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The MICROSOFT LOTTERY


Microsoft

By JCausey, Section Diary
Posted on Wed Aug 10th, 2005 at 16:16:11 EST

This is really OT, but I just thought it was so funny, I had to post it somewhere! Every know and then, I get these Nigerian scam letters that sneak through to my mailbox. In most cases, they are like this one in that Roadrunner has tagged it as spam or potentially virus bearing. Why they send me an e-mail to tell me that with the rest of the message is beyond me - just send it on to the junk heap, quarantine, whatever it is the RR servers do. But, back to the scam mail. Of course, everyone knows these things get recycled by different scammers with different "details". This one is a hoot though as it appears I have won the "MICROSOFT LOTTERY". Sorry to say, but I lost that lottery. Fortunately, I found Linux and whole host of other F/OSS and moved out of the loser's bracket (no comments from the peanut gallery please!).

So without further ado, enjoy the latest version!

Jeff

CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON MICROSOFT LOTTERY

From: micro promo <microinternetaward2005A@go.com>

To: microinternetaward2005A@go.com

Date: Today 09:35:58

MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

FROM:INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD. PROMOTING INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE (MICROSOFT ENCOURAGE GLOBALIZATION)

FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Microsoft B.V. Boeing Avenue 44 9459 PE Schiphol-Rijk.

RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the First Category draws of MICROSOFT LOTTERY INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 10th of August 2005. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.
Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 50941465206-529, with serial number 5772-54 drew the lucky numbers 3-4-17-28-35-44 and consequently won in the First Category.
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners. This is from the total prize money from 2,000,000 shared among the 2 winners in this category
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. In your best interest to aviod mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program.
Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:

To file for your claim,please contact the fiduciary agent.
***********************************************
Mr. Tom Marvin.
(Microsoft liason office for lottery)
microinternetlot@sify.com
1156 H T NL-6400 AA SITTARD
AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
Tel.:+31-621-938-273.
***********************************************
You are advised to contact the agents by email within a week of receiving this notice. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification. NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/04
BATCH NUMBER: 14/011/IPD
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely Yours,
Mr.Eric Brown.
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,MICROSOFT INT. N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.
Contact your fiduciary agent immediatly.

___________________________________________________
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End of encapsulated message

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Re: The MICROSOFT LOTTERY (3.66 / 3) (#4)
by Potential Recruit on Tue Jun 13th, 2006 at 17:56:50 EST
Is the microsoft lottery  for real and not a scam? It seems as if I have won this money, why should I have to send a money order to cover insurance and other expenses. Why can this be taken from the winnings.
jake

  • Re: The MICROSOFT LOTTERY by Potential Recruit, 10/08/2006 22:37:06 EST (3.00 / 2)
Re: The MICROSOFT LOTTERY (3.00 / 2) (#33)
by Potential Recruit on Sun Nov 19th, 2006 at 08:12:40 EST
From:    "MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY" <msoli0000001@hotmail.com>   Add to Address Book

Subject:    MICROSOFT PRIZE AWARD
Date:    Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:26:11 -0500

MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.          
55 HARVARD AVENUE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. L20525
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/05

BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD
CONGRATULATIONS!
We the Board and Management of MICROSOFT (IT) DEVELOPMENT LOTTERY wishes to inform you on the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program held on wednesday, the 15th day of november, 2006. Your email account was picked as a winner of 500,000.00
(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING)

This results is today released to you as your email address attached in the A Category emerged as one of the  WINNERS in the all-round final draws.

All email addresses/participants were selected through a random computer ballot system from World Wide Web sites through MICROSOFT VISTA SOFT WARE SYSTEM and extracted from over 100,000 electronic mail companies world over. This promotion takes place biannually.

Your lucky numbers are: (11)(13)(26)(34)(44)(44) and bonus ball number: (02)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This Lottery is promoted and sponsored by Microsoft Group World Wide as a means
of encouraging the use of computers and to further enhance Information Technology sustainance and development.

