Microsoft Promotion Award Team — Winning one million dollars

I, Margaret Houghton of 37 Waverley Street South Perth, Western Australia, 6151 This email in my inbox arrived on January 2, 2010 first.

"This is to inform you that your E-mail address as won you a consolation
prize of £1,000,000.00(One Million British Pounds) from the Microsoft
Corporation year 2010 E-mail program, your email address was drawn and
attach to Batch #: 409978E and Ref #: BTD/968/2010. CONTACT YOUR PAY AGENT
FOR GUIDE.
Please contact and submit your
Full Names____ Country____
Address____ Telephone
To: MR. RICHARD CARRICK
MICROSOFT CLAIMS AGENT
CONTACT E-MAIL: [protected]@hotmailbcn.com
Sincerely,
MICROSOFT AWARD ANNOUNCER


I, Margaret Houghton, of 37 Waverley Street South Perth, Western Australia, 6151 received this email January 6, 2010, from Microsoft Promotion Award Team 40 Rye crofts Way Stopsley London United Kingdom.
It read as follows:

----- Original Message -----
From: MICROSOFT AWARD PROMO © 2009
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 4:07 PM
Subject: Microsoft Promotion Award Team

Microsoft Promotion Award Team
40 Rye crofts Way Stopsley
London,
United Kingdom.

MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION.... PROMO

The prestigious Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations wishes to inform you that your e-mail address emerged as one of their online lucky Winners selected from their END OF YEAR lottery promo drawn here in London United Kingdom and this selection process was carried out through a random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web.

This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet Microsoft® Windows. Hence we do believe that with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to the Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations.

Therefore you have won the sum of ?950,000.00 pounds {Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds}. A winning cheque will be issued in your name by the Microsoft® Windows XP Corporation and also a certificate of prize claims will be sent to you along side your winnings cheque. You are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process of facilitating the release of your Prize.

You are advised to contact your Foreign Transfer Manager with the following details below.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.

(1) Your contact Address:
(2) Your Tel/Mobile Number:
(3) Your Nationality:
(4) Current Country:
(5) Your Full Names:
(6) Occupation:
(7) Age:
(8) Your Preferred Method Of Receiving Your Prize (From Below) Mode Of Prize Remittance.

(A) Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning Documents safely to you.

(B) Bank to Bank Wire Transfer Of Winning Sum Into Your Bank Account In Your Country.

For claim please contact Mr. David Frank on:
======================================
E-mail: feedback.[protected]@windowslive.com
Phone: +44-[protected]
======================================

Once again on behalf of all our staff and Managements we say CONGRATULATIONS!

Your prompt responds is highly needed.

Sincerely,

Microsoft Promotion Award Team

As yet I've not received anymore information about the matter. I called at my local National Australia Bank this morning. The teller checked the contents of the next statement and found there is no mention of the amount.

Please could you check the matter on my behalf.
I should hope there are no dishonest dealings taking place in the name of Microsoft Windows XP.
Regards
Margaret Houghton
[protected]@argo.net.au.
37 Waverley Street
South Perth
Western Australia 6151
January 11, 2010

NB. What can be done about the outdated confirmation code? I do not quite understand the details of the confirmation code. Please could you rectify anything not in keeping with the matter?
Well, if the confirmation code is too old, what should I do, just leave the matter and the dishonest offer, I think not.
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Even I have recieved the same mail quating the 5 million pound . Could u please suggest me what needs to be done. But unforgotunately he did not ask me any money from me but asked me the details

as below:

Announcement!!!
This is a formal notification of the just concluded final draws of the Microsoft Award Mobile monthly promotional program held on 03/02/2010. In United kingdom. You have been approved to be paid a winning sum of £500, 000.00Gbps, Only.

and also they asked me the swift code . I have provided them with details will this effect my account.


Please guide me what needs to be done ?
Waiting for the reply

Thanks and Regards,
B.N.Paraddi



Attn: Winner
i'm searching on the internet about this microsoft promotion award, , and i found your site...i really don't know about this..could you please assist me what should i do?do i need to believe the offer and take it if it's true or just let it go...

this is the original message was sent to my email:
[protected][protected][protected][protected][protected]
dari : Microsoft Award Promotions <[protected]@aim.com>
balas ke : [protected]@aim.com
tanggal : 11 Februari 2010 12:09
subjek : Promotion Award 2010

sembunyikan rincian 11 Feb (2 hari yang lalu)




Microsoft Promotion Award Team
40 Rye crofts Way Stopsley
London,
United Kingdom.

MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION... PROMO

The prestigious Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations wishes to inform you
that your e-mail address emerged as one of their online lucky Winners
selected from our private computerized lottery drawn here in London United
Kingdom and this selection process was carried out through a random
selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a
database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web.

This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet
Microsoft® Windows. Hence we do believe that with your winning prize, you
will continue to be active and patronage to the Microsoft® Windows XP
Corporations.

Therefore you have won the sum of £500, 000.00 pounds {Five Hundred
Thousand Great British Pounds}. A winning cheque will be issued in your
name by the Microsoft® Windows XP Corporation and also a certificate of
prize claims will be sent to you along side with your winnings cheque. You
are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty, guide
you through the process of facilitating the release of your Prize.

For claims, you are advised to contact your designated appointed agent
(Mr.Brian Hilton)Of RST Limited on email:[protected]@aim.com, phone
number:(+44)[protected] with the following details below.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.

(1) Your contact Address:
(2) Your Tel/Mobile Number:
(3) Your Nationality:
(4) Current Country:
(5) Your Full Names:
(6) Occupation:
(7) Date Of Birth:
(8) Your Preferred Method Of Receiving Your Prize (From Below) Mode Of
Prize Remittance.

(A) Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other
Winning Documents safely to you.

(B) Bank to Bank Wire Transfer Of Winning Sum Into Your Bank Account In
Your Country.

Once again on behalf of all our staff and Managements we say CONGRATULATIONS!

Your prompt responds is highly needed.

Sincerely,

Microsoft Promotion Award Team,
United Kingdom Sub Region.
[protected][protected][protected][protected][protected][protected]----

then i reply their email, giving them my details. for details number 8 i choose option (A). after a few hours they give me another message :
[protected][protected][protected][protected][protected][protected]---

dari : [protected]@aim.com
ke : [protected]@gmail.com
tanggal : 12 Februari 2010 19:42
subjek : Contact Courier Company

dikirim oleh aim.com

sembunyikan rincian 19:42 (15 jam yang lalu)

Dear Winner,

I am in receipt of your mail and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our Winners in this year’s 2010 Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations sweepstakes and your email address ([protected]@gmail.com) was selected along with others as winners, We have finally verified your winnings and it's exactly with what is present on our Database.

Due to your Location from the Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations International Prize Award Board, your winning parcel has been sent to the DPD Express Courier which is a logistic courier company known World wide. You are hereby required to send an email to the below Email address, So as to get processes and requirements for delivery as the DPD Express is a 24hours delivery board and would respond to emails immediately:

Dpd Express Courier
Delivery Officer: Mr. Johnson Smith
E-mail: [protected]@adexec.com


Have a nice day and once more, Congratulations

Regards,
Brian Hilton
Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations
(Claim's Fudiciary Agent)
[protected][protected][protected][protected][protected][protected][protected]

i have not send them any email yet, , i am don't know what to do, , i really don't know what is dpdexpress?should i send them email?
i have not send them any email yet,
CAUTION: Rogue Trader

Sending what started

1LETTER



Microsoft Promotion Award Team
40 Rye crofts Way Stopsley
London,
United Kingdom

MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION... PROMO

The prestigious Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations wishes to inform you that
your e-mail address emerged as one of their online lucky Winners selected
from
our private computerized lottery drawn here in London United Kingdom and this
selection process was carried out through a random selection in our
Computerized
Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email
addresses from the world wide web.

This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet
Microsoft® Windows. Hence we do believe that with your winning prize, you
will
continue to be active and patronage to the Microsoft® Windows XP
Corporations.

Therefore you have won the sum of £500, 000.00 pounds {Five Hundred Thousand
Great British Pounds}. A winning cheque will be issued in your name by the
Microsoft® Windows XP Corporation and also a certificate of prize claims
will be
sent to you along side with your winnings cheque. You are to make contact
with
your designated agent who shall by duty, guide you through the process of
facilitating the release of your Prize.

For claims, you are advised to contact your designated appointed agent
(Mr.Brian
Hilton)Of RST Limited on email:[protected]@aim.com, phone number:(+44)[protected]
with the following details below.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.

