Probable Hoax

**ashumann12** · 06-30-2008, 04:44 PM

I recently recieved an email claiming I have won money from Microsoft. I am not even going to look into it, but thought I would pass it on to you guys (and gals). Has anyone ever heard of the Microsoft Award Team?

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10,United Kingdom.
Batch number: 12/25/0340
Reff number: MSN-L/200-26937
Winning number: YM09788

Microsoft Award Notification

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE
HUNDREDTHOUSAND POUND(£500,000.00) for the New Edition 2008 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...................12/25/0340
Reff number.......................MSN-L/200-26937
Winning number...................YM09788

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

MR. Terry Martins
(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
Email: terrymartinsverification2@hotmail.com
Tel: +44-703-190-9638
Tel: +44-703-196-8309
Fax: +44 870 471 6651

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 transferred 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,

Mrs.Tracy Kelly.
(Operation Manager

deejay100six · 06-30-2008, 04:48 PM

If its legit, don't forget you said we were sharing.

**ashumann12** · 06-30-2008, 04:51 PM

For 500,000 pounds, we could get TSF one heck of a server!

Jason, feel free to check on it!

Jack.Sparrow · 06-30-2008, 05:25 PM

"YAHOO LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE" ... I didn't know the two were so friendly

**ashumann12** · 06-30-2008, 05:29 PM

Exactly what I was thinking. Isn't MS trying unsuccessfully to buy out Yahoo?

Jack.Sparrow · 06-30-2008, 05:30 PM

They've tried to buy everything atleast once

Garryson01 · 07-01-2008, 12:48 AM

I don't think i Microsoft employee would have a hotmail email address lol

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-01-2008, 01:52 AM

lol I get loads of em daily in my yahoo account. (yahoo's spam filter is pathetic, google's is excellent) here are some I just received:

************************************************
Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Jenkin Hui, director of operations of the Hang
Seng Bank Ltd.Hong Kong, I have a Business Proposal of
24,500,000.00 for you to handle with me from my bank. I need
to know if you will be able to handle this with me before I
explain to you in details? Should you be interested please
send me your full names and address to my private email
address(jenkin-hui@excite.com) Finally, after that I shall
provide you with more details of this operation.

Jenkin Hui.

************************************************

Good Day

I am using this opportunity to thank you for your effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account,
I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the Cheque out of the company to someone else
who was capable of assisting me in this great venture .Due to your effort,sincerity,courage you showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you with the sum of $3,000,000.00 (THREE MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS ONLY.).You are to contact the finance house for the collection of the certified bank draft.

Name: Mr.Allen Green.
EMAIL: allen.green02@gmail.com
Tel: +234-802-772-2509.

At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects I am having at hand. Finally,I have forwarded instruction to the finance house on your behalf to send the bank draft to you as soon as you contact them.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Cheryll Petersons.

************************************************

TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTO (HEADQUARTERS)
Customer Service Department Affiliate of Toyota Japan .
#28 Kanashiwa road Tokyo JP

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today, You are among the
winners of the TOYOTA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses
of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program.

As a result of your visiting various websites we are running the E-business
promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 343-
221-8756, with serial number 454-17 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13,22, 27, 41
and Bonus number 12 , Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/ 453L /GMSA and
consequently you won in the Second Category of the TOYOTA FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW.

You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of US$500,000. 00
in cash, including a Toyota car which is the winning present /amount for the
Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$2,650,000.00
shared among the international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Please be informed that your won fund of the sum of US$500,000.00 is now with
the payee center. Contact our agent and give them your full names so that they
will re-insure your winning fund under your full names. Together with the port
where your winning car should be shipped to.

To begin your claim, please call our claim agent or send email
immediately to:-

Certificate Agent, Toyota Email Lotto
Mr.George Monk
Email:toyotapromo2008@yahoo.cn
Telephone:008613527654635

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Please
quote your

1, Names in full:
2,Country of Residing:
3, Nationality:
4,Residential Address:
5, Date of Birth/Age:
6, Marital Statue/Sex:
7, Tel/Fax:
8, Mobile No:
9, Occupation:
10, Company:
11, Ticket No:
12,Serial No:
13,Ins.No:
14,Lucky No:

Sincerely ,
Mrs. Ing Chunny Liu
Hon Online Coordinator
www.toyota.com.cn

**Glaswegian** · 07-01-2008, 05:36 AM

Sorry to disappoint Adam, but that one's a hoax. Funny how they want details that could nicely make an ID...