To file for your prize money, please contact our Agent/Legal Advicer; Dr. Lorence Bruce lorence_bruce@yahoo.co.uk  for swift processing and payment of your prize money. Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence with us and you are advised not to expose your numbers to avoid double clamming or voiding of your winning.

Fill the form below:
VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:___________

2.ADDRESS:_______________

_______________

3.SEX:_____

4.AGE:___

5MARITAL STATUS:______

6.OCCUPATION:________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:__________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_______

9.BATCH NUMBER:_______ B. REF NUMBER:_____

10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____
11.AMOUNT WON:____________

_______________

12. COUNTRY___________
13.REGION WHERE NUMBER FALL WITHIN_______ ______
14:DATE NOTIFIED _
_____ ______
15:NAME OF LOTTERY WON _
_____ _______
Upon receipt of the duly requested data, we will send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.

Should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Furthermore, your winning numbers falls within our African Regional office, though you are expected to contact our london office for legal documentation via Dr. lorence Bruce through this email address: lorence_bruce@yahoo.co.uk  to enable him forward your WINNINGS to your Regional Office.

Note
ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS.

Congratulations once again, from members and staff of MICROSOFT (IT) DEVELOPMENT ONLINE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.

Sincerely Yours,
Lizzy Salim Smith (Mrs.),George Bala(PhD).
Cordinator and International Relations Officers
Tel +447024099122
+447024013555
+447024013608
+447024013988

Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO),Mr Brian Hurt(zonal co-ordinator) Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer)

Re: The MICROSOFT LOTTERY (2.50 / 4) (#5)
by Potential Recruit on Mon Jul 17th, 2006 at 12:00:50 EST
THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,      
INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT WORLD LOTTERY, UK
3b Olympic
Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool, L30 1RD
REF NO: MSW-
L/200-26937
BATCH: 2005MJL-01

                    ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
                                                ATTENTION:

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the MICROSOFT WORD E-MAIL MEGAJACKPOT LOTTERY POGRAMS held on 28th of june 2006.Your Company or your personal e-mail address is attached to winning number 20-01-2005-02MSW, with serial number S/N-00168 drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lottery category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP £850,000  POUNDSin cash credited to file REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 This is from total prize money of GBP £ £7,000,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Twenty (8) international winners in this category.
       All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, which is conducted once in every four years for our prominent MS WORD user all over the world,and for the continues use of E-mail. We are sorry to let you know that our site is still under construction, as we are updating our site and our windows 2005.
      Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate Bank
here in UK, and insured with your REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and your E-mail address,
Please note that, you are to contact us via email as we are promoting the use of E-mail, You have the right to call the bank, as we will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim your Prize.
           You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your personal account.We hope with your prize, you will be happy to promote the use of E-mail and the use of MS WORD.
         To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you.Your assigned claims officer contact email is:
Name: Mr Stephen Key

EMAIL: msc_claimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Tel; +447031949316, 447023080399
He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money must
be claimed not later than the 21st of july, 2006. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Theresa Barnes.
For MS WORD LOTTO UK;
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
directly immediately with the following details For claims
Verification.
FULL LEGAL NAMES:
COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS:
COUNTRY OF
RESIDENCE:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
TEL:
FAX:
SPONSORS:
PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENCE:
ANUAL INCOME:

MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS UK, MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS ASIA, MICROSOFT CO-OPERATIONS USA, Lloyds BANK UK, CITIPAKCOURIR AND PORTLANDCOURIER.  

I received this email, too.  I'm glad someone else posted it as a scam, but I'm curious what happens if you respond to it with your information?

  • Re: The MICROSOFT LOTTERY by JCausey, 07/17/2006 22:51:19 EST (4.00 / 2)
  • Re: The MICROSOFT LOTTERY by Potential Recruit, 09/19/2006 03:34:39 EST (none / 0)
  • Re: The MICROSOFT LOTTERY by Potential Recruit, 11/23/2006 23:18:22 EST (none / 1)
Re: The MICROSOFT LOTTERY (1.60 / 5) (#3)
by Potential Recruit on Sun May 14th, 2006 at 14:08:21 EST
From the Desk of the Lottery Co-Ordinator,
MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS,
(NOTIFICATION DIVISION)
Ref Number: ONLOTPRO/315689B2/909
Batch Number: 892/ABC/6729/2006

Dear Lucky Winner,

YOUR ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the Result of the last Final Annual
Draw of our Lottery International Programs.

