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Fraud email example:
From: "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD" <microsoft_lottery11@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: prizeclaim_microsoft@gazeta.pl
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:45:46 -0700
Subject: FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
*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/200-26940*
*BATCH NO: 2008/June#22*
*WINNER NO: 2*
*ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION*
*AWARD** PRESENTATION CENTER : UNITED KINGDOM*
*DEAR WINNER,*
*MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE** **ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU
THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN
LONDON BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO
WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON THESE DAY. *
*YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO THE MSWLL.
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 LUMP SUMS OF $ 1,700,000.00 (USD ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO:
MSW-L/200-26940 THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF $ 42,500,000 00 USD,
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/200-26940 AND WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY. IT WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU
BY ONE OF OUR CLAIM AGENT IN CHARGE OF EUROPE ZONE (**DR.JAMES PARKER**).
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.*
**
*AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE **
MSW/June/XX08** TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT. THIS IS TO PREVENT SCAM .*
*PRIZE CLAIM*
*CLAIMS AGENT OFFICER CONTACT EMAIL IS:*
*DR.JAMES PARKER*
*CLAIMS AGENT***
*E-MAIL:prizeclaim_microsoft@gazeta.pl*
*TEL: +44(0)7031840773*
**
*REMEMBER, ALL PRIZE MONEY MUST BE CLAIMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL FUNDS
NOT CLAIMED ON OR BEFORE THE FIXED DATE WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED
TRESURERY .*
*NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE
AND BATCH NUMBERS AND YOUR SECURITY CODE OF **MSW/June/XX08** 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.JAMES
PARKER **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.*
*CAREFULLY FILL THIS VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE FORM AND RETURN BACK TO US.*
*
**1.FULL NAMES:____________________________________________**
**2.ADDRESS:_______________________________________________**
**3.SEX:____________________________________________________**
**4.AGE:____________________________________________________**
**5.MARITAL STATUS:________________________________________**
**6.OCCUPATION:____________________________________________**
**7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:________________________________________**
**8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:______________________________________**
**9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:________*
* 11.AMOUNT WON:____________________________________________**
**12. COUNTRY_______________________________________________*
*13 SEND COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR
INDENTIFICATION......................*
*14.BANK NAME________________________________________________*
*15 BANK ADDRESS____________________________________________*
*16BANK ACCOUNT NO,__________________________________________*
*17.BRANCH CODE:_____________________________________________*
*SWIFT CODE:_______________________________________________*
*SINCERELY,*
*Mrs. Basheera Abubakar *
*(Co-coordinator). *
*LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;*
*MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA , *
*MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA*
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