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Microsoft Win ?? Anyone else had this email

I received this email today...

Seems strange

Anyone else got any thoughts ??

From: Microsoft® Award Team <[EMAIL="elizabethtownlibrary&#64;charter.net"]elizabethtownlibrary@charter.net[/EMAIL]>
Date: 2008/01/14 Mon PM 07:31:35 GMT
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 409978E
Dear Lucky winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfullyorganised
a Sweepstakes marking the End of year anniversary, we rolled out
over 100,000.000.00(One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) for the
end
of Year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly
selected and drawn from a widerange of web hosts which we enjoy their
patronage.
The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.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
08995727495 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/07 and drew the lucky
umbers 14-21-25-40-40-47(21)which subsequently won you £500,000.00
BP.The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in
rockley,London
United Kingdom.These Draws are commemorative and as Such
special.Please
be informed by this winning notification to file or our claim.
Contact Head Winning Claims Department.
Mr.McDonald Ray
Email: [EMAIL="mcdonal-dray&#64;live.com"]mcdonal-dray@live.com[/EMAIL]
Tel:+447045757428
PLEASE FILL IN THE APPRIOPRATE ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS
(1) BENEFICIARY FIRST NAME:_______________
(2) BENEFICIARY LAST NAME:________________
(3) NATIONALITY:__________________________
(4) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:__________________
(5) DATE OF BIRTH:_______________________
(6) SEX:__________________________________
(7) TEL. NUMBER:__________________________
(8) FAX NUMBER:___________________________
(9) EMAIL ADDRESS:________________________
(10) AMOUNT WON:__________________________
(11) OCCUPATION:__________________________
(12) MARITAL STATUS:______________________
DECLARATION:
I_____________________HEREBY
DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. THAT MY CLAIMS AGENT SHALL ACT AS
A FACILITATOR IN THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.
DATE__________________________________
(YOUR FULL NAMES)_____________________
Congratulations from the entire member of the Microsoft Promotion Award
team.
Sincerely,
Dr. Marylyn Lloyd
Head Customer care Service
Microsoft Promotion Team
2007 Comping Challenge

Need £215.88.. Achieved May 2007

Won so far - 2 tickets Sugababes @ Wembley £50 plus Divine chocolates £15? (Thanks Fluffynit) 2 tickets Calvin Harris gig, photo shoot and free 8x 6 print, Monkey T Shirt, £10 Love 2 Shop Voucher Puzzler, Exclusive Tickets to BAFTA Awards plus dvd recorder. Laurence Llowelyn Bowen A Pinch of Posh Book, Electronic Deal or no Deal Game, Hoodie, Clinique Summer Essentials Pack, 4 Paperback Books. £25 real people, Grand old Duke of York Dvd, Bourne Box Set, Monogomy Game, Sophie Ellis Bexter CD.


Bank Charges reclaimed £995, HSBC Offered £806, I accepted.

Comments

  • comping_cat
    comping_cat Posts: 24,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Sorry, think that looks like a scam, ive had those in my junk mail before, and i delete and block them!!!
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Ex forum ambassador

    Long term forum member
  • KittyPryde
    KittyPryde Posts: 2,623 Forumite
    Yes i get tons of these things. Just delete them or block them if u can.
  • brook_son
    brook_son Posts: 5,538 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    think someone else had one recently - sorry

    :dance:Carry on Comping :dance:
  • elver_man
    elver_man Posts: 20,787 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Have these in my junk e mail box before - sorry
    Thoughts:

    The surest sign that there is intelligent life in the universe is that they haven't contacted us yet:D
    Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?
    Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others;) - Martin Luther King jr
  • furndire
    furndire Posts: 7,308 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I got one as well, shove it in the Phishing email if you are using hotmail.
  • NOSONDDU
    NOSONDDU Posts: 13,714 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I've been a millionaire so many times it's getting boring!!
    "Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm Welsh" Cerys Matthews
  • redneck
    redneck Posts: 45 Forumite
    NOSONDDU wrote: »
    I've been a millionaire so many times it's getting boring!!

    Lol dont fancy a weekend in Dublin then ??

    PHISHING SCAM

    This is the wierdest phishing mail I have ever received, Is this a new method of hooking people ? Not even asking for my bank details.
    I wouldnt mind 500K please, I'll nip over to Dublin to pick it up !!!!! :D
    Microsoft Award Promotion You Have Won (£500,000.00GBP) Fri 18 Jan 2008
    E-Mail Header :

