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Subject: You won $500, 000.00! Yahoo! Beta Mail congratulates you!

Please note that you are one of Yahoo! New Beta Mail Lucky winners. If you have questions, see the instructions at the bottom of this message to contact claims agent.

Yahoo! Beta 2009

YAHOO! & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, arranged and gathered all the e-mail addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hot mail, and others we only select FIVE (5) candidates annually as our winners through Electronic Balloting System (EBS) without the candidate applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM POLICY:

NOTE: Any information that is provided by winners must be correct as provision of wrong information by winners may lead to disqualification of a winner and you also have to keep your winning numbers/notification confidential, you don't have to tell any one about your winning until you have received your prize funds($500, 000.00) as to avoid double claiming which can result to disqualification, be warned!

These are your identification numbers:

Batch number...YBM-EBS-390AF
Ref number...YBM-EBS-110AF
Winning number...YBM-EBS-798AF

Please contact the claims agent below, via email for further instructions on what next to do to claim your winning funds.

Claims agent name: Mr Adrian Raymond
Claims agent email : [protected]@rediff.com

You are therefore advised to send the following information to him to facilitate process of your prize funds.

Personal Information

1. Full name...
2. Country...
3. Contact Address...
4. Telephone Number...
5. Marital Status...
6. Occupation...
7. Age...
8. Sex...

Congratulations once again.

We hope you're enjoying your Yahoo! Mail account.
Now take the next step and claim your money and say thanks to Yahoo!

NEXT TWO DAYS THESE NIGERIAN AGAIN SEND THIS.

We wish to inform you that we have duly received the payment form from Mr Adrian Raymond requested from you prior to the approval of your application as the true Beneficiary to the Funds($500, 000.00)

Upon receipt of your $850 payment, we will proceed and transfer/remit your prize funds($500, 000.00)to you via the medium which you have chosen in the Yahoo Beta Mail payment form.

The below documents has to be procured by our accredited attorney and also signed by him on your behalf to effect the release of your prize funds($500, 000.00)via your chosen medium.

(1) An affidavit of claim...$100
(2) Stamp duty...$200
(3) Certificate of ownership...$150
(4) Affidavit of fund origin...$400
Total amount to be paid...$850

Send this amount $850 through Western Union Money Transfer, using the below information of our senior accountant to enable us take action now.

Name:Mr Iroegbulam Chigozie
Address:No 10 Bank Road Owerri Imo State Nigeria
City:Owerri
State:Imo
Country:Nigeria
Test Question:Equity
Answer:Reliable

Your payment information must be as exactly as written above, do not hesitate to furnish us with the above information as soon as you make the payment.

We do await your compliance for proceedings.

Regards,
Morry Harry
DIRECTOR FUNDS REMITTANCE& CASH TRANSFER DEPARTMENTEQUITY BANK PLC.
Equity Bank Plc

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disclose or use any part of it.

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Affidavit of disputed paypal atm/debit card transactions
Please print and sign the completed form, then send it to us via postal mail (Paypal, attn: paypal debit card department, p. O. Box 45950, omaha, ne [protected], united states) or fax to [protected]. Incomplete forms will be returned.
Date: 5/15/09
Primary email: [protected]@frontiernet.net
First name: gregory
Last name: chiusano
Address line 1: 1449 rt. 82
City / state / zip: hopewell jct / ny / 12533
Home phone number: [protected]
Atm/debit card number: xxxx xxxx 0097
Transaction information. Customer must attempt to resolve the dispute with the merchant and document the attempt. Use additional sheets if necessary.
Transaction date name of merchant transaction amount
1 3/29/09 microsoft x-box live $21.61
2 5/15/09 microsoft x-box live $13.52 attempt
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Please check the box (Es) that best describes your dispute:
X I certify that I did not make this purchase.
_ this purchase was made by cash, check or credit card; but it also appears on my statement.
A copy of a) the cash receipt, or b) the front and back of the cancelled check, or c) the statement on which the purchase appears is required.
_ the amount I purchased differs from the amount billed.
A copy of the sales slip or packing invoice for mail orders is required.
_ I have received a credit slip and the credit has not appeared on my statement yet.
A copy of your credit slip is required.
_ I have received an "in store credit" and request that my account be credited.
The original in-store credit is required.
X I did authorize the sale. However:
_ I have not received the merchandise. The expected delivery date was
X I have not received the expected service. [explain in full on the back of this sheet.]
_ the merchandise received was defective and was returned on.
Proof of return and explanationof defect is required.
X I attempted to cancel this purchase with the merchant on 3/1/09. The merchant reply was _ [include copies of correspondence]
_ this sale was a cancelled hotel reservation. My cancellation number is. Date of cancellation is.
_ only one sale was authorized. The amount in question is a duplicate of a sale, which was charged to my account on. The card (S) is/are still in my possession.

