Saturday, July 17, 2010

Here's A New Scam

I keep getting this email, which, of course, is a total scam.  The loudest ringing warning sign is that they want to give me (and anyone who gets this email) a large sum of money.  Below is the email.  And as usual: NEVER GIVE ANYONE ON THE INTERNET PRIVATE INFORMATION (unless you are on a secure website and opening a bank account, let's say)!

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MICROSOFT AOL ANNIVERSARY AWARD NOTIFICATION. Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Reply-To: microsoft-award@webmail.co.za


Microsoft Award Team
Baley House,Har Road Sutton,
Greater London SMI 4te
United Kingdom
FILE REF: TN/7855/05/07/DINS
BATCH: KP23/857/NDL5 /EU
MICROSOFT AOL ANNIVERSARY AWARD NOTIFICATION.
Dear Lucky Winner,
 
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 and AOL Corporation, in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.P.S.) held thisin United Kingdom London.The prestigious MicrosoftAOL has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the 2010 Anniversary, from the Board of Microsoft AOL Corporations Award Lottery,we rolled out over 750,000.00 GBP (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) Draws.
Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 94857390735 with serial numbers GPT/97846565392/08 and drew the lucky numbers 70-35-15-18-21-70 which subsequently won you 750,000.000 GBP (Seven fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds).
These are your identification numbers:KVP-9078/145
CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
1st. 2 ? 750,000.00 pounds each
2nd. 8 ? 450.000.00 pounds each
3rd. 13 ? 350,000.00 pounds each
4th. 27 ? 270,000.00 pounds each
You are to send down your Claims Requirements and your option of Remittance/Mode Of Collection to Dr.Frank Cole your Claims Agent.
 
CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
1. Full names:
2. Residential address:
3. Phone number:
4. Fax number:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age:
8. Nationality:
9. Present Country:
10.Next of kin name/address:
11.How Do you Feel As winner:
 
Mode Of Price Remittance/Mode Of Collection.
(1)Through A Courier Delivery Of Your Certified Winning Cheque Name And Other.
Winning Documents Safely To You.
(2) Bank Wire Transfer in your nominated bank account.
CONTACT:
********************************************************
FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
DR.FRANK COLE.
MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK).
PHONE: +4470-240-787-04
PHONE: +4470-359-653-16
FAX: +44 704 579 5477
*******************************************************
 
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.
This message will be identified as junk for your safety, this indicates that this message is from Microsoft and AOL Corporation.
NOTE: Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.
You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations or Microsoft Corporation. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your notification letter that was sent to you, Kindly forward a copy to us and delete it from your mail box and give no further correspondence to such person or body. Microsoft shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned.
Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!
Yours Sincerely,
Sindel Williams,
M.S.PRO.ZONAL COORDINATOR.

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