(1) Your contact Address:
(2) Your Tel/Mobile Number:
(3) Your Nationality:
(4) Current Country:
(5) Your Full Names:
(6) Occupation:
(7) Date Of Birth:
(8) Your Preferred Method Of Receiving Your Prize (From Below) Mode Of Prize
Remittance.

(A) Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning
Documents safely to you.

(B) Bank to Bank Wire Transfer Of Winning Sum Into Your Bank Account In Your
Country.

Once again on behalf of all our staff and Managements we say CONGRATULATIONS!

Your prompt responds is highly needed.

Sincerely,

Microsoft Promotion Award Team,
United Kingdom Sub Region.
Retrieved from mail - [protected]@mcom.com

2.LETTER

Serial Number: 0368/02/10
Batch Number: MSBTA/7913/UK/LON
Ticket Number:[protected]
Reference Number:MSWUK/10/17/54/2010/LON

Dear Winner,

I am in receipt of your mail and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our Winners in this year’s 2010 Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations sweepstakes and your email address ([protected]@detektyvas.eu, ) was selected along with others as winners, We have finally verified your winnings and it's exactly with what is present on our Database.

Due to your Location from the Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations International Prize Award Board, your winning parcel has been sent to the assign paying Bank(Barclays Wealth International Bank) for the immediate release of your approved funds. You are hereby required to send an email to the below below address, So as to get processes and requirements for your funds transfer as the Barclays Wealth Bank is an international Bank and would respond to email immediately:

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
PRIVATE BANKING SECTION
CLAPHM JUNCTION BRANCH
7 ST JOHN HILL, SW 11 1 TN LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM
Contact Person;Tom Hughes (Mr.)
Snr. Intl Remittance Surpervisor
Direct Tel.Line;+[protected]/ +[protected]
Direct Fax Line:+[protected]
Email;[protected]@financier.com

You are to Contact them with your: Serial No: 0368/02/10. Also provide listed information's: Names / Address / Sex / Age / Phone no / Country. I will require a Concise Update on proceedings with the organisations as soon as you are contact them.

Have a nice day and once more, Congratulations

Regards,
Brian Hilton(Mr)
Microsoft® Windows XP Corporations
(Claim's Fudiciary Agent)
(+44)[protected])

Retrieved from mail [protected]@aim.com <[protected]@aim.com>





1.LETTER
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
PRIVATE BANKING SECTION
CLAPHM JUNCTION BRANCH
7 ST JOHN HILL, SW 11 1 TN LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

Attn:Vikto Dmitrijev(Mr)

RE: FUNDS DEPOSIT MICROSOFT®WINDOWS XP COPERATIONS BILL NO: UK/2010 FOR THE SUM OF £500, 000.00(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONLY)

The management of this bank has received a payment authorization/instruction from the Microsoft ® Windows XP Corporations promotion; and has indeed acted upon such instruction bequeathed such amount of funds in the tune of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS (£500, 000.00) with the afore mentioned value presently in our custody in a "HOLDEN BOND" account with your name and address attached to it on mandated instruction to remit to your designated bank account.
To enable for the prompt remittance of your claims; this bank will require your valid identification that affinities you to the bequeathed funds in question by email attachment or fax (strictly for identification purposes) these; to ascertain that we are corresponding with the true beneficiary of the funds (£500, 000.00) in question; as Barclays Bank Plc (International Bank) will not be held liable for the wrong transfer or release of these funds to the wrong beneficiary and the anti consequences.
In the interim; please study the attached swift forms C01 carefully, have them filled and sent back to us ASAP to enable us initiate transfer to your nominated bank account coordinate immediately after due process.
Final further credit procedure to any designated bank coordinates would commence 48hrs on receivership of the said requirement endorse by Microsoft lottery management. The said procedures are standard policy proffered on all financial institution Monetary Policy Committee of all banks in the United Kingdom protectorate.


You may call me on receipt of this message for more clarification.