Description of dispute: (Use additional sheets if necessary)

My son received x-box 360 for xmas, 08 and I made a 3 month purchase some time in january for x-box live. On or about 3/1/09 he was punished and x-box live was removed for his use, and or there about, I canceled the account with microsoft x-box live, and requested mt pay pal debit card # be removed for the future. The account was to run out/expire on 3/23/09. On 3/29/09 there was a charge to my card in the amount of $21.61 unauthorized by me (My 15 yr old son played x-box live and is a minor and not authorized to use my card without my permission) and an atempt today 5/15/09 for the amount of $13.52. Microsoft x-box live has committed a crime, theft, in my eyes and I should forward this to the attorney general office for investigation. I have spent the better part of 2 hours on the phone with microsoft live in regards to their theft/use of my card, as I am typing this I have been on hold with yet another microsoft agent for 25 minutes thus far. 2 hours of my time/rate of pay 1-1/2 x $40.50 =$124.50 + charge of $21.61 +20% interest ($4.32) =a grand total $150.43 I am requesting that pay-pay get that amount from microsoft x-box live and credit my account with that amount. I feel that this is a reasonable request, and microsoft should honor and pay. I have been disconnected form microsoft 3 times in the last 3 hours thanks, greg chiusano
Signatures
The undersigned deposes and says that he/she is an owner of the above stated account and that on the date (S) stated above, the sum of the amount (S) was transacted on said account and the undersigned did not receive the stated amount or any part thereof on any date (S) above or otherwise. This affidavit is made voluntarily and to establish the fact that the disputed activity written on the above stated account was not authorized. The undersigned authorize (S) paypal to release any necessary account information to entities outside of paypal as part of their transaction.

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Account owner signature

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Secondary cardholder signature
(If the disputed transaction is on a secondary debit card)

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The above was sent to pay-pal and will also be sent to the attorney general's office.
I am appalled by the response from the reps for microsoft, and the fact that I was lied to is dishonorable.
In is my feeling and knowledge that when an account is closed all records/credit card #s are deleted especially credit cards, so one would think, but not in this case. When I canceled the x-box live account, that my 15 yr old minor son had opened, I was told by the microsoft rep that this account can not be ever used again. Not the case only 6 days later and then again about 1 month later my son was able to use this closed account and my credit card info and make purchases on x-box live and microsoft willingly and wrongfully accepted without ever contacting the card account holder.
I'll wait for a response from yet another microsoft rep... Don't worry I won't hold my breath.
Reference number from microsoft x-box live rep #[protected] I am sure they retained all the info about this complaint, after all if they said it was deleted... That would not be true... They keep everything
Sincerely
Greg chiusano

M.s lottery headquarters:
Customer service
Wrights lane,
Kensington london w85sp,
England united kingdom
File ref: hl/5564/07/08/mics
Batch: mc11/834/5pdh /eu

Attention: elsie a. benavente.

On behalf of the screening committee of the microsoft promotion award team and the f.p.s., i wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully passed the email screening and verification test and clarification from our payment office. all necessary documents that will facilitate the clearance of your cheque of 950, 000 great british pounds sterling's in your name has been processed and sealed in your winning parcel which contains the following documents:

We have made sure that the cheque is well sealed which has being done, all you just have to do now is to contact the below courier with the information's listed to enable you have your winning prize deliver to you, remember that there was no provision of payment by this company, so if there is any payment that will come out in this delivery, you are to bear the payment and also you are to pay for that during the promotion, there was no provision for us to also pay for your delivery.

