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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.
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MICROSOFT AWARDS <info_lotteryboard15x@comcast.net>
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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