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An Email with the Subject "Fwd: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON THE SUM OF USD$ 3,000,000.00." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 18 May 2008 11:05:06 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as michael hernandez <wdalaskan@yahoo.com>.
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FROM THE DESK OF THE MICROSOFTCOORDINATOR {MICROSOFT GLOBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY}
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
LONDON,WC2N5BX,ENGLAND,UNITED KINGDOM
FILE REF:HL/8121/31/11/MICS
BATCH: MC44/707/3PDH /EU
OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please
find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the
following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online
Sweepstakes organized by Microsoft,in conjunction with the foundation for the
promotion of software products,(F.P.S.)held on the 2nd of May 2008,in United
kingdom.
Wherein your electronic email address emerged as one of the online
winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of
USD$3,000,000.00 (Three Million United States Dollars only) which your file
falls in our South African Claim office in Johannesburg
Our winners are arranged into four categories with different winning prizes
accordingly in each category. They are arranged in this format below:
CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
1st. 2 USD$3,000,000.00 each
2nd. 8 USD$800,000.00 each
3rd. 13 USD$470,000.00 each
4th. 27 USD$170,000.00 each
We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact
the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more
information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of
the above prize to you.
It is important to note that your award information was released with the
following particulars attached to it.
(1) Award numbers: NL 62/7811
(2) Email ticket numbers: NL901/33/65
(3) Batch numbers: MC44/707/3PDH /EU
(4) The file reference numbers: HL/8121/31/11/MICS
{5} Serial Numbers:McST/030/NL0981
For verification purpose be sure to include:
(1) Your mailing address:
(2) Your Tel(Mobile):
(3) Your Nationality/Country:
{4}Your Full Names:
To file for your claim,Please contact your Validating Officer for VALIDATION
of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification.
Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning
notification are termed void and invalid. You are required to mention the
above particulars
of your award in every correspondence to enable the Agent in South Africa
validate your winning
CONTACT:
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FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
NAME MR.MAYO FRANK
MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT(REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA)
TEL:+27 73-110-8227
E-mail:frankmayo_associates1@gala.net
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The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates: and a consortium of software promotion companies.
The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies.
The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to
encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Gerri Rockwell
MICROSOFT E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION COORDINATOR.
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