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I received this one:

Microsoft Group Award Promo
Sent : Sunday, September 16, 2007 1:17 PM
To : info@microsoft.co.uk
Subject : RE: Microsoft Award Notification-Ref No: BTD/976/06---Batch:401978G�?

Microsoft Sweepstakes marking the (16th sept 2007) Day year
anniversary, Successfully rolled out over 100.000.000.00
e-tickets, which was awarded to Your email address as a
(WINNER). Amount Won:(500.000.00 GBP) File winnings To our
claims agent: MR DONALD GRAY,
Email:Info_Mrdonald-Gray@claimsagent-uk.com

MSN/AOL LOTTERY PROMO.
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E
*****************************
Lucky Winner,

The Microsoft Lottery International program held in London 2007.Happily
announce to you the draw of your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:[protected] with Serial number BTD/[protected]/06 drew the
lucky numbers: [protected]),which subsequently won you the lottery
prize in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of £500,000.00 GBP

Subsequently you are advise to contact your accredited agent assigned
with with Your Name (in Full), Country, Ticket Numbers, Batch Number,
Serial Number, Lucky Numbers as indicated in this winning Notification
and Phone numbers.

Mr Gerald Wilson
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: msn_agent1@yahoo.co.uk
Phone:+[protected]

Thanks you for being part of this promotional award program.

Sincerely,
Dr.Vickers Morgan
Microsoft Promotion Team.

BATCH REF: JULY/007/YY

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Eighty Four Thousand, Five hundred Great Britain Pounds (GBP 84,500) for the 2007 Prize Promotion which is Organized by YAHOO & WINDOWS LIVE.

YAHOO! collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aol and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected monthly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo Splash Award must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification. Any Prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Stated below are your identification numbers:

BATCH NUMBER: xxxx
REFERENCE NUMBER: xxxx
PIN NUMBER: xxxx

These numbers fall within the England Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in Manchester and send your winning identification numbers to him;

AGENT INFORMATION

Agent Name: Mr.Mark Scott
E-Mail: m2scott10@walla.com
Tel: + [protected]

You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of your fund to you.

1. Full name:
2. Country:
3. Contact Address:
4. Telephone Number:
5. fax Number:
5. Marital Status:
6. Occupation:
7. My date of birth:
7. Sex:
Congratulations ! once again.

Yours in service,
Dr. (Mrs.) Mercy Martins

[Publicity Secretary]

this seems like a fraud mail to me.no one likes to give money to a stranger right. i received 100's of mails of this type saying winning notification. someone should take care

i have also received such mail ...
should i go ahead or not...

I have got this e-mail,
It's amazing how these people take their time to create this letter and form. beware!

From: online-coordinator@mchsi.com (MICROSOFT XMAS PROMOTIONS)
Subject: Congratulations! Your Email Just Won
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:54:47 +0000

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/968/06
Batch: 409978E

Dear Lucky winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

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 end of 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.Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number [protected] with serial numbers BTD/[protected]/06 and drew the lucky numbers [protected]) which subsequently won you 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 9th of December 2006. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Mr Larry Brain
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: windows_customercare@hotmail.com

You are required to provide him with the following details for verification:

VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM

1. FULL NAMES:

COMPANY NAME (IF APPLICABLE):

2.RESIDENT ADDRESS: &nbs p;

3.SEX:

4.AGE:

5.MARITAL STATUS :

6.E-MAIL ADDRESS:

7.TELEPHONE NUMBER(S): FAX:

8.DATE OF BIRTH:

9. TICKET NUMBER

10.AMOUNT WON:

11. NATIONALITY:

12. PRIZE WINNING DETAILS (TICKET NO.):

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,
Fran Wolfson
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Promotion Team

I have got this e-mail. It's amazing how these people take their time to create this letter and form. beware!

From: online-coordinator@mchsi.com (MICROSOFT XMAS PROMOTIONS)
Subject: Congratulations! Your Email Just Won
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:54:47 +0000

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/968/06
Batch: 409978E

Dear Lucky winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

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 end of 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.Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number [protected] with serial numbers BTD/[protected]/06 and drew the lucky numbers [protected]) which subsequently won you 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 9th of December 2006. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Mr Larry Brain
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: windows_customercare@hotmail.com

You are required to provide him with the following details for verification:

VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM

1. FULL NAMES:

COMPANY NAME (IF APPLICABLE):

2.RESIDENT ADDRESS: &nbs p;

3.SEX:

4.AGE:

5.MARITAL STATUS :

6.E-MAIL ADDRESS:

7.TELEPHONE NUMBER(S): FAX:

8.DATE OF BIRTH:

9. TICKET NUMBER

10.AMOUNT WON:

11. NATIONALITY:

12. PRIZE WINNING DETAILS (TICKET NO.):

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,
Fran Wolfson
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Promotion Team

This is another sample of winning notification.

MOTTO: FIGHTING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MICROSOFT™ PROMOTIONS MANAGER

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

61-70 SOUTHAMPTON ROW, BLOOMSBURY LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM WC1B 4AR.

REF.:PEC/[protected]/07.
Batch: 15/56/EG36.

Serial No: SALP98375.
FILE No: B665 [protected].

Security code: ZZ/173/JJ

ELECTRONIC EMAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER :

UNITED KINGDOM

ATTN: WINNER,

Microsoft™ Corporation management worldwide is pleased to inform you
that you are a winner of our annual MICROSOFT™ USER AWARD-Lottery
conducted in UNITED KINGDOM .