1.winning cheque valued 950.000.00(nine hundred and fifty thousand great british pounds sterling's
2.winning certificate from the microsoft promotions.
3.clear source of funds certificates(c.s.f.c.)
4.certificates of origin of funds(c.o.f.).

These documents has been securely sealed and packed for security reasons which makes it impossible for anyone to view it until its been delivered to you. your parcel with identification number: dcs/0978 has been sent to our affiliate courier company ( fedex courier service).you are required to contact the customer desk of fedex courier courier service with the following details.

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Mr.derick robinson.
(dispatch officer).
Email:[protected]@msn.com
Tel: +[protected]
land line+[protected]
Fax:+[protected]
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Note: your are required to contact fedex courier couriers with their contact details above and request for the safe delivery formalities of your parcel to your address.have it in mind that your cheque cannot be cashed by anyone except you which means that there cannot be any addition or deduction made from your cheque.this is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd july 1996 by the constitutional assembly. this is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

It is imperative that your quote your parcel identification number in your mail to fedex courier service for easy identification of your parcel in their company.

I will require a concise update as soon as you are in contact with the courier company.
Regards.
Mr michael seedwell

Microsoft web / Email usage Campaign
Microsoft Online Promotions
United Kingdom.
REF: BTD/968/09, BATCH:
409978E.

CONGRATULATIONS!

The prestigious Microsoft has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking our yearly web usage, we rolled out over One hundred million Great British Pounds (Ј100, 000.000.00) for our yearly web and email usage promotions. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of World Wide Web (www) hosts from whose patronage we have become what we are today.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached REF: BTD/968/09, BATCH: 409978E which subsequently won you One million Great British Pounds (Ј1, 000, 000.00) in our yearly organized email awareness campaign.

You are advised to contact claims and processing agent
Jimmy Lawson.

Email: [protected]@live.com
Mob: +[protected]

with the following details to file for claims and avoid delays and complications of funds claim while the promotions last.

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Kindly contact the agent on the above email stating the under listed information’s
**Full Names
**Country
**Residential Address
**Occupation
**Age
**Company Name
**Phone
**Gender
**Next Of Kin
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Sincerely,
MICROSOFT AWARD EMAIL LOTTERY

Necessary information, s and procedures would be passed accross in due course. Once again Congratulations and we do to hear from you soon

Sincerely,
Microsoft Awareness Promotions Board

Please be informed that the diplomat will arrive to your country by any moment this week dear lucky winner, and i want you to please cooperate with him to avoid any delay or complications.

Also take note that your money is now in a consignment box containing two million united states of american dollars{2, 000, 000 USD}you are now to receive a consignment box from our diplomats who will be arriving in your country as soon as possible. they will call you immediately they are in your country. please do bear in mind that you are to pay for the customs clearance fees as soon as you are in contact with the diplomats in your country which is 4500 dollars For the custom clearance.
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You are not to disclose this to any one even the diplomats does not know the contents of the consignment box so you are not to tell him it is money you have in the box with him, it is only known between me and Dr Robson vick {microsoft awards and security team} and your good self. you are therefore warned not to tell him it contains money just request for the consignment box and make sure you make arrangements for the clearance fees as soon as DIPLOMATIC EXPRESS DELIVERY { THAT IS THE COMPANY THAT IS IN CHARGE OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT NOW} arrives in your country.

please endeavour to cooperate with him, he will call you as soon as he arrives your country.You are to send to us with immediate effect the following, for easy identification and also to avoid being given a wrong consignment by the diplomats who are going to hand over your consignment to you: The following should be sent to us urgently to enable us summit same to this office and also the microsoft team .You are to send the under listed documents:

{ a} IC DETAILS

{b} INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT DETAILS

{c}DRIVERS LICENSE

OR ANY OF THE ABOVE.

BELOW IS YOUR CONSIGNMENT DETAILS:
consignment code -- HB8026411E
Dark blue luggage
weight -- 11kg
Sender -- Mr Derrick Robinson
Thanks for your understanding.

I Await Your Prompt Response,

Please do acknowledge the receipt of this mail.

