An Email with the Subject "Winning Notification: Your Email Address Emerged Winner!!!" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:15:24 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Microsoft Award" <msn_claimagent11@yahoo.co.uk>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
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
Â22,000.000.00(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 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently
won you Â900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 28 jackpot winners
in this draw. You have therefore won the entire sum of Â900,000.00 (Nine Hundred Thousand Great
Britain Pounds). The draws registered as category's 'A' Draw number one was conducted in Harlesden,
London United Kingdom. 30th December, 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_claimagent11@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44 70 457 26976
+44-70 240 79189
Fax No.: +44-087-0479-9021
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:
Occupation/ position/ Years of Experience
Mode of Delivery: Options:
* Bank To Bank Transfer.
**Courrier Delivery.
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