[Resolved] Microsoft — Microsoft Award Promotion 2010 | |
I received a mail from Microsoft Web/Email Usage Campaign, Microsoft Online Promotions, United Kingdom. This mail said that I have won a sum of $1000000.00 & some other details were given. I was asked to send my details to Mr. Walter Murphy(Email- [protected]@yahoo.co.uk Phone No.- +44-[protected]). Accordingly, I sent my details to Mr. Walter Murphy. Soon, I received an acknowledgment mail from Mr. Walter Murphy & he gave me two options to receive my payment. The two options were- 1) Payment by courier. 2) Direct money transfer to the bank account. I replied to his mail by choosing the second option & sent my bank account number to him. Soon, I received my prize winning certificate by attachment mail. So, I called him on his phone & asked all the details. He said, he has sent my $1000000.00 draft to India through his processing agent Mr. Victor Scott(Phone No.-[protected]). Next morning I received a phone call from RESERVE BANK OF INDIA. A lady named Mrs. Sangeetha Kumar(Phone No.- [protected]) had a conversation with me. She introduced herself as an officer of Reserve Bank of India, Navi Mumbai. She said that she has received a $1000000.00 draft from Microsoft Company & asked my bank details. I gave her the asked details. After that, she said that I have to pay Rs. 35000/- as the service charges in ICICI Bank, Navi Mumbai in the account of Mr. Kamlesh Ganpatlal Chaplot(Saving A/C No.[protected] to successfully transfer my winning prize amount to my bank account. I have not yet paid the money. I want to know whether this entire matter is true or not. Take legal action soon & inform me as soon as possible..... Was this information helpful? | |
Aug 14, 2020 Complaint marked as Resolved | |
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many internet users are complining from the same scams, it obvious that the scammers are using avery advanced method so as to get their victims convinced of their alleged winnings, I my self have recently been recieving as many as ten messages per aday promising me out ahuge amount of money range between[protected] $, but I would rather suspect the sources of this message ! and I always wonder why should always I be the winner at the time that I believe that Iam the most un lucky, sometimes I come to think that the computre may fall in my love thats why always select my e-mail as awinner its such funny thing
Attn: Vikram Jeet Singh.
Congratulations! Your award prize money has been approved.
Regarding the Delivery of Award Prize, a Sr. Diplomatic Officer Mr. John Brown has been assigned to take responsibility of that. The delivery and handling charges has been duly paid by Microsoft Msn Committee Grant 2010.
According to the report from India Custom Authority about the delivery of your prize amount, we were told that the Government of India introduced a new law which states that any Foreign Parcel entering into India with an amount above (Fifty Thousand Pounds) the beneficiary must pay the sum of Rs. 21000/- being payment for Foreign Parcel Clearance Charge.
Your prize amount has been dispatched through our Sr. Diplomatic Officer Mr. John Brown. He will arrive in India on 29th December, 2010. You will pay the clearance charge immediately on his arrival so that he can clear your parcel from the Custom and come and deliver it at your home address.
Attached below is copy of your winning certificate.
Best Regards,
Rev. Dr. Robert Mueller
Director,
Microsoft Mobile Award Promo 2010!
Contact Ph. [protected]
i got this mail too forum should certainly take a strict decision against such scammers. thankfully i got saved as i looked up on the net, but im sure people might be falling into such traps. who so ever is the in charge of this must track such people down and file a complaint against their respective govt. thanks.
Congratulations! Your award prize money has been approved.
Regarding the Delivery of Award Prize, a Sr. Diplomatic Officer Mr. John Brown has been assigned to take responsibility of that. The delivery and handling charges has been duly paid by Microsoft Msn Committee Grant 2010.
According to the report from India Custom Authority about the delivery of your prize amount, we were told that the Government of India introduced a new law which states that any Foreign Parcel entering into India with an amount above (Fifty Thousand Pounds) the beneficiary must pay the sum of Rs. 21000/- being payment for Foreign Parcel Clearance Charge.
Your prize amount has been dispatched through our Sr. Diplomatic Officer Mr. John Brown. He will arrive in India on 29th December, 2010. You will pay the clearance charge immediately on his arrival so that he can clear your parcel from the Custom and come and deliver it at your home address.
Attached below is copy of your winning certificate.
Best Regards,
Rev. Dr. Robert Mueller
Director,
Microsoft Mobile Award Promo 2010!
Contact Ph. [protected]
i got this mail too forum should certainly take a strict decision against such scammers. thankfully i got saved as i looked up on the net, but im sure people might be falling into such traps. who so ever is the in charge of this must track such people down and file a complaint against their respective govt. thanks.
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Its a fraud email, i receive number of emails like this everyday.You should have just searched the net to see its fraud.Its just a spam email.