Your personal e-mail address or company email was attached to
Serial No: SALP98375. Consequently winning in the first lottery category.

You have therefore been approved for a total sums of £1,000,000.00
(One Million United Kingdom Pounds)

Credited to FILE No: B665 [protected]. With REF.:PEC/[protected]/07.

This is from total prize money of £60,000,000.00
shared among the Sixty (60) lucky Worldwide winners in first category.

All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system,
drawn from Canada, Asia, Australia, United States, Europe, Middle East,
Africa and Oceania .As part of international "MICROSOFT™ USER"

promotions program, this is conducted annually.

CALL OR CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE THROUGH EMAIL

Mr. Glen Adams.
PROMOTION MANAGER.

157-197 Buckingham palace roads
London sw1w 9sp

Tel:

+[protected]

+[protected]

Email Contact: consultant.or.adams@gmail.com

Remember, all prize money must be claimed within 30 days of this notification. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as unclaimed and donated to charity organizations. Congratulations, once more from the entire management and staff of Microsoft™ corporation to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program.

AN INSTRUCTION TO BE NOTED:
You are reqired to keep your winning
numbers strictly confidential
untill the prize (money) is remmitted
into your nominated bank of your
choice to aviod impersonation.

Sincerely,

MRS. BROWN CATHY

(SECRETARY)

AWARD SPONSORS
MICROSOFT™ CORPORATION.

Please call your claim agent if your mail was not responded to within 24 hours:

PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONS TO BOTH EMAILS PROVIDED ABOVE.
1, Full Names:
2, Date of birth:
3, Present Contact Address:
4, Country Of Residence:
5, Tel/Fax:
6, Your Winning serial and ref. no.:
7, Winning Email address:
8, Occupation:
9, Sex:
10 Total amount won: £1,000,000.00 ONLY
11, Mode Of Payment:
i Bank Transfer {T/T}
12,Company if any:

For Security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information CONFIDENTIAL

Microsoft™ takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the information in this email is accurate.

However, the company gives no warranty, whether express or implied, regarding the content of this email, nor do we accept liability for any loss or damage which may result from your receipt of this message. Any decision made by an individual based on information in this email is the responsibility of that individual alone. You have to note that the only person that have the right to represent you in your claim is your appointed Agent only.

Copyright © [protected] The MICROSOFT™ Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

Hi Everyone,

I am glad to note that all those who have received such an e-mail are intelligent. No one has been taken in by such false claims of easy money.

As a rule, this statement is mostly true: "There is no such thing as a free lunch". Think about the following:

1. Why would anyone give you free cash, especially such a large amount?

2. Why would someone claiming to be from Microsoft, use a yahoo/hotmail or some other e-mail address instead of @microsoft.com?

3. It is strange that you should be informed of your "win" when you are not told anything about the competition. Who are funding this? What's the organization? What's the process by which the "winner" has been selected?

4. If you really believe you have won, check out the company organizing this. Check if it legally registered.

5. If you have really won something (unlike this bogus mail), you will be asked to come and collect it. If it's a genuine win, it is likely to be a closed competition. If its a closed competition, organizers will already have your name and address.

6. If you have really won something, they should just pay you. NEVER give ANY information. What these people are really after is all the information you can give about yourself. This is called "Identity Theft".

7. Identity theft is a nasty way of turning things against you. Once they have all your details, they can commit all sorts of crimes using your identity. They take the benefit but the risk is all yours since your identity is freely used.

I would like to reiterate that never give any personal details to strangers. No one wins free cash.

Lastly, it would be useful to see more of solutions from the public rather than just complaints in this forum. Complaints alone will make us aware of problems but will lead us nowhere. Let's take this forum one step further by providing solutions built upon everyone's experiences.

--Arvind.

TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD.
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: 27 SW29 HATTON ROAD
UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: +[protected]

ATTN: SHANMUGANATHAN.T,

PARCEL DELIVERY INFORMATION

TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD. are in receipt of your contact. This response is to notify you of your pending parcel that was registered with us by the MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY ORGANIZATION which is to be delivered by courier service to your designated address. Your parcel contains a winningprize of cash equivalent £ 500, 000.00 GBP and prize winning certificate. We have provided below your DELIVERY INVOICE. You are required as our customer to review, certify and accept our conditions and delivery policy.

TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM is registered in England as a private international courier and cargo company. Our head office is located here in United Kingdom. Since the company's establishment in UK 1985, we have operated and carried out international delivery as a licensed courier and cargo company in affiliation with other shipping Services, UPS and DHL as our principal shipping partners.

1. We do not accept P.O Box address for courier delivery. Only home/ office address are acceptable for courier delivery.

2. Customers should note that their parcel(s) must be opened for proper inspection before courier deliveries are made.

3. TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM will at any time not be responsible for delivery delay caused bymisinformation and non-compliance of customers.

4. All parcel(s) are shipped with an insurance cover in cases were parcel are destroyed by accident, missing parcel or parcel seizure.

Regarding the delivering of your winning prize the Lottery organization have secure your winning prize in a trunk box with us. Also we have made arrangement to transfer the trunk box to you through our diplomat to deliver the trunk box to you in your Country, India.

Meawnhile it cost 1,450 Pounds for the Shippment of the Trunk box from UK to India which is already paid for by the Lottery Organization, all you have to do immediately the delivering agent arrive India he shall contact you immediately,kindly respond to his call and work according to his instruction.

