I had received an email stating that I had won 500, 000 pounds in a lottery...
Is this for real or is it a scam...pls verify

Tq


Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10, United Kingdom.
Batch number: 12/ED/0340
Reff number: MSN-L/200-269ED
Winning number: ED09788

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUND (£500, 000.00) for the New Edition 2009 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.

YAHOO & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect to faciliate the protocol of your winning prized before the date of Claim, Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

These are your identification numbers:

Batch number...12/ED/0340
Reff number...MSN-L/200-269ED
Winning number...ED09788

To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent assigned to you:

CONTACT PERSON: MR. Terry Martins
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 702 403 7907
Tel: +44 703 193 1805
Tel: +44 703 195 9647


You are therefore advised to send the following information to the claims agent to facilitate them and in order for them to have access in proceeding with the transfer of your funds to your nominated bank account.

1. Full name...
2. Country...
3. Contact Address...
4. Telephone Number...
5. Marital Status...
6. Occupation...
7. Company...
8. Age...

Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Congratulations!! once again.

Yours in service,

Mr. Lauren Plasterer
(Operation Manager)

TELL ME WHETHER ORIGINAL OR FAKE


Mrs Helen Cole <[email protected]>
show details Mar 29 (1 day ago)

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MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM
Microsoft Corporation
#1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052.

Ref: BTD/824/07
Batch: 267091GD


ATTN: WINNER

CONGRATULATIONS! This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the MICROSOFT ONLINE LOTTERY International program and all winners in this program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 1, 500, 000 companies and individual e-mail addresses database. Your email address happened to be one of the lucky winner of £500, 000 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLINGS) among the Hundred email addressess chosen. I am happy to inform you that we have forwarded your Original Certificate and Winning Cheque to the Courier Company. Find below the details of the officiating Courier Company.

EFI WORLD COURIER SERVICE
BR30-36 NEW PORT, CARDIFF
BRCF24 ODE, UNITED KINGDOM
NAME: MR. MICHAEL ADAMS (dispatch officer)

E-MAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +447024064542
FAX:+4472178995321

You are adviced to send the Courier Company a mail to their email address([email protected]) for their Courier Cost.

When contacting them, you are to include this Order Number as your subject. Please you are advised to write down the order number and save it.
ORDER NUMBER: MCR/562725


REF. NO.___________________
BATCH NO._________________
FULL NAMES: ______________
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
SEX: _______________________
OCCUPATION_________________
DATE OF BIRTH: ___________
TEL NO.:___________________
FAX : ______________________
COUNTRY : ________________

Note: you are Quote your complete names, Ref/Batch Numbers and your direct phone number so that they can honour your letter. Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier
company.

Thanks,

CLAIMS AGENT

Beware! This is just another scam!

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden Liverpool
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/969/07
Batch: 59978ED


Dear Lucky Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Microsoft International silver lottery programs held on this month. That your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 0087955827499 with serial numbers BTD/0080648302/07 and drew the lucky winning numbers 14-21-30-39-40-47(31), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 5th Category? You have therefore been approved to Claim a total sum of BP 1, 000.000{ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING} in cash credited to file REF NO. : BTD/969/07

This is from a total cash prize of GBP £16, 000, 000(SIXTEEN MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) shared amongst the first fourteen(14) lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100, 000 email addresses of companies and Individuals. This promotion takes place annually.

Please note that you’re lucky winning number fall within our European booklet representative office in Europe As indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, Your GBP £1, 000, 000 {ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) would be released to you by our payment office in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. Your prize award has been insured in your names and ready for claim. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice and as a matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited Claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the Processing of your prize awards winning and Payment To your designated bank account after all statutory Obligations have been concluded satisfactorily.To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Dear Sirs,

By 7th July 2008 i informed on owning by Microsoft Award Team/[email protected] as $500, 000 owner/you are credited to file XYL/26510460037/06 our claim agent: Name: Mr.David Moor.
I contact him and till now I regularity they asking foe sending money by the name of certificate, governmental charge, court delay fee and so on. Finally I became tired and tried to contact Microsoft Award Team regarding the fact and reality. Till now I have sent to them four times just for delivery charge for the package from Nigeria to Kabul, Afghanistan. I have expend more then $4000 till now without reaching the goat.
it is kindly requested to gave me the reality and fact. M.Humayoun Raufie, Kabul Afghanistan

I received this E-mail 44days ago. Pleas Check &confirm that E-mail is correct or wrong?

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden Liverpool
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/969/07
Batch:59978ED

Dear Lucky Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Microsoft International silver lottery programs held on this month.
That your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 0087955827499 with serial
numbers BTD/0080648302/07 and drew the lucky winning numbers 14-21-30-39-40-47(31), which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 5th Category? You have therefore been approved to Claim a total sum of BP 1, 000.000
{ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING} in cash credited to file REF NO. : BTD/969/07 This is from a total
cash prize of GBP L16, 000, 000(SIXTEEN MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) shared amongst the first
fourteen(14) lucky winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over
100, 000 email addresses of companies and Individuals. This promotion takes place annually. Please note that you’re lucky
winning number fall within our European booklet representative office in Europe As indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,
Your GBP L1, 000, 000 {ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) would be released to you by our payment office in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
Your prize award has been insured in your names and ready for claim. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised on final notice
and as a matter of urgency, to contact our licensed and accredited Claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners for the Processing of
your prize awards winning and Payment To your designated bank account after all statutory Obligations have been concluded satisfactorily.

To file for your claim
Please Contact your fiduciary agent Mr. GERALD SMITH
Email: [email protected]
Phone; 00 44 703 185 4822
FAX:+ 00 44 870 495 7460

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

1.your full names2.sex3.your address4.your country5.nationality6.your fax7.home phone number 8.mobile phone number
9.occupation10.your age.11.your batch number12.your ref:number.13.your lucky winning number14.

Your bank detail for transfer Due to mixed up in some numbers and names and for the purpose of confidentiality,
be advised to keep this award notification as secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your prize money remitted to your designated bank account as this is part of precautionary measures to avoid double
claim or misuse of this program by some social miscreants.
Hence, yourN prize award winning is confidential as our winners are at liberty to remain completely anonymous until payment is effected.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Dr. Agnes Palmer
Microsoft Silver Lottery Promotion director