Yours in Service,

Sign:

Tom Hughes (Mr.)
Snr. Intl Remittance Surpervisor
Private banking dept.
Barclay's Bank Plc.
Tel: +[protected]
Fax: +[protected]

2.LETTER
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
PRIVATE BANKING SECTION
CLAPHM JUNCTION BRANCH
7 ST JOHN HILL, SW 11 1 TN LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

Attn:Vikto Dmitrijev(Mr)

RE: FUNDS DEPOSIT MICROSOFT®WINDOWS XP COPERATIONS BILL NO: UK/2010 FOR THE SUM OF £500, 000.00(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONLY)

Reference to your last email to this organisations with enclosed copy of your transfer form C01, Please be inform that this bank has acknowledged these informations and your informations has be forwarded to our Banking Verifications Department.which transfer approval will be issued Monday the 8th Of March, 2010 to enable my department (INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT )conclude your funds transfer as authorised by Microsoft XP Coperations.We do sincerely apologise for the delay and inconviniences.

Yours in Service,

Sign:

Tom Hughes (Mr.)
Snr. Intl Remittance Surpervisor
Private banking dept.
Barclay's Bank Plc.
Tel: +[protected]
Fax: +[protected]

3.LETTER


INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
PRIVATE BANKING SECTION
CLAPHM JUNCTION BRANCH
7 ST JOHN HILL, SW 11 1 TN LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM


Attn: Vikto Dmitrijev(Mr)

RE: FUNDS DEPOSIT MONETARY FUNDS MICROSOFT XP WINDOW COPERATIONS BILL NO: UK/2010 FOR THE SUM OF £500, 000, .00(ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)

Your Form C 01 earlier emailed to you and proof of identifications was received by this Bank and be informed that we are trying to effect your funds transfer, but we have just noticed that your funds is having a HIGH BOND policy which automaticaly affecting our completions of your funds transfer.This is so for we are unable to deduct our Bank /Operational levy.Due to this, the Barclays Wealth Bank(Internationa Bank)has urge you to urgently forward the Operational/Bank Levy of £1, 250(One Thousand, two Hundred And Fifty Great British Pounds)being 0.25% of your contract sum to our International Remittance Department so that we will conclude this funds transfer as authorised by Microsoft XP Window Coperations.Upon receivership of this mentioned bank levy, your funds will be wired in to your account cordinates within the next 24 working hours.
Note that according to our banking procedures, be infom that equivalents of your total sum will be remitted into your mentioned account in United Dollars, for more clarifications dont hesistate to call on our Head Of operations(Dr Goodman Thomas)on his help line +44(0)[protected]

onse will be highy appreciated.

Yours in Service,

Sign:

Tom Hughes (Mr.)
Snr. Intl Remittance Surpervisor
Private Banking Dept.

4.LETTER


INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
PRIVATE BANKING SECTION
CLAPHM JUNCTION BRANCH
7 ST JOHN HILL, SW 11 1 TN LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

Attn:

RE: FUNDS DEPOSIT MONETARY FUNDS MICROSOFT XP WINDOW COPERATIONS BILL NO: UK/2010 FOR THE SUM OF £500, 000, .00(ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)

Reference to the contents of your last email, we want you to beaware that Barclays International Bank with offices all over the Universe cannot do anything that will jeopardize the interest of our Bank and that of our customers, This issue arise due to the fact the your total funds is having a HIGH BONG insurance policy because your funds has already be insured with Axa International Insurance Company, meaning that we dont have any legal rights to temper with your funds, and it will be against United Kingdom Finacial measures.So that is why our International Remittance Departrment has requested you the beneficiary to pay the Bank levy which covers up our bank transfer charges of your total funds.We do sincerely apologise for this inconviniences as we will be returning back your funds to Microsoft XP Coperations as unclaim funds if you are unable to come up with our Banking Regulations and measures..

Your Urgent Response will be highy appreciated.

Yours in Service,

Sign:

Tom Hughes (Mr.)
Snr. Intl Remittance Surpervisor
Private banking dept.
Barclay's Bank Plc.
Tel: +[protected]

5.LETTER

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
PRIVATE BANKING SECTION
CLAPHM JUNCTION BRANCH
7 ST JOHN HILL, SW 11 1 TN LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM


Attn:Viktor .D.Mr)

RE: FUNDS DEPOSIT MICROSOFT®WINDOWS XP COPERATIONS BILL NO: UK/2010 FOR THE SUM OF £500, 000.00(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONLY)

Reference to our last telephone conversations, we do email you to inform that our Forex Remittance Department has suspended your total funds transfer as instructed by Microsoft®Windows XP Corporations.This is due that this management must acknowledged our Banking Levies as mentioned in our last email to you.
Regarding the payment of the Banking Handling Levy, be advice to effect the payment via Western Union Money Transfer addressed to our Head Of Customer Service via informations below which this management agreed for its the fastest way we can receive this payment and automatically enhance your funds transfer within 24 working hours.Be assured that your funds will be transfered into your account within 24 working hours after confirmations of the requested payment for our Banking Handling Levy.