You are only requested to pay for the clearing charges (450 Pounds) which we cover the Customs clearing and custom duty charges including India Governmnet Tax as well. Immediately all theprocedure is being completed and your trunkbox is release by the custom the delivering agent shall make arrangement to convey the trunk box (your winning prze of 500, 000 GBP) to you in your destination with the address given by you that is tagged on your trunk box.

Upon your Positive Response we shall send you a scan copy of your Winning Certificate and we shall update you in due time when the diplomat will be arriving your Country, India.

Your quick response to this mail will be appreciated.

Do have a nice and blessed day.

Best regards,
Mr.Anthonio Williams
(Delivery attendant).

They are totally fake. i am the last victim man. Do not give your money away.

i got the same mail and also a mail from courier say

TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD.
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: 27 SW29 HATTON ROAD
UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: +[protected]

ATTN: MOHAMMAD ARSHAD,

PARCEL DELIVERY INFORMATION

TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD. are in receipt of your contact. This response is to notify you of your pending parcel that was registered with us by the MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM, ORGANIZATION which is to be delivered by courier service to your designated address. Your parcel contains a winningprize of cash equivalent £ 500, 000.00 GBP and prize winning certificate. We have provided below your DELIVERY INVOICE. You are required as our customer to review, certify and accept our conditions and delivery policy.

TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM is registered in England as a private international courier and cargo company. Our head office is located here in United Kingdom. Since the company's establishment in UK 1985, we have operated and carried out international delivery as a licensed courier and cargo company in affiliation with other shipping Services, UPS and DHL as our principal shipping partners.

1. We do not accept P.O Box address for courier delivery. Only home/ office address are acceptable for courier delivery.

2. Customers should note that their parcel(s) must be opened for proper inspection before courier deliveries are made.

3. TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM will at any time not be responsible for delivery delay caused bymisinformation and non-compliance of customers.

4. All parcel(s) are shipped with an insurance cover in cases were parcel are destroyed by accident, missing parcel or parcel seizure.

Regarding the delivering of your winning prize the Lottery organization have secure your winning prize in a trunk box with us. Also we have made arrangement to transfer the trunk box to you through our diplomat to deliver the trunk box to you in your Country, India.
Meawnhile it cost 1,450 Pounds for the Shippment of the Trunk box from UK to India which is already paid for by the Lottery Organization, all you have to do immediately the delivering agent arrive India he shall contact you immediately,kindly respond to his call and work according to his instruction.

You are only requested to pay for the clearing charges ( 450 Pounds) which we cover the Customs clearing and custom duty charges including India Governmnet Tax as well. Immediately all theprocedure is being completed and your trunkbox is release by the custom the delivering agent shall make arrangement to convey the trunk box (your winning prze of 500, 000 GBP) to you in your destination with the address given by you that is tagged on your trunk box.

Upon your Positive Response we shall send you a scan copy of your Winning Certificate and we shall update you in due time when the diplomat will be arriving your Country, India.

Your quick response to this mail will be appreciated.

Do have a nice and blessed day.

Best regards,
Mr. Daniel Russel
(Delivery attendant).

Microsoft Promotion
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10
United Kingdom

Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E

Dear Winner,

FINAL NOTIFICATION!

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully
organised a Sweepstakes marking this year anniversary, we rolled out
over 10,000.000.00 (Ten million Great Britain Pounds) for this 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 randomly from World Wide Web site through a
computer draw system extracted from over 100,000 individuals and
companies, attaching email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore
this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest
Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet
Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are
running an e-mail better test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket
number [protected] with serial numbers BTD/[protected]/06 and drew the
lucky numbers [protected]) which subsequently won you
1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10
jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the sum of
1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds). The! draws registered
as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom
on the 24th of August 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such
special.

Please be informed by this winning notification, to file your claims,
you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty
guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.
To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Mr. Peter Anderson
Microsoft Promotion
Email: peter10anderson@yahoo.co.uk

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following
details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:

Name(Surname First):...
Address:...
Country:...
Telephone:...
Gender:...
Marital Status:...
Age:...
Occupation:...
Annual Income:...
Email Address:...

Thank you for being part of this promotional award program.

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates, we
wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune. Thank you
for being part of our commemorative this Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,
Mr. Stan Willis
Microsoft Promotion

Hi,

I have got this type of mail so someone suggest me what to do

Here is the details :

*PRIZE CLAIM APPLICATION COMPLETED*

Thank you for writing to the NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL CLIAMS DEPARTMENT.In regards to your pending claims process, which was successfully carried out by the NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD, your prize winning certificate had been endorsed and your prize payment has been approved by NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD.

We have forwarded for courier delivery the following listed items;
1) Your Endorsed Prize-winning Certificate (Original Copy)
2) A cash prize of $500,000.00 USD (five hundred thousand US Dollars) Issued for claims only in your Name.The NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD,has officially approved the TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD"an international INSURANCE company to carryout direct delivery of your winnings to your address.

The courier contact are detailed below:

TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD.
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: 27 SW29 HATTON ROAD
UNITED KINGDOM.
Contact Staff: Mr. Anthonio Williams. (Delivery Attendant)
Email:tristarcargo_system0@myway.com
Tel: +44 [protected]

For immediate delivery of your winning Prize to you by the insurance agency, you are to contact them with the following information within the next 24hours;
1.Full names.
2.Address where you would want the parcel delivered to.
3.Telephone Number/Fax Number.

