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Lottery Scam: Microsoft Word International Promotions Program
- By Net HS
- Published 02/11/2008
- Lottery Scam
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Hot Scam Specifications:
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Fake Names: Mrs. Vanessa White Scott, Mrs. Dolly Michaels
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: £500k (out of £2.5million)
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Seems to be UK, but see the email address below (.hk??)
Scammer Email: info@yahoo.co.uk, verificationunit231@yahoo.com.hk
Scammer Phone: 887-13-865-37-10-83
Fake Microsoft Lottery scams are not new, but this is the first time we are receiving a scam related to a software application by Microsoft. We are wondering if the scammers know what is "Microsoft Word"... maybe they think that its another popular name for Microsoft.
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Online Promo Lottery 2008 [mailto:info@yahoo.co.uk]
Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. Februar 2008 16:54
An: undisclosed-recipients:
Betreff: [!! SPAM] [SPAM] *You Have Won 500,000.00 GBP*
*You Have Won 500,000.00 GBP*
Dear Esteemed Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Microsoft Word
International Promotions Program
held January 2008. Your e-mail address attached to
Winning number 20-12JAN-2008-02MSW, serial numberS/N-00168, drew the
lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83 which consequently won in the 1st category,
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 500,000.00GBP.
This is from total prize money of GBP2,500,000.00 POUNDS shared among
the five international winners in this category. To claim your prizes kindly
submit the completed form to your verification unit by email:
VERIFICATION FORM BELOW:
*Name of Winner:
*Address:
*City/State:
*Nationality:
*Sex:
*Email Address:
*Phone no:
*Occupation:
*Age:
*Amount won:.
The claims officer contact email is:
Name: Mrs. Vanessa White Scott
E-mail: verificationunit231@yahoo.com.hk
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Dolly Michaels
Co-ordinator (Online Promo Programmed)
Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Fake Names: Mrs. Vanessa White Scott, Mrs. Dolly Michaels
Offer Type: Lottery Winnings
Winning Amount: £500k (out of £2.5million)
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Seems to be UK, but see the email address below (.hk??)
Scammer Email: info@yahoo.co.uk, verificationunit231@yahoo.com.hk
Scammer Phone: 887-13-865-37-10-83
Fake Microsoft Lottery scams are not new, but this is the first time we are receiving a scam related to a software application by Microsoft. We are wondering if the scammers know what is "Microsoft Word"... maybe they think that its another popular name for Microsoft.
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Online Promo Lottery 2008 [mailto:info@yahoo.co.uk]
Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. Februar 2008 16:54
An: undisclosed-recipients:
Betreff: [!! SPAM] [SPAM] *You Have Won 500,000.00 GBP*
*You Have Won 500,000.00 GBP*
Dear Esteemed Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Microsoft Word
International Promotions Program
Winning number 20-12JAN-2008-02MSW, serial numberS/N-00168, drew the
lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83 which consequently won in the 1st category,
you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 500,000.00GBP.
This is from total prize money of GBP2,500,000.00 POUNDS shared among
the five international winners in this category. To claim your prizes kindly
submit the completed form to your verification unit by email:
VERIFICATION FORM BELOW:
*Name of Winner:
*Address:
*City/State:
*Nationality:
*Sex:
*Email Address:
*Phone no:
*Occupation:
*Age:
*Amount won:.
The claims officer contact email is:
Name: Mrs. Vanessa White Scott
E-mail: verificationunit231@yahoo.com.hk
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Dolly Michaels
Co-ordinator (Online Promo Programmed)
Spread The Word
11 Responses to "Lottery Scam: Microsoft Word International Promotions Program" 
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said this on 21 Mar 2008 9:47:08 AM CDT
i donot no what can i do for u please suggestion me
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said this on 12 Apr 2008 3:21:12 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:36:57 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dear Esteemed Winner From: "Microsoft Word International" <mswordlottery@glojjllom.com> Add Mobile Alert To: Dear Esteemed Winner, We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Microsoft Word International Promotions Program .Your e-mail address attached to Winning number 05-12 MAR-2008-02MSW, serial S/N-00168, drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 500,000.00 GBP This is from total prize money of GBP2,500,000.00 POUNDS shared among the five international winners in this category. To claim your prize kindly submit the completed form to your verification unit by email: VERIFICATION FORM BELOW: *Name of Winner: *Address: *City/State: *Nationality: *Sex: *Email Address: *Phone no: *Occupation: *Age: *Amount won:. The claims officer contact email is: Name: Mrs Vanessa White Scott E-mail: verificationunits08@yahoo.com.hk Yours Truly, Mrs. Dolly Michaels Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme |
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said this on 06 Sep 2008 7:18:32 AM CDT
i have got a similer mail
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said this on 10 Sep 2008 4:32:48 AM CDT
I got a similar email and was disturbed because i live in Zimabwe and never entered any Microsoft word competition
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said this on 21 Sep 2008 8:19:19 AM CDT
i got it too, is it harmful if replied??
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said this on 25 Sep 2008 6:33:51 PM CDT
It depends on what you reply with. Unless you know what you are doing, it might end up "harmful".
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said this on 25 Sep 2008 1:14:21 PM CDT
The contact name I got just today was Barry, but this is the same scam
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said this on 29 Sep 2008 8:32:42 AM CDT
Oh no, wat will happen if we give all details and find out later, it's a scam.
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said this on 29 Sep 2008 9:17:50 AM CDT
Oh no! Lets hope you didn't give away your online banking account username and password, or that 16-digit credit card number with the security code and date of expiry.
You did!? My goodness, you'd better check if your bank account is 0. |
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said this on 02 Oct 2008 12:21:09 PM CDT
I HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME EMAIL , DIFFERENT CONTACT NAME BUT SAME THING , I "WON" 5.5 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS IN THE MICROSOFT WORD LOTTERY , THEY THEN WANTED ME TO SEND APPROX 1000 DOLLARS TO GET THE CHEQUE COURIERED . LOL SCAM
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