Apparently, you won a large sum of money from a sweepstakes contest offered my Microsoft and AOL. Another scam has come your way! Beware.
Below is a copy of the email you may receive:
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: Mcs/968/678/123/#9
Batch:Mcs/989/989/#34
Dear Winner,
The prestigious Microsoft and Aol has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the new year 2007 anniversary, we rolled out over 2, 500, 000.00 (Two million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) for our end of year the 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 personalized 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 676/07 with serial numbers MCS/777/854/532/07 and drew the Lucky numbers (14-21-29-39-43-47-90) which subsequently won you 250, 000.00 (Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of 50, 000.00 (Two hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 29th Of September. 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 designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your Price. To file for your claim Please Contact and call your promotion manager:
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
MR. PETE BROWN
+44 703 191 0401
E MAIL: [email protected] or [email protected]
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7COMPANY NAME
8.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10.STATE:
11.COUNTRY:
12 NEXT OF KIN:
13 HOW DO YOU FEEL AS A WINNER:
14 AMOUNT WON:
Thank you for being part of this promotional award program. Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his Associates.We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune.Thank you for being part of our commemorative new year Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
MD. BRYAN MCDONALD