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An Email with the Subject "YOUR GBP 1,900,000.00 MICROSOFT WINNING PRIZE!!!" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:08:43 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "MICROSOFT PROMOTIONAL AWARD" <funding_agentclaims@yahoo.com>.
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Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10,United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/968/06
Batch: 409978E
Dear Lucky winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a
Sweepstakes marking the end of year anniversary we rolled out over
100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds) for our Monthly
Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a
wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.
The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.Microsoft and AOL are now
the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet
Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are
running an e-mail beta test.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number
008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky
numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you 1,900,000.00
(One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the
jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning
sum of 1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain
Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in
Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 14th of April 2008. These Draws are
commemorative and as such special.
Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you
are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you
through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.To file for
your claim Please Contact ;
Dr.Henry williams
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email:microsoft_officecontact@yahoo.com
Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish
you the best of luck.Thank you for being part of our promotional award
program and commemorative Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
Dr.Henry williams
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Promotion Team
NB:Any claim not made before seven (7) working days from date
of notification indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited
his/her winnings