Warmest Regards

ROBSON VICK

MICROSOFT DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY SERVICES

© [protected] Express Delivery System
Email:[protected]@hotmail.co.ukPhone:+[protected], Fax:+[protected]

I work overseas and have been gone for awhile, upon returning I find several charges on my bank account for 69.95 at least 5 months, I contacted their customer service, they gave me a fake website to order a cancellation form, doesnt exist, called my bank they cant do anything unless I close my account, disrupt my life, and re organize all my accounts, to get away from these filthy scam artists, I intend to notify my local news station as well as mr. Clark howard to advise other people of this scam by microsoft, no wonder mr. Gates is so rich, ripping off people every day with this type of sad sick scam,

I recently purchased an XBox Live Gold membership for my son at a cost of $99 and spent $100 for a wireless adapter all as a present for my son.

When he attempted to activate his membership he inadvertently typed his birthdate incorrectly. As a result he is unable to log onto any of the games of his choice despite their rating.

The next day I attempted to contact XBOX Live customer support only to find out they were closed.

The following business day I attempted to contact them again. This is where the real fun begins. I explained what happened and that I needed either to:

1) fix the account so that my son can play some games or
2) transfer my membership to a new gamertag so that we can set it up properly to play the games online that he has been playing or
3) refund the subscription so that we can purchase a new one

I spoke with John, Chris, Richard, Mariam, Ben, Alfred, (none of these folks were actually in the United States and there was a substantial language barrier) Tiffany and many others. All of them apologized profusely, but explain that there was absolutely nothing they could do to help us. We tried for 8 frustrating hours to get this resolved to no avail. It is unbelievable to me that Microsoft, one of the largest companies in the world, is either not competent enough to solve this issue or cares so little for it's customer that they choose not to. Either way, I am in the process of selling the Xbox and all games and accessories so that I can buy my son a PS3. And as much as I love Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint etc…I am absolutely looking into alternatives.

How sad. Shame on you Microsoft.

I called X-Box so called customer support to get a repair for my console and was told that I needed to have the power supply available to troubleshoot it. I had already gone through the steps with another rep past and I said, no, I know what I need, I just need this fixed. I told her furthermore that I had already been through the whole troubleshooting page on Xbox.com and she still refused. I then asked to be escalated to a supervisor. The supervisor was even worse and she tried to treat me like a little child with her tone of voice, like I was stupid and she was smart. This really infuriated me but I kept myself very collected and told her that I'd already been over this like 1000 times with the service rep. Guess what she said next?!? She said, sir I read the notes I don't think its been 1000 yet. She was being a smartass and this sent me over the edge, I asked her one more time to help me and she said that she would not help me get my xbox repaired and now there are notes on my name. I hung up on her. That was the worst customer service experience I've ever had from someone who considers themselves to be a supervisor-level employee. I've never wanted someone to be written-up more than this lady. I wish there was some way to let the person whom she reports to know how she is to customers. Don't buy X-Box because if you ever need assistance you'll only find grief!

Following received

Microsoft corporations:
Customer service
Wrights lane,
Kensington london w85sp,
England united kingdom

Reference no: msw-l/[protected]
Batch no: 2008octtl#22

Official winning notification.

it is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but
Please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your
Successin the following official publication of results of the e-mail
Electronic online sweepstakes organized by microsoft, in conjunction
With the foundation for the promotion of software products, (f. p. s..)
Held this year april 2009, in london uk. where in your email address
Emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 2nd category and
Therefore attracted a cash award of £750, 000.00gbp (seven hundred &
Fifty thousand great britain pound sterlings).

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to
Contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for
More information concerning the verification, processing and eventual
Payment of the above prize to you. it is important to note that your award
Information was released with the following particulars attached to it.

These are your identification numbers:
(1) award numbers: nl 56/7766
(2) email ticket numbers: [protected],
(3) batch numbers: 2008octtl#22
(4) the file reference numbers: msw-l/[protected]
{5} serial numbers: mcst/006/nl46560

Attached here is the claim verification and funds release form. you are
Expected to fill and submit to the event manager. for verification purpose
Be sure to include:

verification and funds release form
1. full names:_
2. address:_
3. sex:_
4. age:_
5. marital status:_
6. occupation:_
7. e-mail address:_
8. telephone number:_
9. amount won:_
10. state:_
11. country_
12. next of kin:_
13. zip code:_
14:nationality:_
15:your reference and batch number at the top of this mail:

To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form to
Our events manager immediately via email. hereby declare that the above
Information is true and binding on me. if at any time it is discovered
That I have given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my
Winnings.

