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Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:57:50 +0200
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Subject:ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
From:"MICROSOLFT WORD PROMO" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book
FROM:THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS
MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY
UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton Row,
Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR.
MR. GABRIEL MARTINS
PHONE #:+44 7040110650
REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937
BATCH: 2005MJL-01
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION. AWARD PRESENTATION
CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners
of the MSW MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 1st AUGUST,
2005. Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to winning
number 20-25JULY-2005-02MSW, With serial number S/N-00168 drew the
lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first
lottery category.
You have therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of GBP
5,500,000.00 POUNDS in cash&n! bsp; Credited to file REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937
this is from total prize money of GBP 27,500,000.00 POUNDS, shared
among the Twenty (5) international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot
system drawn form 21,000 Names, 3,000 names from each continent, as
part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, Which is conducted
annually for our prominent MS WORD user all over the world, and for the
Continues use of E-mail.
We are sorry to let you know that our site is still under
construction, As we are updating our site.Your fund (certified cheque) has been
insured with your REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and will be ready for
delivery. It will be delivered to you by one of our chief sponsors (courier
firm).Your E-mail address should be used in all correspondence with your
claims officer, Please note that, you are to contact your claims officer
via email and not phone as we Are promoting the use of E-mail, any
communications with this office should be by mail, you have the right to
call the the director to confirm your winnings that is all, as we will
provide you with the necessary details on how to claim Your prize.
You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public,
until you have Been processed and your prize money delivered to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the
act of scamming people of Their ref number and prizes. We hope with a
part of your prize, you will participate in our next year High stakes
of US$0.3 billion International Lottery.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you.
The claims officer contact email is:
Name:Mr.Hopkins Woodbine,
E-mail;hopkins_wood@yahoo.co.uk
Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later than the 31th
AUGUST,2005. All funds not Claimed on or before the fixed date will be
penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all
correspondences with your claims officer. Do not reply any other mails like this
on net as they are alot of scam artist out there pretending to be us.
You may see mails like this do not reply. Do contact your claims officer
MR.HOPKINS WOODBINE at once. You will be asked to provide some details
to eneble us proceed with your winning certificate and file keeping.
Sincerely,
Secretary
Mrs. Grace Kelly.
For MS WORD LOTTO UK;
Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualified
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately. Or call the promotion director Mr. Gabriel Martin on
+447031943199 to confirm your winnings.
LOTTERY SPONSORS:CHIEF SPONSOR;
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK, MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS ASIA MICROSOFT
CO-OPERATIONS USA.
I emailed microsoft to see if this was legitimate and they said it was a hoax. They gave me these links in my email.
1. Don't be fooled by that easy money e-mail hoax. Learn how to spot and avoid advance fee fraud e-mail hoaxes:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/hoaxes.mspx
2. Hoaxbusters: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
Hope that helps,
Lisa
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