[Resolved]  Microsoft Lottery — is the company fake or real

I received a email from "MICROSOFT LOTTERY" <[protected]@gmail.com> tat i won a lottery.I would like to know whether it is fake or real.please help me in finding out.This is the email I received.



This is to inform you that your email address has won a prize money of Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterling(£750, 000.00) for been an active web-email user. This Lottery promotion was organized by YAHOO MICROSOFT LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.

A cheque of 750, 000.00 GBP has been issued against your winning email and has been forward to (WorldNet Express Courier Service Courier Company) for delivery to your country of residence.
You are required to contact (WorldNet Express Courier Service) via email with the details below to claim your winnings

Name, Full Address, Age, Telephone, Number, Sex, Occupation, Country of Residence. Emailed to:
(WorldNet Express Courier Service)
Contact Address: 7A Euston Grove Ringwood
Hampshire BH24Ifb
London, United Kingdom.
Email:[protected]@live.com
Tel: (+[protected].
Note: You are hereby advice to contact (WorldNet Express Courier Service) with your Batch Number: 09102XN
Winning Parcel number: 9788 for reference purpose.

Confirm your winnings through the Microsoft lottery public relations office below.
Name: Mr. Parker Lawson
Telephone: (+[protected]
Thank you and accept my hearty congratulations once again!

i have received email for microsoft lottery of 100, 00, 00 GBP wich i feel to be fake as follows
ATTN BIRENDRA PATHAK***VERIFICATION COMPLETE CONTACT BARCLAYS BANK IMMEDIATELY WITH Email: [protected]@hotmail.co.uk { CONTACT AS ADVISED}‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏&r...⇄
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|Microsoft Lottery Int to me
show details 9:31 PM (0 minutes ago)



From The Desk Of Microsoft Lottery
Thames Valley Park
Reading Berkshire RG6 1WG.
United Kingdom.

ATTN BIRENDRA PATHAK

With reference to your last email, it is my greatest pleasure as the accredited preferred agent attached to your winning file with lucky numbers No:FL/[protected] wish to let you know the exact nature on your verification information which you have submitted to my office.

With regards to that, your winning funds of £1.000.000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) have been approved by the Microsoft Lottery and have been made out in full with your complete name as it appear on your claims information. However, with this development, directives shall be given to you on how to proceed further to making claims for your winning funds from the transferring bank to your home account.

Your £1.000.000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds), Winning Certificate, a covering document of money laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims from the British Government stating that the money was obtained legally through the Yahoo/Msn International Lottery has been forwarded to the Paying Bank BARCLAY'S BANK UK for the transfer of your funds into your account.

Hence we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to the Msn & Microsoft Windows.I wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully pass the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report Test conducted for all on line winners. Your prize has been drafted in Cheque and forwarded to our Bank for the Immediate transfer of your prize to your account.You are hereby advised to make direct contact with the above (BARCLAY'S BANK UK), for electronically transfer of your winning funds.The bank contact are issued below:

Kindly note that your winning amount is in a suspense account with the stipulated bank and immediate contact is needed from your side to the bank for transfer of your lottery amount as soon as possible.

THE TRANSFERRING BANK CONTACT DETAILS:
NAME: BARCLAY'S BANK PLC LONDON
Barclay Commercial& nbsp;Bank Of London
P. O.BOX 738, Eagle Court 75 King Street,
Hammersmith London, W6 9HY, U.K.

Bank Email: [protected]@hotmail.co.uk
Senior Accounts Officer: Tony Trender
Tel: [protected]
Tel: [protected]
24hrs on-line Customer service

Your Prize cheque has been sent to the Bank and you have to make immediate contact with them providing them with the correct account number and name of your stipulated account details via the information below as they will facilitate the fast transfer of your prize won to your account without any further delay you are required to contact the bank with the below information's below for the transfer of your winning prize to your account.

NOTE YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE BANK WITH THE BELOW DETAILS

Your Complete Name:
Your Bank Name:
Your Account Number:
Your Complete Home/Office Address:
Your Cell Phone Numbers:
Your Country And Nationality:

You are expected to contact the payment bank with the above information of yours in order for them to carry out the transfer of your winnings to your desired home account. Please note, your information which you forwarded to my desk has been sent to them as well.

Upon contact with the payment bank with your details, do get back to my desk with update on every dealing you are having with the bank. I advise you follow every instructions been given to you by the transferring bank so that transfer of winning funds can be carry out under the standard time of transfer, which happens to be 48 hours to your home account in your home country.

NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN CONTACTING THE TRANSFERRING BANK, YOUR INCLUDE YOUR TICKET NUMBER: No:FL/[protected] FOR QUICK RESPONSE FROM THE BANK IN REGARD TO THE TRANSFER OF YOUR WINNINGS TO YOUR CONFIRMED HOME BANK ACCOUNT.

Await your response and congratulations once again on your lucky winnings.

Microsoft Award Promotion
Dr Jerry Hanks
Head Winning Claims Dept.