(contact events manager)
Name:mr. mark morgan
E-mail:[protected]@live.com
*
Foreign transfer manager
Mr mark morgan
Microsoft security department (uk).
Euro afro-asian lottery
Microsoft lottery office london, united kingdom
*

The microsoft internet e-mail lottery awards is sponsored by our
Ceo/chairman, bill gates and a consortium of software promotion
Companies. the intel group, toshiba, dell computers and other international
Companies. the microsoft internet e-mail draw is held periodically and is
Organized to encourage the use of the internet and promote computer
Literacy worldwide. once again on behalf of all our staff, you can as well
Email the below for more advice and confirmation on how to claim your
Winning price

Congratulations!

Sincerely,
Microsoft lottery department
Copyright © [protected] the microsoft, yahoo online promotion 2009 inc.

Hi all,

Be aware of this kind of mail...

It seems so many of you might have received this mail...

No real lottery sends an email to notify winners. period. full-stop. end of story. there mere fact alone that you received an email saying you won a lottery is proof that it is a scam.1111

— original message —
From: microsoft promotion award team [mailto:[protected]@microsoft.co. uk]
Sent: saturday, march 21, 2009 10:20 am
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: winning notification 2009

Dear winner,

This is to inform you that you have won a prize of (£500, 000) five hundred
Thousand great britain pounds sterlings for the month of march 2009 lottery
Promotion, which is organized by yahoo/msn lottery inc & windows live.
Yahoo&msn microsoft windows, collects all the email addresses of the people
That are active online. among the millions that subscribed to yahoo and
Hotmail we only select five people every month as our winners through
Electronic balloting system without the winner applying, we congratulate you
For being one of the persons selected.

payment of prize and claim

You are to contact your claims agent on or before your date of claim,
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her settlement centre.

Yahoo/msn lottery prize must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of
Draw notification after the draw date in which prize was won. any prize not
Claimed within this period will be forfeited.

These are your identification numbers:

Batch number... ym 09102xn
Reff number... ym35447xn
Winning number... ym09788

These numbers fall within your location file,

Claims requirement

Full name:...

Age/sex:...

Home address...

Country/state:...

Nationality...

Winning email:...

Phone/mobile:...

Occupation:...

How will you like to received your winning prize?
(a:bank transfer)
(b:cheque delivery)

Any of your identification:this should be in attachement form.

You are requested to contact events agent manager, send your winning
Identification numbers, fill the claim information above and send it to them
At this contact address below.

Mr. glen johnson
Microsoft promotion award team
Phone +44 [protected]
E mail: [protected]@yahoo.com. hk

Sincerely,
Dr. bryan mcdonald
Microsoft promotion award team

=
Copyright © [protected] the microsof international promotion inc.
All rights reserved. terms of service - guideline

I am writing with regards to your course that I had chosen to study the MCTS 70-431 SQL Server 2005 exam online registered on the 17th of February (Student id – Openit****4). But due to reasons such as lack of support from your staff, and very poor communication, I decided to cancel my course registration and requested a full refund for the same. Till date I haven’t received any support material including study disc and the printed version of SQL Server 2005 book as promised. Before I agreed to pay for the course your sales advisors would regularly call me but after the payment your advisors were not even available to receive the call. I had to call multiple times for the same.

It was on the second day after paying the amount I started realising that the service was not good and hence wanted to cancel the course then. But as a desperate jobseeker, I decided to let go the issue and learn the course myself despite knowing that I won’t get the support that was promised.

I was not at all comfortable with the online material on its own and hence the only thing that I was interested was the study material and printed SQL Server 2005 book, I called in many times for the same. They promised me it would be posted soon, but till date haven’t received anything. After I called them they started transferring my phone from one person the other. It clearly displayed lack of ‘Accountability’ in your team. As I desperately need to gain a certification for my job, the online material I felt was not very useful on its own. This event has wasted a lot of time from my career.

Don not trust these people, they mostly sell Microsoft courses and certifications using the following website www.microsoftuk.co.uk/. What actions can be taken against them? Kindly help.

