft Corporation. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your notification letter that was sent to you, Kindly forward a copy to us and delete it from your mail box and give no further correspondence to such person or body.
Microsoft shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned.
got a e-mail dec.23 2011 from maward,microsoft@airtech fl.com. it said dear winner oct.2011 your email was picked 2nd categorey in the uk.1,000,000 in united states dollars contactour foreign transfer manger with ref# and batch # mr.allan bedwell. is this a scam to? i
Recently I was chosen as winner of USD720000 draw. After going through the claim process with the agent Larry Moore in South Africa, instead of become richer by the amount, I not only get my blood pressure but USD15000 poorer. I am not rich so I cannot fly to South Africa and collect the money in person. The agent was not transparent. Whenever I ask whether there are other amount I have to pay other than the processing, he repeatedly say know. but new charges are coming . Finally I was slept with tax USD14000 which I cannot raise within 2 days and there gone the amount that I have invested and shattered my dream.
I dont thing this is the intention of the organizer. There are many people out there who suffer like me.
Hi,
I recently received few emails stating i had won on the following. thank you
Microsoft Sweepstakes Promotion,
100 Victoria St, London SW1E 5JL
United Kingdom
Customer Service.
Your Batch No: 074/05/ZY369
Your Reference No: UK/9420X/05
OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of
Sweepstakes promotion organized by Microsoft Corporations, in conjunction with
the FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOFTWARE products, (F.P.S.) held this
January 2011 in London. Where in your email address emerged as one of the online
Winning emails in the 2nd category and therefore attracted a cash award of
550,000.00 Pounds (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Only) and a Toshiba
laptop. To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by
contacting our Foreign Transfer Manager with your reference and your batch
numbers for verification.
(Foreign Transfer Manager)
Mr Mark Foster.
Tel: +44 704-571-0545
Email :redeemsoft0001@hotmail.co.uk
The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by former
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.
Congratulations!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose Patrick
Co-ordination
Microsoft Sweepstakes Promotion
I have received e-mails notifications regarding winning in e-mail lottery which is randomly drawn by companies including microsoft, which require a fee to settle each claim; are you saying they are all scams? I guess they must be cause I have not received a penny, and I certainly have not paid a fee.. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Janet WiLson. (MS)
Here is another one.
from: government accredited licensed lottery promoters/ prizeaward department, microsoft corporation worldwide.
british south african 2010 fifa world cup bid online game.
united kingdom.61-70 southampton row, bloomsbury london united kingdom wc1b.
motto: fighting poverty around the world
ref: btl/311oxi/02, batch: 14/211/0374, winner no: 5, security code: za184/08
electronic mail award winning notification
award presentation center: united kingdom
dear winner,
microsoft cooperation management worldwide are pleased to inform you that you are a winner of our annual ms-word lotto lottery conducted in africa being the hosting of the fifa world cup as from on 11th june 2010 in south african this present year mega jackpot lotto winning programs held on 11th june, 2010, time 10:57 am
your personal e-mail address or company email address was attached to ms word. with ref: number: btl/311oxi/02, batch number: 14/211/0374, winner number: 5, security code: za184/08, and consequently won in the first lottery category.
you have therefore been approved for lump sums of us$m 1,900,000 00(one million nine hundred thousand united states dollars) payable in cash credited to file ref no: btl/311oxi/02 this is from total prize money of fifty million united states dollars (us$50,000,000), shared among the twenty-five (25) lucky international winners in first and second category.
all participants were selected from gmail.com worldwide websites through out our microsoft computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent (canada, asia, australia, united state, europe, middle east, africa and oceania, as part of our international “e-mail” promotions program, which is conducted annually for our prominent ms -world users all over the world, and to encourage the use of internet and computers worldwide your fund has been insured and will be ready for payment.
it will be delivered to you by one of our claim agent in charge of your zone (mr edward komo). your e-mail address should be used in all correspondence with your claims officer, please note that, you are to contact your claims officer via email and phone as we are promoting the use of e-mail.
also you have the right to call him to confirm your winnings as he will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim your prize.
as part of our security protocol you are to quote this security code: za184/08, ref: btl/311oxi/02, batch: 14/211/0374, winner no: 5, to your claiming agent. mr. edward komoagent officer contact email: edwardkomo@hotmail.com
claims agent: mr. edward komo
email: edwardkomo@hotmail.com
phone number: +27-78-699-1250
fax number: +27 866162206
note: all prize money must be claimed as soon as possible. in order to avoid mistakes, please remember to quote your reference number: btl/311oxi/02, batch number: 14/211/0374 and security code: za-184/08.
to process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the claim agent immediatly with this information:
name:
address:
nationality:
sex:
age:
social security:
phone/mobile:
fax:
occupation:
company:
reference number:
batch numnber:
winner numnber:
security code:
thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program our special thanks and gratitude to bill gates of microsoft and all his associates for alleviating poverty round the world.
sincerely,
mrs. marie smith mr. franco carraro
(co-coordinator) (promotion manager)
lottery sponsors: chief sponsors;
microsoft corporation uk, microsoft corporation africa,
microsoft corporation usa, microsoft corporation asia.
a bonus for the whole world for the 2010 soccer world