Not forgetting the Microsoft Lottery
Posted by Michael Holdcroft in Online Crime, tags: Address Country, Ballot Box, Batch Number, Cardinal Place, Courier Delivery, Dave Coleman, Delivery Option, E Mail Address, Free Donation, Hotmail, Microsoft Award, Microsoft Lottery, Microsoft Word, Money Transfer, Street London, Thousand Pounds, Undisclosed Recipients, Victoria Street, Web Based Email, Winning MoneyVery considerate this one. They even offer delivery options.
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Dave Coleman
Date: Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Subject: Microsoft Award Team
To: undisclosed-recipients
Microsoft Award Team
Microsoft London (Cardinal Place)
100 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 5JL
It’s with great pleasure to announce to you, that you just won the sum
of 500,000.00 GBP (five hundred thousand pounds sterling). In the MSN
AWARD TEAM PROMO. The Microsoft word is offering a free donation to
hotmail and msn subscriber,including other web-based email ID and
domains. So if you receive this letter of notification you are also a
winner and you are required to participate.
Our online ballot box machine selected your email ID automatically,
with the following information affiliated to your email ID.
Your Identification numbers are given below.
Reference #: MSN/511-007-12
Batch #: MW/JO/612NG
You are advice to contact the MSN AWARD TEAM claims agent with
immediate effect to facilitate the release of your winning prize.
When contacting your claims agent, you are to furnish him with your
reference and batch number along with the required information below:
Name Of Winner: __________________
Sex ________________________
Nationality: ________________
Age: _________
Occupation: _____________
Marital Status: ____________
Tel No: _____________ Fax No: _______
Postal Address:
Country: _____________________
Winning E-mail Address:_____________
See below for the two option, you are required to choose from the two
option the best means of sending your winning to you.
1. The Bank Option.
This option is the fastest means of getting your winning money
transfer to you and it’s safe too, if you chooses this option. You
will be ask to contact the bank were your money will be deposited,
then you can deal with them directly about your money.
2. The courier Delivery Option.
This option is safe but a little delay in delivery, if you chooses
this option. You will also be ask to contact the courier company were
your winning package will be register, and you will be given an order
number which you can contact them with.
Please note: which ever choice you pick, any expenses that may come up
will be your responsibility.
Claims agent contact details:
Mr. Alan Bradford (MSW officer)
Email: claimmanofficer101@googlemail.com
Please contact him as soon as you receive this notification email,
Once again congratulations.
Best regards,
Mr. Eddy lewis.
Executive Secretary/Co-ordinator.
Entries (RSS)
Is this award valid? can anyone tell me….because i recieved the exact same message..I don’t want to be cheated since there’s no free money in this world!
Thnks
@Geministar285 All of the lottery prize e-mails are fraud messages. They are just after your money.
My recommendation? Just delete the message and forget it.
Michael
Thanks, Michael Holdcroft!
I just received the same email with the same Batch #: MW/JO/612NG
Amazing, that the Batchnumber is still the same if you look at the date of the original posting…
Hohecker
Hohecker,
if it works, why change it?
Michael
I also rec’d an e-mail advising me that I had won. After sending various responses, I always get the postmaster stating that the e-mail addresses are invalid. I suppose this is too good to be true and is just another scam. How can MSN allow this to happen. I was hoping that this was a valid winning. Thanks for NOTHING!!
Nancy
Nancy,
I reckon somebody reported the account to MSN for spamming and attempted fraud. I only wish it would work quicker and with more reliablity.
Michael