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warning microsoft email scam you have won

lillytoad
lillytoad Posts: 121 Forumite
in Praise, vent & warnings
recieved an e-mail saying that i have won £750,000 pounds from microsoft as my email address had been chosen all i have to do is fill in my details and my account will be debited with the money as fast as i could blink

please dont be fooled

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  • Enfieldian
    Enfieldian Posts: 2,893 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Did you enter the Microsoft lottery....?
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    The ticket was bought for him by a Nigerian Pastor out of the millions in the bank account.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • lillytoad
    lillytoad Posts: 121 Forumite
    do microsoft run a lottery?

    if so i will enter it next time L O L :beer:
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 19,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    lillytoad wrote: »
    my account will be debited with the money as fast as i could blink

    They even got that wrong! They should have said your account will be credited with the money.
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
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    lincroft1710 wrote: »
    They even got that wrong! They should have said your account will be credited with the money.
    No, that's probably right.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
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