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Barbara Defoort
Aug 21, 2010
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lottery winnings

Hi my name is Barb and I am writing on behalf of my Belgium Husband who received emails from microsoft [protected]@qatar.io informing him he had won £500,000.00 by his email address. He wrote back questioning the email as we aren't young and that is alot of money. We received back another letter confirming and to follow up contacting the courier company. We went on line to check if they were a legit company in England and they certainly...
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dhruv10
Aug 21, 2010
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email fraud sweepstake

I received this email sometime back,

Dear e-Mail Winner,



We are pleased to inform you that your email account has won

£1,000,000.00GBP from the MICROSOFT Award e-mail Draw July 1st 2010

edition,with Ref:MSN-UK/9420X/05,Batch:074/05/ZY369 and Winning :WZ554/30.



The selection process was carried out through a random selection in ourbr...
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partha pratim sengupta
from Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Aug 20, 2010
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transfer of winning prize value

Address: Delhi

Dear Sir

Today I have received this mail, whether it is true of false

Regards

P.P. Sengupta

--- On Fri, 20/8/10, [protected]@indiamail.com <[protected]@indiamail.com> wrote:


From: [protected]@indiamail.com <[protected]@indiamail.com>
Subject: From International Remittence Department Reserve Bank of Indian
To: [protected]@ymail.combr...
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visha89
from Gurgaon, Haryana
Aug 19, 2010
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receiving an email of winning prize $15,00000 GBP & One Hp Laptop.

Address: Uttarakhand

Dear Sir,
I have received from Microsoft Windows Financial Department which address
Morley House, 56-60 Holborn Viaduct,London EC1A 2BP. U.K .They say that i have won the prize of $1500000 GBP & one Hp laptop.
I want to know,is it a fraud or not

The email sender say himself Mr. Ferdinand Wilson, the Head of Financial Department Microsoft Windows,in charge of the International beneficiaries whose email...
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himanshu dave
from Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Aug 15, 2010
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Lottery winning prize

Address: Kheda, Gujarat

Dear sir,
I have receive an email about i winning 750, 000.00gbp as in msn/yahoo lootery winner by them without applying in it. They got some info about me by email and reply me as they send some one to india who is diplomat mark harrison for giving me my winning amount but they said i have to arrang 24900 inr for custom charges. Without this amount they can not pass my winning parcel or check of winning prize. It is true or they...
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Md. Arif
from Gurgaon, Haryana
Aug 12, 2010
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Lottery Money

Address: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Respected Sir/Madam
My Self Md. Arif from Ghaziabad. I am a student of IT. I had received a mail from Microsoft lottery board UK & i procced this mail. He told me the Reserve Bank will transfer the fund. I had also received document from Custom Department CST Airport Mumbai & Reserve Bank. I have spend 16 Lakhs Rupees for this activity, then i talk with RBI on telephonic then i knew that it was fraud. I have contact No. of...
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Ravinder Paul Singh
from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Aug 10, 2010
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Verify the genuinity of the mail

Address: Gurdaspur, Punjab

I have received an Email from Yahoo/MSN & Microsoft - Windows Lottery Board Organisation that I have won 750000.00 GBP (Details of wchich are as under) Also verify the Mob.no.[protected], [protected]Person Name-Christropher Brown.Can you verify the genuinity of this mail or it is a fraud ? Please confirm.

MY E. ID :- [protected]@yahoo.com
Mob: no - [protected]

The Msn/Yahoo Lottery Incorporationbr...
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joydevsahu.2010
from Serchhip, Mizoram
Aug 7, 2010
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Is True or Fake

Address: West Bengal

Mrs.Sangeetha Kumar
International remittance Department Grade (A)
Reserve Bank of India
Post Box No. 15
Sector 10, Plot No. 3
H. H. Nirmaladevi Marg,CBD Belapur
Navi Mumbai - 400 614
Office Timings: Working Hours
Weekdays :10:00 A.M to 5:45 P.M
Saturdays :10:00 A.M to 1:30 P.M
TELEPHONE NUMBER :[protected]

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sharadha
from Pune, Maharashtra
Aug 7, 2010
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MOBILE DRAW

Address: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Hiiiiiiiiiiiii Sir/Madam, on 06.08.10 twice i got an sms to my mobile no - [protected], saying that (CONGRATS YOUR MOBILE NUMBER HAS BEEN AWARDED 500,000.00GBP IN MICROSOFT 2010 MOBILE DRAW,TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE CONTACT VIA EMAIL : [protected]@hotmail.com & [protected]@hotmail.com).

so kindly let me know what is this sms is all about and is this true or fake, if it is true kindly let me know the details on my above number...
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arindam.aircel
from Silapathar, Assam
Aug 5, 2010
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It is true or false

Address: Bankura, West Bengal

Dear,sir
I have Received Microsoft Lottery Winner it is true or false


Microsoft Award Team
Morley House, 26-30 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BP.U.K.
Msn Lottery Representative


Dear: Microsoft Lottery Winner,

Congratulations from all the staff here. I am in receipt of your mail and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky...
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suryakanta rout
from Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Aug 5, 2010
Aug 1, 2022
This thread was updated on Aug 1, 2022
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is this fake

Microsoft Windows Financial Department
Morley House, 56-60 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BP. U.K.



