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.