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January 09, 2007
These people MUST be fooling someone...

I find it hard to believe that ANYONE would be stupid enough to believe this amateurish and idiotic email, but based on the Number of "Microsoft Lottery" emails I have received over the last two months, someone has got to be buying this bullshit....

MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY NL. MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION: THE-NETHERLANDS REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L BATCH: 4583JL/WIN Finally today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held December 2006. Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, With serial number 647489, consequently won in the 1st lottery category. You have been approved of lump sums pay out of US$1,000,000,00 Dollars in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. Selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No ticket were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. This is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer users all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail. Your fund (Certified Cashiers Cheque) has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize to you. Name: Mr.Patrick Donkor. TEL:+31-624-126-377. FAX:+31-847-251-895. E-mail: claimbglot@aim.com Do email the above email address all at once. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained) Sincerely,

Dr. Phillip George
Online Co-ordinator

HELLO People, Microsoft IS NOT in the Lottery business, and if you post a moronic comment here asking me if this is real, I will make you look like a bigger idiot than you are. SO DO NOT ASK!

Posted by David A at January 9, 2007 06:59 PM
Filed Under 419 Scams, Scams and Internet Idiots | 387 Words
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