You are hereby advised to make a direct contact with the insurance company,for further processes and to facilitate the immediate delivery approval of your winning prize.

For further correspondence and with due certification, please update this office with your current status for subsequent development in regards to this pending claim exercise.

Congratulation once again,

Sincerely,

Mr. Allen Becker
(Claims processing Officer).

Dear All...

I also received a mail in similar fashion...

Microsoft Promotion
20 Craven Park , Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom.

Tel: +[protected]
Fax: +[protected]

Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E

Dear Arun Prasath Muniyappan,

I am Mr. Fletcher Class, I have been assigned by Microsoft Promotion to process your payment file. I wish to congratulate you on your winnings. The winning information presented by you has been verified and i must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this years lucky dip sweepstakes. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 100,000 individuals and companies, attaching email addresses to ticket numbers. Each email address was attached to a ticket number.

Your email address was selected along with Ten others as winners. A certificate of winning and some vital documents will be sent along side your winnings cheque. The documents to be sent are; Winning cheque (Cashier's cheque), original copy of your winning certificate and Money Laundering protection/Letter of Affidavit for Claims. Your prize will be remitted in a cashier's Cheque (check)

Contact our delivery department with the contact information below for further instructions on how to send the package to your location.

Please you should also send a Personal Information to the Courier Department to authenticate your Promotion winnings

1, Reference Number
2, Batch Number
3, Full Names
4, A medium of identification, that is either a copy of drivers license or international passport or any other legal means of identification.
5, Mailing Address, that is a physical address where you want your parcel delivered.
6, Amount Won.
7, Contact Phone Numbers.

Below is the name of the Courier Company you are to forward your data to:

DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.

ECourier Delivery Company.
Cityside House, 40 Adler Street, London E1 1EE, UK.

Contact person:
Mr. Kelvin Smith
Overnight & International Delivery Officer
Tel: +[protected], Fax: +[protected]
Email: e.courier_deli@yahoo.co.uk

I will require a concise update on proceedings with the firm as soon as you are in contact with them. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Regards,

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Fletcher Class
Dispatch Officer
Microsoft Promotion

Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

© 2007 Microsoft MSN Corporation. All rights reserved

hi all..

i also received the same kinda mail..

i think its just a fake mail by some ###ing ###

The same scam email. Beware!

ATTN: RAVINDRA NISHAD,

*PRIZE CLAIM APPLICATION COMPLETED*

Thank you for writing to the NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL CLIAMS DEPARTMENT.In regards to your pending claims process, which was successfully carried out by the NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD, your prize winning certificate had been endorsed and your prize payment has been approved by NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD.

We have forwarded for courier delivery the following listed items;
1) Your Endorsed Prize-winning Certificate (Original Copy)
2) A cash prize of $500,000.00 USD (five hundred thousand US Dollars) Issued for claims only in your Name.The NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD,has officially approved the TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD"an international INSURANCE company to carryout direct delivery of your winnings to your address.

The courier contact are detailed below:
TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD.
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: 27 SW29 HATTON ROAD
UNITED KINGDOM.
Contact Staff: Mr. Anthonio Williams. (Delivery Attendant)
Email:tristarcargo_system0@myway.com
Tel: +44 [protected]

For immediate delivery of your winning Prize to you by the insurance agency, you are to contact them with the following information within the next 24hours;
1.Full names.
2.Address where you would want the parcel delivered to.
3.Telephone Number/Fax Number.

You are hereby advised to make a direct contact with the insurance company,for further processes and to facilitate the immediate delivery approval of your winning prize.

For further correspondence and with due certification, please update this office with your current status for subsequent development in regards to this pending claim exercise.

Congratulation once again,

Sincerely,

Mr. Allen Becker
(Claims processing Officer).

Hi, people, I also got the similar email stating that i have won so and so amount, and asked me to send some of my details, which i did. and regret now, I better inform this to cyber police. As some of my personal details is with the mailer. Anyway i was lucky to see this website, before proceeding further. Thanks guys for sharing your bitter experience i am going to inform my friends to be more careful and ignore these kind of messages.

regards,
vinay

Hey there!
I've just received an E-Mail like this:

FROM MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
Address 20 Park, Harlesden London NW15 United Kingdom
Ticket number====== Alo79-[protected]
Serial number ======Alotd/9/14/06/07

Lucky number ======[protected])

Winning code number: (19000)

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We write to inform you that Microsoft and aol has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over GBP £4,000 000 00 for our end of 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 personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to Ticket number======Alo79-[protected] with Serial number ======Alotd/9/14/06/07 and drew the Lucky number ======[protected]) which subsequently won you £ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 2 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great Britain Pounds) The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 28th of July 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great Britain Pounds) in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of £GBP £4,000 000 00 (Four million Great Britain Pounds) shared among the Two Winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your winnings should be claimed from our paying COURIER FIRM: FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICES .As we have notified them. Due to the mix-up that may arise from emails of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year (2007) high stakes £GBP £4,000 000 00 (Four million Great Britain Pounds). To begin your claim, please contact immediately, our paying agent who also will be you claims agent:

Call Dr.EDDY HON.
MANAGER FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICE
OFFICE ADDRESS: 20 Park, Harlesden London NW15 United Kingdom
Email: microsoftawardteam1@katamail.com
Tele:+[protected]
Tele:+[protected]
Contact Person:Call Dr.EDDY HON.