Thanks

I received to my e-mail address official winning notification from microsoft windows" [protected]@msn.com: foreign transfer manager microsoft security department (uk).
M.s.pro. zonal coordinator
Sir adams farwell
E-mail: [protected]@hotmail.com
Tel number: +[protected]
“the official publication of results of the e-mail electronic online sweepstakes organized by microsoft, in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (f.p.s.) held this year. where in your email address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 2nd category and therefore attracted a cash award o ?450.000.00 (four hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling)” …it is important to note that your award information was released with the following particulars attached to it.
(1) award numbers:
(2) email ticket numbers:,
(3) batch numbers:
(4) the file reference numbers:
{5} serial numbers:

As per their request i made the reply and filled the verification form:

Verification and funds release form.
(1) full names:
(2) tel/fax numbers:
(3) nationality/country:
(4) current contact address:
(5) sex:
{6} age:
{7} occupation:

(8)courier delivery of your certified winning cheque name and other winning documents safely to you.

My reply was sent to [protected]@hotmail.com automatically, ratherthan to the above coordinator or award team e-mail address.
Finally the coordinator wrote me as my parcel with identification number mly-y/[protected] will be delivered to me by: frontier forwarding services ltd.
Unit 6, marino way,
Hogwood lane industrial estate
Finchampstead, berkshire
Rg40 4rf, london, united kingdom.
Opening hours: 24 hours /7 days of the week.
But the frontiers are asking me to pay them the large sums of money. again i found these all as the forgers’ fake; i am receiving to my e-mail the domainkeys verified messages.
Many thanks for clearing up and taking an action (coming in to the solution)
Mengistu (e-mail: mengistu.[protected]@yahoo.com)

microsoft could care less about there customers and i think that its time the customers took a stand. we spend thousands of dollars on equpiment and games form a system that was poorly desgined. themn when the system cant handle the constant ammount of playtime that real gamers put it threw it breaks down and MICROSOFT wnats to charge you to fix something that should have been fixed before it left the desging stages. I havew had my system for 1 year and 2 months i got the red ring of death i used the towel method to fix it and now the CD drive has gone out i contacted customer service and was told that i have to pay to fix it this is insane i paied $575 for the Haylo 3 xbox console and have spent $1500 in games and equpiment and now they want me to pay th fix something that should not have broken this soon! I THINK NOT! as i i said before it is time that we unite against this growing issue of poor customer service and crapy products how many poeople have bought something and it either dosent do what it was made to do or it breaks. I have an Email account with Yahoo under this name and i think that if enough people get together and threten to sue microsoft they will have to listen to us i know everyone here is tired of being abused by these big companies Email me and if we can get enough people together we can put an end to this.

I've got this on my email:

From: the desk of the e - mail promotions manager international promotions / prizeaward department, microsoft corporation word lotteryunited kingdom. 61 - 70 southampton row, bloomsbury london united kingdom wc1b 4ar. Reference no: msw - l / 200 - 26937batch no: 2009 - feburary - l#22 winner no: 5amount won: £1, 000, 000. 00 pounds electronic mail award winning notificationaward presentation center: united kingdom microsoft winning notification ! Thank you for using email / computer. Dear sir / madam, we the microsoft cooperation management worldwide are pleased to inform you of the today’s winners of our annual ms - word lotto lottery conducted in africa being the host of the event for this present year mega jackpot lotto winning programs held on 27th feburary, 2009. Your personal e - mail address or company email is attached to winner no: 5, feburary 2009 09msw, with serial number s / n - 00168 drew the lucky numbers [protected], and consequently won in the first lottery category. You have therefore been approved for lump sums pay of gbp £1, 000, 000. 00 ( (One million british pounds sterling) in cash credited to file ref no:msw - l / [protected] this is from total prize money of gbp 27, 500, 000. 00 pounds, shared among the twenty - five (25) lucky international winners in first and second category. All participants were selected from worldwide websites especially yahoo mail through our microsoft computer ballot system drawn from 21, 000 names, 3, 000 names from each continent (Canada, asia, australia, united state, europe, middle east, africa and oceania, as part of international "e - mail" promotions program, which is conducted annually for our prominent ms - word users all over the world, and to encourage the use of internet and computers worldwide. Your fund (Certified cheque) has been insured with your ref no: msw - l / [protected] and will be ready for delivery. It will be delivered to you by one of our paymaster staff in charge of african zone (Prof. Aziz muhammad) . 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 phone as we are promoting the use of e - mail. Also you have the right to call him to confirm your winnings and government tax payment that is all, as he 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. 3billion international lottery. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact our african claims department by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The paymaster officer contact email is: prof. Aziz muhammad (Microsoft paymaster) email: [protected]@yahoo.Comtell: +2348050909525fax: 234 - [protected] remember, all prize money must be claimed on or after 27th march 2009. All funds not claimed on or after the fixed date will be suspended and returned as unclaimed. 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 a lot of scam artist out there pretending to be us. You may see mails like this do not reply. Do contact your claims officer (Prof. Aziz muhammad) . At once you will be asked to provide some details to enable the office proceed with your winning certificate and file keeping. Congratulations, once more from the entire management and staff of microsoft cooperation to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our special thanks and gratitude to bill gate of microsoft and all his associates for alliviating poverty round the world.
Thank you for using email / computer.
Sincerely,

