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I have received an email from an email (MICROSOFT CORPORATION-mrauthur_claimsdepartment007@hotmail.co.uk). They are mentioning as under:

MICROSOFT/AOL AWARD TEAM
20 Craven Park,
Harlesden London NW10,
United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 409978E. THE WINNING NUMBERS
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Dear Lucky Winner,
OFFICIAL PRIZE AWARDED BY MICROSOFT/AOL COMPANY UK.

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the end of year anniversary we rolled out over 100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) for our new year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 11 48 26 34 44 26 34 which subsequently won you £500,000.00(Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds)as one of the jackpot winners.

in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £500,000.00(Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on this Month of October, 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

To make claims to your won amount, you are to contact your claims officer using the details below and fill in the CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS FORM which will be used for the processing of you winnings.

Mr.Allen .M.Authur
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Head Winning Claims Dept.

Email: mrauthur_claimsdepartment001@hotmail.co.uk

Tel+44 7031956630.

VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM

1. FULL NAMES:
2.RESIDENT ADDRESS:
3.SEX: male
4.MARITAL STATUS :
5.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
6.MOBILE:
8.AGE:
10. OCCUPATION:
11.AMOUNT WON:
12. NATIONALITY:
13. TICKET NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBERS

INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:

(A) CHEQUE.........

(B) TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER(ONLINE
TRANSFER)................

DATE....................................

You are advised to contact your claims officer with the email address
mrauthur_claimsdepartment001@hotmail.co.uk
to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates. We wish you the best of luck.Thank you for being part of our promotional award program and commemorative Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,

Dr.Olivia Holland
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Promotion Team

They are now saying to deposit 380GBP in a/c no.-643405050084, ICICI bank, Branch-Goregaon, in the name GANESH ELECTRO PLATERS. This amount (380GBP) will be used to open an a/c in ALLIANCE & LEICESTER BANK PLC. UK. Then they will transfer my fund in my local bank through this NR a/c.
Kindly advice me should I deposit this amount of 380GBP in their a/c. I am afraid about any fraud with me.

Thanks,
Ravi Kiran