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The day is not perfect until you have received your regular Microsoft Lottery Prize.

Even if it’s the short form  from South Africa.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Microsoft Online Lottery Game <lottonotification@mtnloaded.co.za>
Date: Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:33 PM

Subject: YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE WON YOU MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY
-YOU HAVE TO CALL YOUR PAYMENT AGENT DIRECT….
To: undisclosed-recipients

Attention,

Your e-mail id was celected through the computer ballot system a winner of our microsoft online lottery program.

You have to contact your claim agent for your payment.

Cliam Agent: Mr. James Zulu
Email: jameszulu@msn.com
Tel/fax : +27 78 555 7877

Forward to him your claim details below;

Ref No.micro234kj20080808
Batch number: msn222
Lucky No: 1 8 13 22 27 38 41
Security code: 676
Amount Won: £1 000 000 00 (one million british pounds)

You have to contact him not later than 3 working days.

One more time congratulations.

Regards,
Dr.Smith Rueben.

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Very 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.

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

———- Forwarded message ———-
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

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They don’t get shorter than this, do they?

As you can see, Google has already marked this one as suspicious. Which it most definitely is.

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From: MICROSOFT AWARDS &lt;info_lotteryboard15x@comcast.net&gt;
Date: Sun, May 11, 2008 at 5:56 PM
Subject: WINNER!!!
To:

Your email address has won you: £1,000,000.00. To file for your claim kindly Contact your claims agent through his email address, Ray Howard, Email: officemail_rayhoward@yahoo.co.uk
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This one was tagged as suspicious by Google.

You can see it’s about the shortest scam e-mail which has ever arrived here. I don’t think you can make them shorter. The question is, would anyone actually believe this came from Microsoft?

It seems there is a real Ray Howard too

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MICROSOFT AWARDS
Date: Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:36 AM
Subject: WINNER!!!
To:

Your email address was drawn Winning prize: £1,000,000.00. To file for your claim kindly Contact your claims agent Mr Ray Howard with your: Full names, Age, Phone #, Country, Occupation, Sex, Home address, through the email address below.
Email: officemail_rayhoward@yahoo.co.uk

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