Dear: Beneficiary,



I am in receipt of your mail. Firstly, I would like to introduce myself to you. I am Mr.George MacVicar, the Head of Financial Department Microsoft Windows. I am in charge of the International beneficiaries whose email addresses are included for the...
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sjawlekar
from Mumbai, Maharashtra
Aug 3, 2010
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microsoft promotion award

After receiving winning email from these frauder. I submitted my address and contact details.
Here is one more emial i got from Mircrosoft prmotion award. stating my prize n parcel has been arrived in india and i will have to pay 12500 towards india clearance tax to india government.

below is his email.. He has contacted me on my cell and also sent SMS from his number.
Will that be ok to catch them, if it is fraud.br...
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balwantkumarsai
from Mau, Uttar Pradesh
Aug 1, 2010
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Microsoft Company have donated £1,500,000 GBP to you and your family as a benefit for joining us in expanding the use of internet in your country

Address: Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu

This Microsoft Company have donated £1,500,000 GBP to you and your family as a benefit for joining us in expanding the use of internet in your country. Your should care all illegal activity happening in this days. and I receiving email 4 days back and same kind of claim of money these are showing in the email....
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Sonya
from Kottayam, Kerala
Jul 31, 2010
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Annual Lottery Promo

Address: Kottayam, Kerala

>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Yahoo Msn Lottery
>> <[protected]@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Yahoo/MSN & Microsoft
>>> Barley House, Hare, Road Sutton,
>>> Greater London SM1 4TE
>>> United Kingdom.
>>> Visit Our Website on www.ymsn.weebly.com
>>>
>>>
>>> This is to inform you that...
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ur4shrey
from Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Jul 30, 2010
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Fake mails and sms regarding winning prize money

Address: Ludhiana, Punjab

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please help me in verifying mails and sms being send to me from Microsoft Automobile Company London telling me that I am one the lucky winners in their draw and have been receiving the sms and mails from them asking me to give my contact and address details for the delivery of the prize money cheque. The details of the mail are given below for your convenience in verifying. I have foolishly given my address...
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venv3
from Delhi, Delhi
Jul 25, 2010
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IT IS TRUE OR FAKE

CONGRATULATIONS/YOU WON SUMS OF £ 500,000.00
Microsoft web / Email usage Campaign
Microsoft Online Promotions
European Union Zone

MSN®2010
Congratulations!!
The prestigious Microsoft has set out and successfully organized an awards programme to mark our yearly...
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abdul.hannan
Jul 16, 2010
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Is it true or fraud

I have receive following email please confirm wheter it is true or scam.

Microsoft Online Lottery 2010,
U.K OFFICE.ENGLAND,
LHART STREET 34, WALSALL. WS1 3PE
WEST MIDLAND, LONDON.
70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of £1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pound Sterling) from Microsoft Corporation...
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vijiisrinu
from Mumbai, Maharashtra
Jul 15, 2010
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awarded seven hundred thousand pounds

Address: Krishna, Andhra Pradesh

i have recieved a message on 15/07/2010 which says "congrat! you have been awarded seven hundred thousand pounds in the MICROSOFT 2010 DRAW."...
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Dharmesh Kahlas
from Pune, Maharashtra
Jul 15, 2010
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won a prize money of (750,000.00 GBP) by Msn/Yahoo Lottery inconjunction with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS

Address: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

How can i get my Winning amt. given below Email was came to me. Pls Reply
We are Pleased to inform you that you have won a prize money of (750,000.00 GBP) by Msn/Yahoo Lottery inconjunction with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS.we collects all the email addresses of the people that are activeonline,Among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo,Hotmail and various Microsoft window users, we only select five people every year as our winners,through...
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paras123
from Mumbai, Maharashtra
Jul 14, 2010
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demand draft

Address: Ambala, Haryana

sir
i am anil kumar i received amail from microsoft claim office in this mail message for me yiu win micro soft winnig prize also it they send me bankdraft on Barclays bank UK by mail. after it they said me to transfer 90500INR in there account is it true or not. PLZ FIND THE ATTACHED COPY OF DOCS AND REPLY ME ON saneha.[protected]@gmail.com
THANKYOU
ANIL KUMAR...
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