Warning: Microsoft Word Lottery UK Scam
Oct 25, 2008
Microsoft Word Lottery UK Scam Warning Warning to everyone. I just received this email that definitely looks like a phishing scam to get your personal information. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM.
Copy of Email: NOTE: Numbers edited with ### signs.
Quote: FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY,UK 61-70 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, LONDON, United Kingdom, WC1B 4AR DIRECTOR:MR. KENT ANDERSON..........
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Jan 20, 2009
I just received this from < link removed by Dwarf > Someone using a hotmail account to announce a Microsoft Promotion does raise an eyebrow:
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
40 Ryecroft Way Stopsley
London,
United Kingdom.
FILE REF: HL/5564/12/08/MICS
BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We wish to congratulate you for being part of our winners selected this month. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet Microsoft Windows. Hence we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to the Microsoft Windows. We wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully passed the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report Test conducted for all on line winners.........
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