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Old 04-11-08, 01:16 AM   #1
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Default I Won WOhoooo

I don't know , i smell BS but i sent them what they required just for the hell of it...anyone ever get an e mail like this?









UK MICROSOFT JACKPOT LOTTERY NOTIFICATION®

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of
Eight hundred and fifty thousand, Great Britain Pound
Sterlings(£850,000.00) for the month of october 2008
Lottery promotion which is organized by U.K. MICROSOFT
CORPORATION.

You are to contact the events manager on or before your
date of Claim,Winners Shall be paid in accordance with
his/her Settlement Centre.

(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name: MR JOHN DAVID
Email: john_davidclaimsagent@yahoo.com.hk

The Selection process was carried out through random sampling
in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a
database of over 5,000,000 email addresses drawn from
all the continents of the world

These are your identification numbers:
Batch number.....................4583JL/WIN
Reff number......................MSW/56B-672GH/L
Winning number...................11-48-26-34-44-34
serial number....................647489

However you will have to fill and submit this form to the
events manager for verification and direction on how you
can claim your winning fund.
1.FULL NAMES:________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_______________________________________
3.NATIONALITY:_________________________
4.SEX:_______________
5.AGE:_______DATE OF BIRTH____________
6.OCCUPATION:___________________
7.HOME TEL:____________________
8.MOBILE TEL:_____________FAX:___________________
9.STATE OF ORIGIN:___________COUNTRY:_____________
10.YOUR FILE REF NO:_______________________
11. Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:______

congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,

Dr.Monica
Online Co-ordinator

LOTTERY SPONSOR Microsoft®
Corporation U.K.
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Old 04-11-08, 01:29 AM   #2
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It's a scam.

If you answered all 11 questions honestly, well done, you've just helped someone steal your identify!!
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Old 04-11-08, 01:33 AM   #3
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lol, 'Great Britain Pound Sterlings'
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Old 04-11-08, 08:08 AM   #4
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Why would the UK Microsoft Corporation be based in Hong Kong?

Goooood morning Sir, I am calling from your baaaaank...
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Old 04-11-08, 08:09 AM   #5
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If you answered all 11 questions honestly, well done, you've just helped someone steal your identify!!
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Old 04-11-08, 08:18 AM   #6
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To quote BA-"crazy fool"
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Old 04-11-08, 09:29 AM   #7
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To quote BA-"crazy fool"
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Old 04-11-08, 09:42 AM   #8
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+1
+1,000,000 - if someone ever contacts you it is normally a scam.
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Old 04-11-08, 10:25 AM   #9
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Why would the UK Microsoft Corporation be based in Hong Kong?

Goooood morning Sir, I am calling from your baaaaank...
And using a Yahoo email address!
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Old 04-11-08, 11:55 AM   #10
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It's a scam.

If you answered all 11 questions honestly, well done, you've just helped someone steal your identify!!
And also confirmed your address as valid for more spam from the "great big book of emails to send to gullible prats"
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