DEAR BIRENDRA PATHAK**WELCOME TO BARCLAYS BANK**‏‏‏‏ TERMS AND CONDITION OF TRANSFER‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏&r...⇄
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|BARCLAYS BANK LONDON to me
show details 11:55 PM (0 minutes ago)



CUSTOMERS ATTENTION
24hrs online Customer service
Barclay Commercial Bank Of London
London Branch...
P. O. BOX 738, Eagle Court 75 King Street,
Hammersmith London, W6 9HY, U. K.

WINNER OF THE MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION


Note your winning funds of £1, 000.000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds). which is convert into india rupees is 73, 396.9314 INR to be transfer to your account was send to us by The Microsoft Lottery transfered to your local bank account, all verification has been done, the telegraphic remittance process has been concluded and the funds is now available for immediate online transfer into your nominated bank account.


Here is the recent history of your Transfer Status Via suspense account to be forwarded to you in full once payment is made for your cost of transfer charges for transfer of your lottery amount conveinently in the Transfer Menu:

Transfer On Hold...
Out of 100% = 95% Done - 5% On Hold...
Transfer Current Percent% : 95% Done...[protected]
Bank Message: Transfer On Hold... "COT" Payment Required.

* You have not yet made the payment for the Cost Of Transfer (COT) Charges.


This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the international transfer act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly.We want you to understand that you need to pay the C.O.T charges (Cost Of Transfer ) to enable you proceed with the transfer of your winnings to your local bank account in your country.

The C.O.T means (Cost of transfer). Every bank charges a certain amount for transferring funds and it is known as the COT FEES. The amount for the transfer of your winning funds is £330.00 GBP(Three hundred And thirty Pounds Sterling) equivalent to 25, 000.00 INR. This amount has to be paid by you before this bank will proceed with the transfer of your winning funds

The C.O.T charges is legally for licensing and coverage documentations approval signatures for the transfer before money reflects in your nominated bank accounts.

ATTN: Your C.O.T charges cannot be deducted from your funds, your funds have been protected by a professional handcover insurance policy, it has to be remitted to you in full, we advise that you kindly send the payment of 25, 000.00 INR via Bank Transfer.

Note: This payment have to be made via Officer Account details, you are required to contact us when you are ready to make payment for our account officer details for payment .We will provide with our Officer Account details in your country for easy payment.

Upon your response to this mail, we will give you our account officer details for payment of C.O.T FEE.

When you are ready to make the payment, contact us so that we can provide you with Our Account Officer Details for you to make the payment for the C.O.T Fee to enable us to proceed with the transfer of your winnings to your account.I assure you that once the payment is made your winnings will be transferred to your account in your home country within 24Hrs.

Thank you for Banking with us as we promise to provide you with the best internet banking services.

For more information please contact us via this Telephone Numbers below on any information you need

Mr.Tony Trender, (Senior Accounts Officer)
Cusotmer Service: [protected]
Cusotmer Service: [protected]
Account Department (Local/ Foreign)

Barclay Commercial Bank Of London 24hrs online


Barclays Bank PLC. Registered in England. Registered No: 1026167. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP. Barclays Bank PLC adheres to the principles of the Banking Code. A copy of the Code is available on request. "The Woolwich" and "Woolwich" are trading names of Barclays Bank PLC. Email ID # 1009

Greetings to you, from Barclays Commercial Bank.‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏...⇄
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|BARCLAYS BANK LONDON to me
show details 12:59 AM (0 minutes ago)


Dear Valuable Customer:

Greetings to you, from Barclays Commercial Bank.

I like to reassure you of the legitimacy of the Barclays Commercial Bank. As part of our commitment to customers, we make it mandatory to inform customers in due time of their transfer of winnings and transfer charges and to perform a proper cross-examination and verification of transfer to our customers.

Without much ado, you are to be notified in brief that the services we are to render to you is in accordance with Yahoo/Msn Lottery Promotions. You must be fully aware that you are to read carefully to your understanding.

The transfer charges bills are to be paid before transfer can be made to your account due to the following reason:The insurance company declined reverse payment for the Barclays Commercial Bank, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the transfer ofyour winnings to you.

This is why all beneficiary are to pay their transfer charges to our personnel account clerk.Please note that your winnings is BONDED, NON- DIVISIBLE, NON -NEGOTIABLE, that is why we cannot be allowed to touch or take from your winnings amount and of course can not make any deductions from it. It is also separately authenticated and cannot be touched until it is fully remitted to you to avoid terrorism.

Be assured that in line with our principles of efficiency, transparency and customer satisfaction, we will handle all transfer operations with the highest level of professionalism and discretion to ensure you receive your prize within the shortest possible time.You will only have to follow instructions as stated above and accordingly as all procedures are meant to protect clients and to avoid cases of misappropriation and mishandling of prize money.

Note that every individual has the right to claim or disclaim his/her package, though we are not trying to disqualify because we do not have the right to do so.But if you know its not possible for you to pay the said charges before transfer.

Do confirm the receipt of this email and get back to us immediately to enable us proceed with the necessary step as soon as possible.

Mr. Tony Trender(Senior Accounts Officer)

Account Department (Local/ Foreign)

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