Hot Scam Specifications:

Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Fake Names: Mr. Richard Cole, Mrs. Lillian Diana
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: £1,350,000
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Claims to be UK
Scammer Email: micro5_contract@hotmail.com, micro1_contract@hotmail.com
Scammer Phone: +44 703 182 0443

This is a funny statement from this email:
Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.

LOL

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: microsoft award <micro5_contract@hotmail.com>
Date: Jan 21, 2008 8:40 AM
Subject: MICROSOFT AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.
To: micro5_contract@hotmail.com


MICROSOFT AWARD! MICROSOFT AWARD!!

 

Microsoft Award Team
50 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom
Ref: UKNL-L/200-26937
Batch: 2005MJL-01


Dear Winner,

 

                    CONGRATULATION!  CONGRATULATION!!  CONGRATULATION!!!

 

The prestigious Microsoft and Aol  has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the  year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over £ 4,419,864 for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected  and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

 

The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

 

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you £1,350, 000.00 (One MillionThree Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds)  as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £1,350,000.00 (One MillionThree Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds)   The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on this year 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special. 
              
Please be informed by this winning notification,to file your claims,you are to make contact with your fiduciary agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.

 

To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent in the contact information below:
 
Name:  Mr. Richard Cole
Tel:  +44 703 182 0443
E-mail:   micro1_contract@hotmail.com

 

 You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:

 

FILL OUT THE BELOW VERIFICATION FORM AND SEND BACK TO ME

 

FULL NAME..................................................

FULL ADDRESS:...............................................
NATIONALITY:................................................
SEX:................................................................
AGE:...............................................................
PHONE/MOBILE:................................................
FAX:..................................................................
OCCUPATION:.....................................................
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:...............................
WINNING E-MAIL:..............................................

BATCH/NUMBER:..............................................
LUCKY NUMBER:................................................
TICKET NUMBER:................................................
SERIAL NUMBER:.............................................
REFERENCE NUMBER:........................................

 

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.

 

Note: You have One weeks from the date of this publication to claim your prize or you may forefeit your winnings.In compliance with the sponsoring bodies',you are to make a remittance of a part of your won fund,not lower than 10-percent, after receiving your allocation to a charity organisation.

 

Thank you for being part of our commemorative end of year Anniversary Draws.

 

Mrs. Lillian Diana
Microsoft Promotion Team
Vice President