Microsoft Award Department/Claims Office

[misterbadnback]

I just received this and wondered if anyone else has gotten one. I know this has got to be a scam but I just wonder how they got my email address since I don't use this one except for 2 places and relatives.
Here is the email:

Microsoft Award Department/Claims Office
20 Craven Park,
Harlesden London NW10
,United Kingdom.
Batch: 742701AE
Ref: BTD/610/07


Dear Lucky winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

This is to inform you that your email has won a consulation prize worth
(£500,000.00GBP) Great British Pounds,
From the Microsoft Corporation EMAIL DRAW held 22nd of November2007
that is today, Your
email address was among the selected once form the random play held
today in our headquater in UNITED KINGDOM.
You advise to contact your fiduciary agent to start claims procedure as
soon as possible.When contacting your fiduciary agent
your advise to send your personel information or data to him to enble
him start with the claims procedure.
contact your fiduciary agent
Dr.Garry Stover with your Batch: 742701AE and
Ref: BTD/610/07 and contact him via email immediately within 24hrs form
now.
Dr.Garry Stover
Microsoft Award Department/Claims Office
1. Full name................
2. Country..................
3. Contact Address..........
4. Telephone Number.........
5. Fax Number...............
6. Marital Status...........
7. Occupation...............
8. Age......................
9. Sex......................
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: agent_garry008@yahoo.ie
Sincerely,
Dr.Garry Stover
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Award Department



Microsoft Award Department/Claims Office
20 Craven Park,
Harlesden London NW10
,United Kingdom.
Batch: 742701AE
Ref: BTD/610/07


Dear Lucky winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

This is to inform you that your email has won a consulation prize worth
(£500,000.00GBP) Great British Pounds,
From the Microsoft Corporation EMAIL DRAW held 22nd of November2007
that is today, Your
email address was among the selected once form the random play held
today in our headquater in UNITED KINGDOM.
You advise to contact your fiduciary agent to start claims procedure as
soon as possible.When contacting your fiduciary agent
your advise to send your personel information or data to him to enble
him start with the claims procedure.
contact your fiduciary agent
Dr.Garry Stover with your Batch: 742701AE and
Ref: BTD/610/07 and contact him via email immediately within 24hrs form
now.
Dr.Garry Stover
Microsoft Award Department/Claims Office
1. Full name................
2. Country..................
3. Contact Address..........
4. Telephone Number.........
5. Fax Number...............
6. Marital Status...........
7. Occupation...............
8. Age......................
9. Sex......................
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: agent_garry008@yahoo.ie
Sincerely,
Dr.Garry Stover
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Award Department

[dammit]

Can you send me a few quid mate?

[Miz]

Does one (or more) of your relatives like to forward messages with all former and future recipients' email addresses visible? Or send things to a lot of people with all the addresses visible (not using the BCC feature)? That's one way addresses are harvested.

Another way is one of the places you've used that address has sold it, along with others on their list, to somebody willing to pay whatever price they charged for it.

[misterbadnback]

Looks like I have to change my email address. Yeah I guess they forward emails without deleting the original address. I know I didn't use my email for anything so I am just setting it as spam and blocking this sender on the account BUT I am definitely changing my email and telling my sister to quit forwarding my emails.

[Snurfen]

Harlsden? lololololololololololololol. A right den of iniquity that dump.

[succabm]

I recieved this in my email yesterday. Is this a scam or what.

UK MICROSOFT JACKPOT LOTTERY

REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN


Finally, today, we announce to you the results of the
MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY EMAIL DRAWS held on december
3rd, 2007. Your e-mail address, attached to winning number
11-48-26-34-44-34,With serial number (647489), consequently
won in the Tenth category.Since the draw was conducted
through zonal batching of the emails sampled,and the globe
was divided into zones. You are hereby notified that your
winning falls under Europe Zone, and hence you are to be
paid by our European Payment Centre.

The Selection process was carried out through random sampling
in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a
database of over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from
all the continents of the world

You have been approved for lump sums pay out of £850,000,000
British Pounds Sterling Credited to File REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
and winning number {11 48 26 34 44 34}

Your fund has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
and winning number(11 48 26 34 44 34).

To File for your winning prize, contact the Claims Payment Officer
below by email for remittance of your prize to you.

MICROSOFT CLAIMS DEPARTMENT FUDICIARY AGENT.
Handling Officer: Mr.James William
Email: james_williamclaimsagent@yahoo.com.hk
Contact Phone Number:+44 703 184 4124

NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO INCLUDE ALL THE DATA BELOW WHEN CONTACTING THE
PAYMENT AGENT:

1.FullName:................................
2.Address:.................................
3.Nationality:.............................
4.Sex:.....................................
5.Age:........Date of Birth................
6.Occupation:..............................
7.Home Tel:. Mobile Tel:..........Fax:...
8.State of Origin:.........Country:........
9Your File Ref No: ........................