I really hate Microsoft! I wanted to cancel my monthly Xbox Live subscription. I phoned up the correct Xbox Live customer support number and succesfully cancelled it. She told me that my subscription ended on the 25th February and she asked if I wanted to cancel it immediately or when the subscription ends. I picked immediately as it only had a day left.

Today, 26th February, I notice I have been charged for my Xbox Live subscription. I immediately called the support thinking that maybe it was just a mistake. The customer support person tells me that my subscription previously had infact billed on the 19th February. So this means I have just cancelled my subscription that wasn't ending a day later on the 25th February but infact it was the one that ended on the 19th March.

So I have now cancelled my subscription immediately which I was told at first ended the next day when infact it had a whole month left. The customer support agent told me that this was an error to whoever I called to cancel. She actually admitted that it was the other customer support person's problem. She then told me that she can not give refunds or reactivate my account.

I feel that this is no way to treat someone who has just had money taken from them with nothing given back. It may have only been £4.99 but it is still a problem as I feel robbed. I feel that their customer support let me down by telling me a false date which has caused me a loss of money or equally a loss of another month of xbox live.

Oh my...I've been scammed... they got me twice. Earn Microsoft Cash is illegal and steeling my money. I can't stop these crooks? I got scammed due to my poor financial condition!
Well then, my complaint is that this even occurs. How can it? As advanced as systems have become it makes no since that they can steel & harm over & over to so many... & this same advanced system can't find & punish them. I WANT & NEED MY MONEY BACK!
How do I stop these thieves & get them away from my money?
Where's Robin Hood now?
All answers are appreciated for consideration.

Microsoft corporation promo department
1290 avenue of the americas, sixth floor
New york, ny 10104
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Ref nº: mi-xul/1673722/08
Batch nº: ld555734e
We, the board and management of microsoft corporation promo department wishes to notify you of our email draw held 25th of july, 2008 in which you emerged as one of the winners in the grand category "a". this result is today released to you as your e-mail address was attached to promo number: [protected].
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1, 000, 000.00 (one million british pounds sterling) in cash credited to your file number mi-luk/175463/07/08.

Please note that no entries were made and no tickets were sold.
This promotion was designed to compensate all microsoft users and prospective customers. the email cyber lotto draw was conducted from an exclusive list of 500, 000, 000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies worldwide picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot machine search from our central database of microsoft product users. you are therefore to receive a cash prize of £1, 000, 000.00 (one million british pounds sterling) from the total payout.
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. to claim your prize, you are advised to contact our certified and accredited fiduciary agent with your promo number: [protected] and batch number: ld555734e. you can contact him with the information provided below.
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Name: steven wright
Tel: + [protected]
Fax: + [protected]
Emails: msft. fud. agent. [protected]@gmail.com
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You are advised to provide him with the following information required for claims processing:
1. full name...
2. country...
3. current contact address...
4. telephone/mobile number...
5. fax number...
6. occupation...
7. age...
8. sex...

Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence. you are to keep all winning information confidential, especially your promo and batch numbers. (this is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).

Congratulations from the entire board of the microsoft.