For due processing and remittance of your prize money, remember you must contact your claim manager not later than two weeks. Otherwise all funds will be returned as unclaimed. And, should there be any change in your email address, do inform your claims manager as soon as possible.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondences with your claims agent.

Also to begin your Claims send to your claims agent the following information by email:

Occupation:…………………………………

Full names:…………………………………………………………………………

Marital Status:...

Sex:………………………………..Age:…………………………………………..

Tel:……………………………Fax:………………………………………………..

Your Address:………….………………………………………………………….

Country Of Residence:...

Once again we say congratulation and thanks for being part of our Promotions program.

Yours sincerely,

Miss.Suzan DE-kURT.

Microsoft Online Promotions.
Online Co-coordinator for Microsoft Award Team

N.B.This is a computer-generated message. Please do not reply to this mail since we will be unable to answer. Contact your Claims Manager by Email, or Phone immediately. Anybody below the age of 18 is automatically disqualified

I think it's just another fake, isn't it?

Hey there!

I just received an E-Mail like this:

FROM MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
Address 20 Park, Harlesden London NW15 United Kingdom
Ticket number====== Alo79-[protected]
Serial number ======Alotd/9/14/06/07

Lucky number ======[protected])

Winning code number: (19000)

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We write to inform you that Microsoft and aol has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over GBP £4,000 000 00 for our end of 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. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to Ticket number======Alo79-[protected] with Serial number ======Alotd/9/14/06/07 and drew the Lucky number ======[protected]) which subsequently won you £ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 2 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great Britain Pounds) The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 28th of July 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great Britain Pounds) in cash, which is the winning payout for Secondcategory winners. This is from the total prize money of £GBP £4,000 000 00 (Four million Great Britain Pounds) shared among the Two Winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your winnings should be claimed from our paying COURIER FIRM: FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICES .As we have notified them. Due to the mix-up that may arise from emails of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year (2007) high stakes £GBP £4,000 000 00 (Four million Great Britain Pounds). To begin your claim, please contact immediately, our paying agent who also will be you claims agent:

Call Dr.EDDY HON.
MANAGER FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICE
OFFICE ADDRESS: 20 Park, Harlesden London NW15 United Kingdom
Email: microsoftawardteam1@katamail.com
Tele:+[protected]
Tele:+[protected]
Contact Person:Call Dr.EDDY HON.

For due processing and remittance of your prize money, remember you must contact your claim manager not later than two weeks. Otherwise all funds will be returned as unclaimed. And, should there be any change in your email address, do inform your claims manager as soon as possible.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondences with your claims agent.

Also to begin your Claims send to your claims agent the following information by email:

Occupation:…………………………………

Full names:…………………………………………………………………………

Marital Status:...

Sex:………………………………..Age:…………………………………………..

Tel:……………………………Fax:………………………………………………..

Your Address:………….………………………………………………………….

Country Of Residence:...

Once again we say congratulation and thanks for being part of our Promotions program.

Yours sincerely,

Miss.Suzan DE-kURT.

Microsoft Online Promotions.
Online Co-coordinator for Microsoft Award Team

N.B.This is a computer-generated message. Please do not reply to this mail since we will be unable to answer. Contact your Claims Manager by Email, or Phone immediately. Anybody below the age of 18 is automatically disqualified

I think it's just a fake.

This is totally a fraud e-mail.

Why are people sending such emails, giving people hope for a promotion they don't intend to follow through on.

If there is one person who has received something, even the run around when they call respond to me.

"Nothing is free in Life" & " In order to get u got to give" & "There's a sucker born every minute" & "the rich stay rich by stealing from the poor" " Who comes by 2million dollars and just give it away?... Am sure not even Robin Hood"!

This must be a scam mail!

Hi,

I have also received the same kind of following email.

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch:409978E

=================
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10, UK.
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E
Date: 15/08/07

Attn:Naresh Tallapalli ,

I am Mr Richard Maskery Patrick ,I have been assigned by Microsoft Award Team to process your payment file. I wish to Congratulate you on your winnings.

You are required to fill out the claims processing form below and return to us for proper verification. You are also required to send us a scanned copy of your valid Identity.

MICROSOFT AWARD VERIFICATION FORM:

Name
Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.):
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Nickname:
Maiden name:
Suffix (Sr., Jr., II, III, etc.):
Personal
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
Gender: Male Female
Marital status:
Spouse/significant other:
Lotto Batch Number
Lotto Reference Numbers
Preferences
Preferred address for correspondence: Home Work/business
Home address and phone
Address:

City:
State/province:
Zip/postal code:
Country:
Phone:
Fax:
Mobile/cellular:
Internet at home
E-mail:
Home page:
Employment and business
Job title:
Occupation:
Company name:
Work address:

City:
State/province:
Zip/postal code:
Country:
Phone:
Fax:
Mobile/cellular:
Transfer Options
Cash Picked-up (In United Kingdom)
Courier delivery of cheque

Upon the receipt of the duel filled claims form, our lawyer will notify the British Gaming Board (BGB), so as to give approval to our paying bank, courier and deplomatic company, the permission to make the transfer or deliver your winning cheque/winning certificate. You should send us your personal contact phone number so the bank or courier company can contact you by phone and email.