Dr.Sharon David
Online Co-ordinator
LOTTERY SPONSOR Microsoft
Corporation U.K.

[DELTREE]

There is a saying; A fool and his/her money are soon parted!
Watch what you get into.
If it sounds to good to be true; it is!
Take care Your Friend DELTREE

[oracle128]

If everybody remembered the Golden Rules, scams like this wouldn't be a problem.

Rule 1: How do you expect to win a lottery you didn't enter?
Rule 2: Especially a lottery run in a country you don't live in?
Rule 3: That, and software/internet companies don't run lotteries. Usually, they leave that to...lottery agencies.

[jmtjet]

I love the grammar and spelling in these phishing attempts.

EX: I are you are bank. PLease send all you are infomation for promp processoring.

[The Dude]

Originally Posted by succabm

Your e-mail address, attached to winning number
11-48-26-34-44-34,With serial number (647489), consequently
won in the Tenth category.Since the draw was conducted
through zonal batching of the emails sampled,and the globe
was divided into zones.

I remember getting that years ago,i cant believe that crap is still going on!!!

Notice how 2 of the #s are the same??



(11-48-26-34-44-34)

[modmidget]

Damn!!! Looks like we could all be winners (or not). I got my notification (or fornication) from the Awards Department today!! Yipeeeee.......

Here's what mine said:

WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Microsoft has successfully organised and sent out
Sweepstakes marking the 2007 anniversary. Microsoft is running ane-mail
beta test. Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to
ticket number 08795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/07 Ref:
BTD/968/07 Batch: 409978E and drew the lucky numbers
14-21-25-39-40-47(20)
which subsequently won you 1,000,000.00.(ONE Million Great Britain
Pounds) Please be informed by this winning notification. To file your
claims,

please contact your assign claims agent with your ticket number, serial
numbers and your draw the lucky number.
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Mr:Jim Benson
E-Mail:microsoftverificationjim@yahoo.com.hk
-------------------------------
We wish you the best of luck.Thank you for being part of our
promotional award program and commemorative Anniversary Draws.
Attach below is a verification form you are to fill and return to the
above email
address.
FULL NAMES.........................
AGE................................
SEX................................
MARITAL STATUS....................
ADDRESS..........................
POSTALCODE......................
COUNTRY.........................
PHONE NUMBER...................
OCCUPATION.....................
MONTHLY INCOME ................
Sincerely,
Mr:mark Benard
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Promotion Team

Things were really looking up until I "accidentally" hit the delete key. Rats!!!! Oh well, maybe next time.

[jmtjet]

Looks like it's your lucky day. Good ole Microsoft is giving back. Your winnings are probably coming directly from Steve Balmer's personal fortune.

[modmidget]

It really is nice of Microsoft to "give back" like this but I'm kinda surprised they didn't ask for a credit card number so they could collect their 'processing fee'.

Maybe I should e-mail this back to them:

1. Full name................ Donny Dork
2. Country.................. No, I live in the city
3. Contact Address.......... 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500
4. Telephone Number......... 1-800-EAT-SH!T
5. Fax Number............... 1- 202-EAT-SH!T
6. Marital Status........... Nagged
7. Occupation............... Stable cleaner (gotta clean out the horse sh!t you're sending me)
8. Age...................... Kinda old
9. Sex...................... YES!! As often as possible

[DELTREE]

When I use to get this junk, there is a program out there that would send 1000's of junk mail back to them; I loved it: it may still be around?
Just send me the $CASH$ no! questions asked!! THANK YOU!!!

[bati]

I think these ppl must have no brain cells at all!



Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:08:31 -0800
From: "MR. ANIK IVAN" <dotterson2726@charter.net> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Congratulations!!!

Microsoft Award Team
Attn: Prize Winner ,

This is to inform you that your email address has just won you a
consolation prize worth 26th Febuary,2008. Your email has won you
(£500,000.00GBP)To claim your prize, please contact your fiduciary
agent with your Batch: 742701AE and Ref:BTD/610/08 and contact
him via email immediately within 24hrs with the following details
below.
================================================== ===
CERTIFICATE OF PRIZE CLAIM(Receipt Official Notification Letter)
================================================== ===
1. Full Name Mr/Mrs:
2. Telephone Number:
3. Present Location
4. Nationality:
==============================================
Agent Dr.Garry Stover
Microsoft Award Department/Claims Office
Contact Email:msw_remittancemanager04@hotmail.com