Receivers Name:...MARK STANFORD

Receiver's Address...7 ST JOHN HILL, SW 11 1 TN LONDON UNITED KINGDOM

Note that you are mandated to email or fax to this office the receipt of payment for confirmations after payment.For further clarifications regarding this payment you can call on our Head Of Operations(Dr Goodman Thomas) on his direct help line:[protected]

Your Urgent Response will be highy appreciated.

Yours in Service,

Sign:

Tom Hughes (Mr.)
Snr. Intl Remittance Surpervisor
Private banking dept.
Barclay's Bank Plc.
Tel: +[protected]
Fax: +[protected]

6.LETTER


INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
PRIVATE BANKING SECTION
CLAPHM JUNCTION BRANCH
7 ST JOHN HILL, SW 11 1 TN LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM


Attn:Viktor .D.Mr)

RE: FUNDS DEPOSIT MICROSOFT®WINDOWS XP COPERATIONS BILL NO: UK/2010 FOR THE SUM OF £500, 000.00(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONLY)

In receipt of your last email, please be aware that The Receiver(Mr Mark Stanford) was not on sit at the moment we receive your email, so in response to your email as you have requested, be advise to address the payment to the receiver of MR ASTRID PEDERSEN(Account Auditor) for he will be available to pick the money from our western union unit here and present to our International Remittance Department.So you do find attach copy of his identifications as required by Western Union and be guarantee that your funds transfer will be completed within 24 to 48 working hours after confirmations of the banking levy by our department.

Note that you are mandated to email or fax (+[protected]to this office the receipt of payment for confirmations after payment.For further clarifications regarding this payment you can call on our Head Of Operations(Dr Goodman Thomas) on his direct help line:[protected]

Your Urgent Response will be highy appreciated.

Yours in Service,

Sign:

Tom Hughes (Mr.)
Snr. Intl Remittance Surpervisor
Private banking dept.
Barclay's Bank Plc.
Tel: +[protected]
Fax: +[protected]
CAUTION: Rogue Trader
First, they lure them with money, and then ask for money.
It all Nigerian mafia.
They send out prizes from Shell companies.
Hi all,

This is a Hoax as who knows Microsoft as "Microsoft®Windows XP Corporations" rather than "Microsoft Corporation".

"Microsoft®Windows XP Corporations" is copyed derectly from you standard Win XP CD LOL :-)

HOAX hoax HOAX

Don't dive them any information not even banking or ID information

Where would Microsoft give out 500, 000 Pounds just like that.

Think about that for a second

W
Irecently received one from this firm and was given Mr Brain Hilton as my Agent for the prize. My question is, is there a promotion like that at Microsoft?
dear sir i have receive a message from [protected]


the message was in" YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED 700, 000 euros GBP IN THE 2010 MICROSOFT PROM


there is a no responsible for me so i request please take me a immediately action sir


i am waiting for ur reply
dear sir

i want to know from you that the micri soft online pramotions is . true // fals

pls tale me
From:
"MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM" <[protected]@fcaa.com.br> | Add to Address book |This is not spam



To: <recipients undisclosed>


Subject: No Subject


Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:29:35 IST











Dear: e-Mail Winner,

You have been selected in the on-going Microsoft award held this
February2011.We the Promo Board are pleased to inform you that you
alongside
four(4) other lucky winners have been approved for a payment of 1, 000 000
GBP (One Million Pounds Sterling) in cash.If you did receive this email, it
means you are one of the five(5)lucky winners. Your verification number
is: (KPC/[protected]/03).

*CLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICER:
*Name: Mr Tommy Grey
*Email: [protected]@hotmail.com

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as
soon as possible:

*NAME IN FULL:
*DELIVERY ADDRESS:
*SEX:
*AGE:
*COUNTRY:
*NATIONALITY:
*OCCUPATION:
*PHONE:


We are glad to have you as one of our lucky winners.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose Wood.

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