Congratulations,once again.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Richard Maskery Patrick
Phone: +[protected]
+[protected]
Fax: +[protected]
Verification/Logistic Dept
Microsoft Award Promotion

...
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Microsoft and aol has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the new year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over ?£900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number [protected] with serial numbers BTD/[protected]/07 and drew the lucky numbers [protected]) which subsequently won you £900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw.

To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Mr.Richard Maskery Patrick.
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: verificationagents01@yahoo.ca
Phone:+[protected]
:+[protected]
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:

Your Full Names
Country
Occupation
Age
Mobile Number
Ticket Numbers
Batch Number
as indicated in this winning Notification and Phone numbers.

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the interative Lotteries Board Commission (ILBC);

Sincerely,
Mrs Lisa Brown
Microsoft Promotion Team

Hai All,

A friend of mine also has got the Mail like below:

*PRIZE CLAIM APPLICATION COMPLETED*
Thank you for writing to the MICROSOFT PROMOTION AWARD INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT. In regards to your pending claims process, which was successfully carried out by the MICROSOFT PROMOTION AWARD TEAM, your prize winning certificate had been endorsed and your prize payout has been approved by the MICROSOFT PROMOTION AWARD TEAM.
We have forwarded for courier delivery the following listed items;
1) Your Endorsed Prize-winning Certificate (Original Copy)
2) A cash prize of 500,000.00 GBP (five hundred thousand ponuds sterling only) Issued for claims only in your Name.The MICROSOFT PROMOTION AWARD TEAM, has officially approved the "TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD"an international courier company to carryout direct delivery of your winnings to you.

The courier contact are detailed below:
TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM LTD.
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: 27 SW29 HATTON ROAD
UNITED KINGDOM.
Contact Staff: Mr. Anthonio Williams. (Delivery Attendant)
Email: tristarcargosystem1@myway.com
Contact number +[protected]

For immediate delivery of your winning prize to you by the courier agency, you are to contact them with the following information within the next 24hours;
1.Full names.
2.Address where you would want the parcel delivered to.
3.Telephone Number/mobile Number.
You are hereby advised to make a direct contact with the courier company,for further processes and to facilitate the immediate delivery approval of your winning prize.
For further correspondence and with due certification, please update this office with your current status for subsequent development in regards to this pending claim exercise.
Congratulation once again.

Sincerely,
Mr. Desmond Elliot
(Lottery claims & processing Officer).

This is to acknowledged the receipt of your e-mail, regarding the delivery process of your winning prize (500, 000.00 GBP) awarded to you by the Microsoft Promotion Award, United Kingdom.

Attached to this email is a scanned copy of your winning certificate.You are requested to keep this document save as it may be requested from you by the diplomat on the date of delivery. Please note that the majority of our orders are dispatched on a 'signed for delivery'. Do ensure that you are available at your given address to sign for your packed. Also on delivery your international passport or driver's license will be used as identification. Please ensure that you confirm your delivery address. TRISTAR COURIER SYSTEM we guarantee your delivery satisfaction.

We have worked out 100% safe delivery of your consignment to you in India through our special diplomat.

Let it be known to you that all taxes have been paid by the Lottery organisaction, till when the diplomat arrive in India along with your winning award. NOTE: You are required to make the CUSTOMS CLEARANCE charges of 450 pounds which is equivalent to 40,000 in your local currency, payable to our diplomat immediately he arrive your country to enable him to clear your consignment ( trunk box) from the custom agency. As soon as the trunk box is cleared and it is released, our diplomat will deliver the consignment to you in your residential address.

All your information have been given to him for easy contact when he arrives in India.

Due to the urgency needed in this delivery we are informing you that Mr Gary Wealth, Special Chief Diplomat will be leaving for INDIA to make delivery of your cash award prize through British Airways on the 10th Aug, 2007. He shall make i contact with you upon his arrival at the Delhi International Arport.

Departure time 10th Aug 2007 12:50:00 PM
Arrival time 13th Aug 2007 08:15:00 AM

Please ensure that you co-operate with him and follow his instructions and directives to avoid any delay in handing over your cash award prize to you as he has little time to spend in INDIA.

Do keep this office updated..

We are glad to be of service to you.

BEST REGARDS,

MR. ANTHONIO WILLIAMS
CUSTOMER SERVICES
TRISTAR CARGO SYSTEM
ADDRESS: 27 SW29 HATTON ROAD, UNITED KINGDOM.
Email:tristarcargosystem1@myway.com
TEL: +[protected]

Please help out whatever we need to believe the mail or not. For customer clearance he is asking to send 450 pounds (Which is 40,000 Indian Currency).

Hi All,

I have received a similar kind of mail. Pls. comment.

Best Wishes,
Pankaj.

Hi friends i got the same kind of mail for award wining its true or what?

Microsoft Promotion
20 Craven Park , Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 409978E

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION!

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking this year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over L10, 000.000.00 (Ten million Great Britain Pounds) for this 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 randomly from World Wide Web site through a computer draw system extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies, attaching email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail better test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number [protected] with serial numbers BTD/[protected]/07 and drew the lucky numbers [protected]) which subsequently won you L1,000, 000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the sum of L1,000, 000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 3rd of August 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

Please be informed by this winning notification, to file your claims, you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize. To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Mr Garrison Parker
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: ga.pker@hotmail.com

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:

Your Full Names
Country
Ticket Numbers
Batch Number
Serial
Number
Lucky Numbers

As indicated in this winning Notification and Phone numbers. Thank you for being part of this promotional award program.