Yours in service

Mrs. miranda bowden
Award promotions manager
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Please do not reply to this email. reply only to your fiduciary agent for the claims of your prize.

Confidential notice: this email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient (s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. if you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. if you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

Two weeks ago our Xbox 360 quit working. My son said the picture went all funny, and then the video output just quit worked. Now, when we turn on the xbox 360 the screen is black, with little white dots. The sound works, but no picture.

Our xbox 360's warranty expired in November of last year. However, technically we are only out of warranty a month and a half since it was a Christmas present.

Since this is a known hardware issue, one which has plagued many, many xbox 360 gamers, we contacted the xbox 360 support line. We were informed that because we were out of warranty we'd have to pay over $140, or around $123 if we did an online repair request.

The only way we would be able to get an extended warranty is if we had the three ring of death. So, despite the fact that Microsoft knows about the no video output issue, they refuse to fix it and still continue to sell defective products.

I was told that there was no way for them to fix it for free, which is a complete lie on their part. Most companies, if they have such a wide spread issue, recall their defective products and offer refunds. But, Microsoft continues to siphon money out of their consumers with little or no warning about their product.

So not only did we pay $299 for a product of theirs, they expect us to pay to get a defective product fixed. The supervisor that I spoke with continued to insist there was nothing they could do, but having worked at call centers before I know for a fact anything is possible. They even refused to give a complaint line, which goes to show exactly how many complaints they actually get.

We have been a long time microsoft user. We've used many microsoft computer products, along with the original xbox. The original xbox worked fine for over 5 years and is still running good. Yet, within 13 1/2 months of using the xbox 360, it has already broken down.

We refuse to buy anymore microsoft products, not only because of the 360, but because of their lack of concern and care for their loyal customers. We deserve more.

I am lodging a formal complaint not only here, but at the better business bureau as well. Microsoft needs to get their heads out of the sand and do something.

I have received the following by e mail:
From The Desk of International Prize Award Department
Lon Nw10 England United Kingdom
File Reef: Hl/8121/31/11
Batch: Mc44/707/3
Official Winning Notification:

Attention Lucky winners!

It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by some companies in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.) held on the 1st of January 2009, in United kingdom.

Wherein your electronic email address emerged as one of the online Winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of $500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) which your file falls in our office in USA.
Our winners are arranged into four categories with different winning prizes accordingly in each category. They are arranged in this format below:
Category a Category No of Winners of Winning Prizes.
1st. 2 winners USD$500, 000.00 each
2nd. 8 winners USD$200, 000.00 each
3rd. 13 winners USD$50, 000.00 each
4th. 27 winners USD$20, 000.00 each

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you.
It is important to note that your award information was released with the following particulars attached to it.
(1) Award numbers: NL 62/7811
(2) Email ticket numbers: NL901/33/65
(3) Batch numbers: Mc44/707/3
(4) The file reference numbers: HL/8121/31/11
{5} Serial Numbers: Mt/030/NL0981

To file for your claim, Please contact your Claim agent below for Validation of your winning within nine working days of this winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within nine working days of winning notification are termed void and invalid. You are required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence to enable the Agent to validate your winning

Contact: Your Claim Agent below!
Name Mr. Charlie Dean Porter.
Office Tel/Fax: [protected].
website:http://www.charlieporter.us.tt
office E-mail:[protected]@yahoo.com

For verification purpose, be sure to include the below informations to the above agent:
(1) Your Full Names.
(2) Your full address.
(3) Your Nationality/Country.
{4} Your Tel/Fax numbers.
(5) Your Occupation and Age.
This Lottery Awards is sponsored by Microsoft, Yahoo, Aol, Google, consortium of software promotion companies, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, world bank, Natwest bank and other International Companies. The internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.

NOTE: Due to a lot of scams going on all over the world, you are hereby instructed to strictly demand the agent Driver’s license copy DLN: 4398-82-9627and his picture, if the DLN No is not the same with this written number then do not contact him but if it is correct then he is our approved and genuine US AGENT, this is very important and we are making sure this award is done under a legitimate atmosphere and to save us from such embarrassment.

Once again on behalf of all our sponsors, Congratulations!

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Jimmy Banks
Award Promotion Co-coordinator.