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This one is just plain Microsoft, without Yahoo or MSN this time.

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From: Mr.Morgan Luke. Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Subject: WINNINGS NOTIFICATION
To:

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to notify you the draw (007) of the MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL WINNINGS PROGRAMS,Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 24TH of AUGUST, 2008.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from all over the world.

The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your name and email address attached to e-ticket number:MSW56475600545 188 with Serial number MSW5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:03.15.16.19.20.24 (26 Bonus Ball), which subsequently won you the lottery in the
2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £245,000.00GBP,(Two Hundred And Fourty-Five Thousand Pounds).
In cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

You are to contact the fiduciary agent stated below who will process your winnings.
Mr.Morgan Luke.
Email: morgan_luke2@live.com
+447045721915

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
MR.Terry Moore
CHIEF SPONSORS;
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK

Microsoft, Lottery Fraud, Morgan Luke

There’s not much to say about this one.

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From: EURO MILLIONS AWARD TEAM <info@emlnoreply.co.uk>
Date: Fri, May 16, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNER!!!YOUR EMAIL EMERGED A WINNER OF  £400,000 GBP
To: undisclosed-recipients

EURO MILLIONS LONDON, UK.
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
WINNING NOTIFICATION

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the WORLD ONLINE E-mail address ballot lottery international program held this Month of MAY 2008 It is yet to be claimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.
This results is today released to you and Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 189 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky numbers:which subsequently won you the lottery in the 4TH category.
You havetherefore been approved to claim a total sum of £400,000 {Four Hundred Thousand  Pounds Sterlings)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.
This is from a total cash prize of £6,000,000( Six million pounds sterling’s)shared amongstthe(15)lucky winners in this category. All participants for the online version  were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
This promotion takes place bianually.

1.FULL NAME

2.DATE OF BIRTH.

3.MARITAL STATUS

4.NATIONALITY.

5.OCCUPATION.

6.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.

7.TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Mr Michael Lexington.

Email:michaellexington@myway.com

Tel:+447045-740-682
Tel:+447045-774-311
Fax:+44-7006-016-871

Yours faithfully,
John Bradley

Tags: lotteryscam, Euro Millions, John Bradley

There has been a decrease in the numbers of lottery e-mails during the last weeks. I doubt that it means that there is a shift away from that type of scam e-mail. I am sure we will be seeing it in circulation for some time to come.