    X-Apparently-To: *****.com via ***.***.***.***; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:31:57 +0000
    X-Originating-IP: [159.134.118.26]
    Return-Path: <mona_roche@eircom.net>
    Authentication-Results: mta839.mail.ukl.yahoo.com from=eircom.net; domainkeys=neutral (no sig)
    Received: from 159.134.118.26 (HELO mail10.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net) (159.134.118.26) by mta839.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with SMTP; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:31:57 +0000
    Received: (qmail 9489 messnum 12063132 invoked from network[159.134.237.71/webmail04.eircom.net]); 18 Jan 2008 01:31:57 -0000
    Received: from webmail04.eircom.net (HELO webmail.eircom.net) (159.134.237.71) by mail10.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net (qp 9489) with SMTP; 18 Jan 2008 01:31:57 -0000
    From: "Microsoft Award Promotion" <mona_roche@eircom.net> Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book
    Reply-to: <mrterry_jackson01@hotmail.com>
    To: info@microsoft
    Subject: You Have Won (£500,000.00GBP)
    Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:31:57 +0000
    Mime-Version: 1.0
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
    X-Originating-IP: 88.198.53.107
    X-Mailer: Eircom Net CRC Webmail (http://www.eircom.net/)
    Organisation: Eircom Net (http://www.eircom.net/)
    Content-Length: 966

    Microsoft Award Team
    Barley House Harold Road
    Sutton, Greater London Sm1 4te
    United Kingdom.
    Ref: KPC/9080118308/02
    Batch: 12/25/DC34
    WINNING NOTIFICATION
    Compliment of the season to you our dear lucky winner,this is to inform
    you that your email address has won a consolation prize worth
    (£500,000.00GBP) Great British Pounds, From the Microsoft Bonnaza
    EMAIL DRAW held 16th of Janaury 2008 in London. Your email address was
    among the selected random play held today in our headquarter in UNITED
    KINGDOM. This Award is to promote the use of internet for this year.
    1. Full Name:
    2. Address:
    3. Marital Status:
    4. Occupation :
    5. Age:
    6. Sex:
    7. Nationality:
    8. Telephone Numbe:
    MR. TERRY JACKSON
    {Microsoft Award Department/Claims Officer}
    Email:mrterry_jackson01@hotmail.com

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    Other versions, that DO ask for your bank details, SEE :

    http://www.antifraudintl.org/showthread.php?t=5237

    MICROSOFT WORD PROMOTION
    MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
    MICROSOFT@yahoo.co.jp
    Microsoft Award Promo
    MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
    MICROSOFT NEW YEAR PROMO
  • *tash*_2
    *tash*_2 Posts: 1 Newbie
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I got this today

    WATCHOUT FOR THESE EMAILS THEY'RE FAKE!!

    Microsoft Award Team
    20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom
    Ref: BTD/968/05

    Batch: 409978E

    Dear Winner,

    CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

    We write to inform you that Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over GBP £24,000 000 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 personalized 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 Base Test.

    Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to Ticket Number: ALO79-55-279-18 with Serial Number: ALOTD/9/14/06/07 and drew the Lucky Number: 885-32-48-40(111) which subsequently won you Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterling (£725, 000.00) as one of the 12 winners in this draw. The draws registered as draw number NINE was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 14th of November 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterling (£725, 000.00) in cash, which is the winning payout in Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of £GBP £6,000 000 00 (Six million Great Britain Pounds Sterling) shared among the Twelve Winners in the Second category.

    Your winnings should be claimed from our paying agent in London 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 protocols 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 (2007) high stakes £GBP £24,000 000 00 (Twenty-Four million Great Britain Pounds Sterling). To begin your claim, you are advice to contact immediately, our Claims Agent who also will be you claim agent:

    DELIVERY AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

    NAME OF COURIER FIRM: FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICES
    OFFICE ADDRESS: 60 Great Ormond Street London, WC1N 3HR United- Kingdom.


    Contact Person: Dr. Blue Milton (Claims Agent)
    Telephone: +44 703 192 1754, +44 703 1921881, +44 703 192 2413
    Fax: +44 870 974 2585, +44 870 9742586, +44 870 974 2587
    Email: [EMAIL="mscorpotaionuk&#64;yahoo.co.uk"] mscorporationunitedkingdom@yahoo.co.uk[/EMAIL]

    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 reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondences with your claims agent. **

    1) Full name:…………………………………………………………………………………………….…….…………………….
    2) Tel:………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..
    3) Fax:…………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..…………………………….
    4) Address:………………………………………………………………………………………..…..………….……………………
    5) Ticket Numbers:………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..
    6) Serial Number:……………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………….
    7) Lucky Numbers: (as indicated in this winning Notification)
    8) Phone numbers:…………………………………………………………………………………….………..…………………
    9) Amount won:…………………………………………………………………………………………..………….………………
    10) Sex………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………
    11) Age………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………….
    12) Occupation…………………………………………………………………………………………….…….……………………

    Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates. We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.
    Note: You have two weeks only from the date of this publication to claim your prize or you may forfeit your winnings. In compliance with the sponsoring bodies’, you are to make a remittance of a part of your won fund, not lower than 10-percent, after receiving your allocation to a charity organization.

    Thank you for being part of our commemorative Anniversary Draws.
    DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO, KINDLY CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS

    Mrs. Rosemary Fishman
    Vice President

    Microsoft Promotion & Online Coordinator


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