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An Email with the Subject "DEAR MICROSOFT AWARD WINNER 2010" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:37:54 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as Microsoft Promotion Award Team <MSawardteam@microsoftpromo.co.uk>.
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Microsoft Promotion Award Team
40 Rye crofts Way Stopsley
London,
United Kingdom.
MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION.... PROMO.
The prestigious Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations wishes to inform you
that your e-mail address emerged as one of their online lucky Winners
selected from our private computerized lottery drawn here in London United
Kingdom and this selection process was carried out through a random
selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a
database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web.
This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet
Microsoft® Windows. Hence we do believe that with your winning prize, you
will continue to be active and patronage to the Microsoft® Windows XP
Corporations.
Therefore you have won the sum of £500,000.00 pounds {Five Hundred
Thousand Great British Pounds}. A winning cheque will be issued in your
name by the Microsoft® Windows XP Corporation and also a certificate of
prize claims will be sent to you along side with your winnings cheque. You
are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty, guide
you through the process of facilitating the release of your Prize.
For claims, you are advised to contact your designated appointed agent
(Mr.Brian Hilton) Of RST Limited on E-mail: MsAwardTeam@mail2pay.com,
Phone number: (+44)7031741576 with the following details below.
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.
(1) Your contact Address:
(2) Your Tel/Mobile Number:
(3) Your Nationality:
(4) Current Country:
(5) Your Full Names:
(6) Occupation:
(7) Date Of Birth:
(8) Your Preferred Method of Receiving Your Prize (From Below) Mode of
Prize Remittance.
(A) Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other
Winning Documents safely to you.
(B) Bank to Bank Wire Transfer Of Winning Sum Into Your Bank Account In
Your Country.
Once again on behalf of all our staff and Managements we say CONGRATULATIONS!
Your prompt responds is highly needed.
Sincerely,
Microsoft Promotion Award Team,
United Kingdom Sub Region.
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