The Online Lottery draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000,000 E-mail Addresses of Individual and Corporate bodies picked
by an
Advanced Automated random computer search from the Internet. "NO
TICKETS
WERE SOLD".

After this Automated Computer Ballot, your E-mail Address emerged as a
winner attached to E-Ticket Number: 826389304 9934 with Serial Number
829677
drew the Lucky Numbers: 36.27.23.29.31.59 (Bonus No.49), which
subsequently
won you the Lottery in the 2nd Category. You havetherefore been
approved to Claim a total sum of $4,350,000 (Four Million Three Hundred
and
Fifty Thousand USD) in cash credited to file ONLOTPRO/8292648506/2006.
This
is from a Total Cash Prize of $24,500,000 shared amongst the first Six
(6)
Lucky Winners in this Category.

Your Prize Award has been insured and is ready for claims. To begin
your
claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed
and
accredited Claim Agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of
14
days (Date of this Email inclusive) for the processing of your winning
and
remittance to your designated Bank Account after all statutory
obligations
have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

You are further advised to contact him with the informations below:
========================
Online Lottery Claims Unit
Contact Person: Mr. Edwin McDaniels
Email: onlotmcedwin@graffiti.net,
Office Tel: +44-702-305-5144,+ 44-703-182-0462
Fax: +44-709-286-1406.
=
=======================
You are Advised to provide him with the following information:

Names:
Address:
Age:
Occupation:
Telephone/Fax number:
Nationality:
Reference Numbers:
Batch Numbers:

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days; thereafter,
all
unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote
your
Reference information in all correspondence.

You are to keep all lotto information confidential, especially your
Reference and Ticket Numbers. (This is important, as a case of double
claims
will not be entertained). Members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this Program.

Furthermore, should there be any change of Address do inform our Agent
as
soon as possible.

NOTE: Anybody under the Age of 18 is Automatically Disqualified.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yours' Faithfully,

Walter Jones
Lottery Co-Ordinator.

PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS BUT TO YOUR ONLINE
CLAIMS
AGENT FOR ONWARD REMITTANCE OF YOUR CLAIMS.

cell phone ring tone (1.00 / 2) (#11)
by Potential Recruit on Wed Oct 18th, 2006 at 20:51:19 EST
Such sites detail the latest developments in Cell phone ring tone the world of mobile phones and other assorted gadgets. http://fistre.htb-websites.com/

real ringtone (1.00 / 2) (#30)
by Potential Recruit on Sun Nov 12th, 2006 at 17:24:46 EST
Real-life ringtones include voices, quotes, or <a href=http://zoobeeval.150m.com/>Real ringtone</a>  otherstrange, real sounds. http://zoobeeval.150m.com/

kgb keylogger (none / 1) (#41)
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Thiet ke web (none / 1) (#42)
by Potential Recruit on Mon Nov 27th, 2006 at 06:23:55 EST
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ad aware se personal download (none / 1) (#46)
by Potential Recruit on Mon Nov 27th, 2006 at 22:45:58 EST
Most spyware programs reinstall Ad aware se personal download  automatically in a matter of minutes from being cleaned from your computer http://bynsion.doingitwith.us/

monoline insurance company (none / 1) (#47)
by Potential Recruit on Tue Nov 28th, 2006 at 06:52:21 EST
You will be able to deduct most if not all common business-related deductions. Monoline insurance company http://nong.lookingat.us/

Bye bye spambot (none / 1) (#48)
by Potential Recruit on Tue Nov 28th, 2006 at 12:06:40 EST
This used to be a spambot post that is flooding the site. Due to volume, I had to resort to this while I work to block access by these bots. My apologies - thanks for your patience.

Jeff

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