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates, we wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune. Thank you for being part of our commemorative this year Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,
Dr. Bryan McDonald
Microsoft Promotion Team

well i ve also received the same mail but pls can anyone suggest me what is it all about

Hi All, I too have received such mail from them and when i replied asking them to process my award, they have sent me a form asking for my personal details, passport no. etc., and they say that either they can send a cash cheque to me by courier or i can travel to UK to collect personally.

All this looks a clear fraud ... as many of you too have received such mails & why someone would be interested to giveaway Millions of $$.

I also saw on other website that, they have asked a person to send Rs.57,000/- to UK to release his cash award. Its a new way of cheating people online.

If you have any more info kindly reply to my id "sharad_jai@hotmail.com". Thanks

I got mail like this as below whether it is true

Dear Lucky Winner,

The Microsoft company successfully organised a promotion, and the total amount won you is 1,000,000.00GBP (One Million Great British Pounds terlings). Deaw Number:.2, 1 It was held in London (UK) the claims agent assigned to you to, for the release of your prizeTo file your claim kindly fill the payment order form below to our Fudiciary Agent PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM 1.FULL NAMES 2.ADDRESS 3.SEX 4 AGE 5 .MARITAL STATUS 6.OCCUPATION 7.TELEPHONE NUMBER 8.AMOUNT WON 9. COUNTRY

Mr.Giss Peterson,
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Tel:.+44 [protected]
mic.claim@yahoo.com.hk

Hi Complaints Team,

I received a mail like below. I think its a fraud/fake mail. The mail also include Microsoft/MSN logo. Please suggest me about this:

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref No: BTD/968/07
Batch No:409978E

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Microsoft and Oracle has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the year 2007 anniversary, rolled out over £22,000.000.00 (twenty Two Million Great Britain Pounds) for the year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web mail providers/hosts which have patronized us greatly.

The selection was made by a computer draw system attaching corporate/personal email Id's to ticket numbers. Do not you ignore this. Microsoft and Oracle are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and Oracle in conjunction with Yahoo! Mail are running an e-mail beta test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 00190 with reference number MSW1002/07 and draw numbers [protected]) which subsequently won you £900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 28 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire sum of £900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as category's 'A' Draw number one was conducted in Harlesden, London United Kingdom. 20Th July 2007, These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

Please be informed by this winning notification, to file in your claims, you are to make contact with your designated agent (Mr. Richard) who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize. To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent Mr.Richard Maskery Patrick.

Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: msn_claimsagent11@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: [protected]
[protected]

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:
Full Names:
Age:
Occupation:
Country:
Ticket Numbers:
Draw Numbers:
Phone/fax Numbers:

As indicated in this winning Notification. Thanks for being part of this promotional award program.

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and associates. We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.

Sincerely,
Mrs Lisa Brown
Microsoft Promotion Team

I got this :

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD LOTTERY.
UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR.

REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/[protected]
BATCH NO: 2007/JULY/TL#22 H
WINNER NO: 5

ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM.

WINNING NOTIFICATION !

Dear Sir/ Madam,

We the MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE are pleased to inform you of 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 THE 17th JULY2007.

Your Personal E-mail address or Company email is attached to WINNER NO: 5. 2007/JULY/TL#
22 H, 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 $2,500,000.00 (Two Million, Five hundred Thousand US Dollars) in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW-L/[protected], this is from total prize money of $ 20,000,000.00 USD, shared among the Eight (8) lucky international winners in the 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 Prize 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 (DR.DAVID SMITH). 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, 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 it has 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.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. To begin your claims process, you are to contact immediately our African claims department as follows:

THE PAYMASTER OFFICER CONTACT DETAILS:
DR. DAVID SMITH (PAYMASTER).
Plot 8, Suite 15, Louise Farrakhan Crescent,
Port Harcourt, River State,
Nigeria, West Africa.
Email: microsoft_lottery_agent001@yahoo.com
TEL: +[protected].

WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:-

YOUR DETAILS

NAME IN FULL...
CONTACT ADDRESS...
COUNTRY OF RESISDENCE...
OCCUPATION...
AGE...
TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBER...
BATCH NUMBER...
REF NUMBER...
SEX...
MARITAL STATUS...

Lastly; a scanned copy of any valid form of identification should be forwarded to this office (Drivers License or International Passport).

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 (DR. DAVID SMITH) 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 alleviating poverty round the World.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Basheera Abubakar
(Co-ordinator).

LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;

MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA.

Past winners.

Yes i have received a mail from microsoft promotional awards and i am confused thats it.

I got this message:

Dear Lucky Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION - Ref No: BTD /976/06 - Batch: 401978G. Microsoft Sweepstakes marking the (11th July 2007) Day year anniversary. Successfully rolled out over 100.000.000.00 e-tickets, which was awarded to Your email address as a (WINNER). Amount Won: (500.000.00 ) File your winnings To our Claims Agent : MR DONALD GRAY, Call: Tel:+ [protected],
E-mail: Microsoft.claim_dept@yahoo.co.uk

***Reply to this email only***

Hi to all,

Any one who get mail for MSNanual award pl ignore it and may please do not make any financial commitment with HEAD OF CUSTOMER CARE UNIT.

