Director
9/9/08 6:40:58 AM
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Well, at least it's one I haven't seen b4. ;-)
"Dear Winner,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize which was released on 16th JULY 2008, from the Microsoft Online Lottery, which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from some sites. Your email address was attached to
Ticket Number: 4700172507056490102
Serial Number : 7741134002.
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 and Bonus Number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of USD$250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW47509/09 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine Hundred Thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotion program which is conducted annually.
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have an operational base.
Furthermore, your details (e-mail address:xxxx) fall within our European representative office in Amsterdam,Holland as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of USD$250,000.00 will be released to you from this regional office in NIGERIA. We hope that with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.5 Billion international draw. To file for your claim, please contact our director of finance.
Name:Dr Saul Harrison
Email: sauldharrison@hotmail.com
Tel: +234-1-737-3158
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily. For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participants or unofficial personnel. Note: all winnings MUST be claimed before the 30th JULY 2008 otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Robert Annel
Coordinator,
Microsoft Lottery Inc.
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smadge1
9/9/08 6:54:17 AM
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Microsoft Corporations:
Customer Service
Your Reference No: VUT-L/82-478031
Your Batch No:08-2008/MCP-3390190
OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of Sweepstakes
promotion organized by Microsoft, in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software
products, (F.P.S..) held this August 2008,in The Netherlands. Where in your email address
emerged as one of the online Winning emails in the 2nd category and therefore attracted a cash
award of 300,000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand Euros) and a Dell laptop.
To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting our Foreign Transfer
Manager:
Mr. WESLEY RONALD
Tel: 31-681-808-638
Fax: 31-847-169-607
Email: promotionclaimsdepartment@gmail.com
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.
Congratulations!!
Sincerely,
Mrs.Sarah Limberg.
Promotions Manager. -----
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Director
9/9/08 7:20:14 AM
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Oh Hai!
Congrats as well. Two winners on the same forum, what are the possibilities of that? So how much did YOU get? -----
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Shikimaru
9/9/08 7:41:27 AM
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I find it amusing that the contact address is almost always Gmail/hotmail/Yahoo -----
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scruffy1
9/9/08 8:08:25 AM
Overlord
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we pay you long time..... -----
ummmmm.......
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MedicineBaby
9/9/08 8:48:50 AM
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I am taking a bet that this one is located in Nigeria :P -----
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Kastoli
9/9/08 8:56:38 AM
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Thats amusing. -----
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Jarr0d
9/9/08 9:03:41 AM
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Quote by Shikimaru
I find it amusing that the contact address is almost always Gmail/hotmail/Yahoo
Yeah I noticed that, seeing as though it is a Microsoft Lottery :) -----
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osama_bin_athlon
9/9/08 9:04:37 AM
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every one wins! -----
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Director
9/9/08 9:07:33 AM
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But wait! There's more!
The bastards just rang me up on my mobile. I mean WTF? "This is xxx from da Micrawsoft loddery, please check your email account as we have sent you confirmation of your winning 250K u.s."
Now I'm wondering which gutter crawler sold them all my info. (NO, the number came up as 'private'. ;-) ) -----
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MedicineBaby
9/9/08 9:38:27 AM
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Have you entered any raffles or draws, (aside from this one XD) in the past month or year?
Generally what happens with the raffles and stuff like that at shopping centres, they sell your information off to marketing companies or others buy it off them. Thats how they can make the cash from the fundraising. The money you put into the draw is to pay off the actual car.
EDIT: Alternatively, you can have some fun with them. Say, that your email account has been changed since, and use that account to piss them off :D Thats what I would do. Try and extract as much information as you can and report it to the police (sounds like a federal matter, maybe internet crime). If they call you up regarding it, then this must be on a large scale and could probably bring these people to justice.
OR
Just say that they have been reported to Australian Federal Police, and all information has been forwarded to them regarding there scam. I wish I had a video camera on the place they operate, like watching ants spreading out.
Edited by MedicineBaby: 9/9/2008 9:43:20 AM -----
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Director
9/9/08 9:43:20 AM
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Yeah a couple of raffles, but geez, if this is the result next time I'll let the poor cancerous kiddies die. :-( -----
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TazFromOz
9/9/08 9:50:42 AM
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At least it was literate and kinda clever. I can see schmucks falling for this.
I think an Atomican must have been messing with you for the phonecall though =). -----
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Director
9/9/08 10:00:44 AM
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Nah, I'm pretty sure none of you guys have my number....nor my email addy. Well not the one that I got this letter on anyway. Bah, anyway if they ring back I was gonna try and play with them a bit and see what info I can get from them. -----
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radioBirdman
9/9/08 10:12:05 AM
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Quote by Director
Bah, anyway if they ring back I was gonna try and play with them a bit and see what info I can get from them.
for inspiration >> http://www.419eater.com/ -----
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SnowSquirrel
9/9/08 10:17:33 AM
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I like how it says "some sites" oh so very official -----
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Master_Scythe
9/9/08 10:21:16 AM
Titan
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I talked to my bank about this sorta thing.
they said they can open an account with false details (they keep the real ones on a second database) which removes the risk of identity theft.
you can then pay the 'small' ammounts they ask ($10) say, and when nothing happens you can start legal action.
Not that you get anything out of this, but they get a scare at being contacted. -----
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Kustard
9/9/08 10:22:31 AM
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And hasn't the lottery expired on the 16th of July, 2008??
Very cluey!!!
They just take a little while to let the winners know.
Edited by Kustard: 9/9/2008 10:23:47 AM -----
Smooth, creamy and yellow...
*A Trifle ugly*
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bolt_krank
9/9/08 10:38:03 AM
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I thought I was the only one who one.
I got a mail a few days ago - deleted now.
It was sent to me from Bill Gates himself !!!
I felt so lucky because I've never purchased a Microsoft product before - and he told me "I was a randomly picked lucky customer."
I can't believe my luck - I'm quitting my job today ! -----
I wrote my friend a letter using a highlighting pen but he could not read it; he thought I was just trying to show him certain parts of a piece of paper.
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Kustard
9/9/08 10:44:10 AM
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Quote by bolt_krank
I thought I was the only one who one.
I got a mail a few days ago - deleted now.
It was sent to me from Bill Gates himself !!!
I felt so lucky because I've never purchased a Microsoft product before - and he told me "I was a randomly picked lucky customer."
I can't believe my luck - I'm quitting my job today !
I would be too if I was sold on the new Microsoft Seinfeld/gates ads... -----
Smooth, creamy and yellow...
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