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Sample Sweepstakes Scam Email: Microsoft Award Team Sweepstakes and AOL
Sample Lottery Scam Email:
Microsoft Award Team Sweepstakes
"Microsoft and AOL" from
Dr. Rose A. Allen, Mr George Simmons or other names
"The prestigious Microsoft and AOL..." this email begins. This scam email is one of the funnier ones due to it's pathetically bad writing. Even if you get past the fact that AOL and Microsoft are absolute competitors, neither company is going to simply give away money in a sweepstakes. they're in business to MAKE money, not hand it out randomly.
Notice the gibberish writing and other clues to an obvious fraud that we have highlighted in the letter; keep confidential, selected by a random computer lottery of email addresses, use of free email accounts, etc. The expropriated photo of a "Vicki Abraham" presented as "Dr. Rose A. Allen", is another nice, if pathetic sign of the scammers.
It is a typical scam sweepstakes winning notification.
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Sample Microsoft Award Team scam email
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/969/07
Batch: 59978ED
Dear Winner,
WINNING
NOTIFICATION
The prestigious Microsoft and aol has set out and
sucessfully organised a
Sweepstakes marking the new year 2008 anniversary we rolled out over
?£10,000.000.00 (Ten million Great Britain Pounds) 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.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 0087955827499 with serial numbers BTD/0080648302/07 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-30-39-40-47(31) which subsequently won you £1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw.
To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent
Mr
George Simmons
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: microsoftclaims_agent007@yahoo.co.uk
Phone:+44-704-570-2866
Fax: +44-870-974- 5174
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications:
Your Full Names
Country
Occupation
Age
Ticket Numbers
Batch Number
as indicated in this winning Notification and Phone numbers.
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the interative Lotteries Board Commission ;
Sincerely,
Dr. Rose A. Allen
Microsoft Promotion Team
Names of Scam / Fake / Fraud Lottery
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