> MR.MODUPE OMOBASI
> AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP, NIGERIA
> OUR REF: AFDG/19NG0905
> YOUR REF: ...
> DATE: 13-07-07
> ATTN. Dr Suresh Dagade
> In response to your request, Be informed that our
> bank will not be in position to entertain such
> request like yours following the banking terms,
> rules and regulations governing financial and
> international monetary transfer.
> We, based on that, wish to inform you that if you
> fails to make the payment of minimum balance as
> required by monday 16th July 2007, your prize money
> will be forwarded to the charity organization as
> instructed by MSN Award management.

Thanks and regards,
Dr Suresh Dagade

I just got a mail that i am one of the winners (number 3) of the Microsoft raffle draw in UK and i need more clarification and authentication of this news. Above is my email and my cell phone is [protected]. I am a nigerian and live and work in nigeria.

Thanks
Sincerely,
eugene dibie

I have received this mail from Microsoft:

Attention Winner:

This is in respect of your mail. Your email was luckily drawn by a computer balloting system as one of our winners in our experimental lottery bonanza from the prestigous MICROSOFT ONLINE EMAIL PROMOTION. Thus, making you the winner of the sum of 1,000,000.00GBP (One Million Great British Pounds Sterlings).

Microsoft gives out the sum of 100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) to individuals whose email addresses were sellected at random from all URLS on the Web. Eventuallly your email address was one of the lucky winners of this sum of money. 1,000,000.00GBP (One Million Great British Pounds Sterlings).

This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings of 1,000,000.00GBP (One Million British Pounds Sterlings)

Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email so that we can have a precise and comprehensive record of our winners.

Your prize cheque has been vaulted safely with our corresponding Bank prior to your readiness
to complete your claims and would be presented to you after verification of the data requested below..

To proceed with your claims, you would be required to fill the Verification Form below completely and return back to us immediately.

COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND, FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.

(1) BENEFICIARY FIRST NAME _________________

(2) BENEFICIARY LAST NAME _____________________
(3) NATIONALITY ___________________
(4) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ___________________
(5) DATE OF BIRTH _____________________
(6) SEX _____________________
(7) TEL. NUMBER _____________________
(8) FAX NUMBER _____________________
(9) EMAIL ADDRESS_____________________
(10) AMOUNT WON _____________________
(11) BATCH NUMBER_____________________
(12) REFERENCE NR_____________________
(13) OCCUPATION __________________
(14) MARITAL _____________________
(15) ANNUAL INCOME _____________________

DECLARATION:

I___________________HEREBY
DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. THAT MY CLAIMS AGENT SHALL ACT AS A FACILITATOR IN THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.

DATE__________________
(YOUR FULLNAMES)______

This form should be filled by you and send it back via email to process your claim. Congratulations once again from the entire staff of the Microsoft Award Team.

Mr.Thomas Nicholas
CLAIMS OFFICER
MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
UNITED KINGDOM.
Tel: +[protected]
Fax: +[protected]

Any suggestions?

@+[protected] about this mail
Thanks anyway

I am waiting my response of days back?

I too received this award so whats the next step to take out.

Hi i got email from MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM is it true?

MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
Microsoft Corporation
#1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052.

Ref: BTD/867/06
Batch: 70126L

ATTN: LUCKY WINNER

This is in receipt of your mail.Your email was luckily drawn by a computer balloting system as one of our winners in our experimental lottery bonanza from the prestigous MICROSOFT ONLINE PROMOTION.Thus, making you the winner of the sum of 1,000,000.00GBP (One Million Great British Pounds Sterlings).

This correspondence officially confirms that we are in receipt of instructions relating to the payment of your lottery winnings of 1,000,000.00GBP (One Million Great British Pounds Sterlings)

Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email so that we can have a precise and comprehensive record of our winners.

Your prize cheque has been vaulted safely with our corresponding Bank prior to your readiness to complete your claims and would be presented to you after verification of the data requested below..

To proceed with your claims, you would be required to fill the Verification Form below completely and return back to us immediately.

THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND, FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.

BENEFICIARY FIRST NAME...

BENEFICIARY LAST NAME...
NATIONALITY...
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS...

DATE OF BIRTH...
SEX...
TEL. NUMBER...

FAX NUMBER...
EMAIL ADDRESS...

AMOUNT WON...
BATCH NUMBER...

REFERENCE N?...
OCCUPATION...

MARITAL STATUS...

DECLARATION:

I...HEREBY
DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. THAT MY CLAIMS AGENT SHALL ACT AS A FACILITATOR IN THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.

DATE...
(YOUR FULLNAMES)...

Congratulations once again from the entire staff of the Microsoft Award Team.

MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM.
United Kingdom

is it true?

I too received a mail related to Microsoft Award Team. Is is another lottery SCAM? Can someone through more light on this?

Vino Varghese

MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
Microsoft Corporation
#1 Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052.

Ref: BTD/976/06
Batch: 401978G

ATTN: Sabiq Fathi,

This is in receipt of your mail.Your email was luckily drawn by a computer balloting system as one of our winners in our experimental lottery bonanza from the prestigous MICROSOFT ONLINE PROMOTION.Thus, making you the winner of the sum of 1,000,000.00GBP (One Million Great British Pounds Sterlings).

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Please complete the form below with correct information and email back to us with a return email so that we can have a precise and comprehensive record of our winners.

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DATE...
(YOUR FULLNAMES)...

ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS !

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Interlink Express Courier
101 Whitfield Street London W1T 2RJ England
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MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM

United Kingdom