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An Email with the Subject "Notification!!!" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:26:22 -0800 and has been classified as a Lotto/Lottery Scam Email. The sender shows as MICROSOFT® <info@microsoft.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® (Uk. Regional Office) Microsoft Building, Wright Lane, Kensington London W85sp. Winner No. 005, 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 Corporation,in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products,(F.P.S.) held on the 20th Febuary 2010,in United kingdom to mark the new year celebration ,You were selected for the prize of £480,000.00 (Four Hundred And Eighty Thousand Great British Pounds) In the fifth category . All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company email addresses, and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all the Email service providers world wide as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually in London, United Kingdom. It is important to note that your award was released with the following particulars attached to it. (1).File Number: F1267-2009 (2).Reff. Code :KP23/857/MCL5 /CO (3).Grant Number: MICC/97846563459/206. For Validation Purpose Besure To Include The Following Information Below. .Full Names: .Residential address: .Tel(Mobile): .Nationality/Country: .Age/Sex: .Occupation/Position: Contact Claims processing Officer With Below Information: CLAIM PROCESSING OFFICER: Barry Prince EMAIL: msnetworkprocessing@ciudad.com.ar TEL/FAX:+4470457 14110 Soon As The Above Information is Received Through E-mail: You Will Be Duly Informed.