**simpswr** · 07-01-2008, 06:11 AM

Dang . . and they were so pleasant when I sent them my bank account number and password . . seemed like nice fellers

**karusho** · 07-02-2008, 01:41 PM

Right up until they ruined your credit score, right? :)

ebackhus · 07-02-2008, 03:17 PM

I won the UK National Lottery! Three times!

**simpswr** · 07-02-2008, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karusho

Right up until they ruined your credit score, right? :)

Not mine . . I gave 'em Glaswegian's

deejay100six · 07-02-2008, 05:20 PM

Oh no, you weren't supposed to say that.......now you have dropped GG right in it.

**ssj4Gogeta** · 07-03-2008, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

I won the UK National Lottery! Three times!

I win it daily LOL

**sobeit** · 07-04-2008, 01:34 AM

I won so many different lotteries and help so many different individuals from nigeria that I am just rolling in dough - so much so I just cant spend it all.

Anyone want some? If so, just send me your name, address, bank account number, social security number and your mothers maiden name and I will share by making sure some is deposited immediately. Do not worry about the personal information you provided, It is just for verification purpose and will not be shared with anyone.

06-30-2008, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
ashumann12 Life is a zero sum game Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,916 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Probable Hoax I recently recieved an email claiming I have won money from Microsoft. I am not even going to look into it, but thought I would pass it on to you guys (and gals). Has anyone ever heard of the Microsoft Award Team? Microsoft Award Team 20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,United Kingdom. Batch number: 12/25/0340 Reff number: MSN-L/200-26937 Winning number: YM09788 Microsoft Award Notification This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDREDTHOUSAND POUND(£500,000.00) for the New Edition 2008 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...................12/25/0340 Reff number.......................MSN-L/200-26937 Winning number...................YM09788 To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent assigned to you MR. Terry Martins (VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER) Email: terrymartinsverification2@hotmail.com Tel: +44-703-190-9638 Tel: +44-703-196-8309 Fax: +44 870 471 6651 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 transferred 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, Mrs.Tracy Kelly. (Operation Manager __________________ Adam Sr.

06-30-2008, 04:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
deejay100six Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Doncaster, England. Posts: 2,854 OS: win xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Probabe Hoax If its legit, don't forget you said we were sharing. __________________ Regards, Dave. If it ain't broke, don't fix it..

06-30-2008, 04:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
ashumann12 Life is a zero sum game Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,916 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Probabe Hoax For 500,000 pounds, we could get TSF one heck of a server! Jason, feel free to check on it! __________________ Adam Sr. Last edited by ashumann12 : 06-30-2008 at 04:53 PM.

06-30-2008, 05:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,289 OS: XP SP2/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Probabe Hoax "YAHOO LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE" ... I didn't know the two were so friendly __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

06-30-2008, 05:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
ashumann12 Life is a zero sum game Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,916 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Probabe Hoax Exactly what I was thinking. Isn't MS trying unsuccessfully to buy out Yahoo? __________________ Adam Sr.

06-30-2008, 05:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,289 OS: XP SP2/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Probabe Hoax They've tried to buy everything atleast once __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

07-01-2008, 12:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
Garryson01 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hinckley, UK Posts: 336 OS: XP SP 2, Vista SP1	Re: Probabe Hoax I don't think i Microsoft employee would have a hotmail email address lol __________________ Russell Bates Network Administrator, ATI Garryson, Ibstock, Leicestershire

07-01-2008, 01:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 850 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista My System	Re: Probabe Hoax lol I get loads of em daily in my yahoo account. (yahoo's spam filter is pathetic, google's is excellent) here are some I just received: ********************************************** Dear Friend, My name is Mr. Jenkin Hui, director of operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.Hong Kong, I have a Business Proposal of 24,500,000.00 for you to handle with me from my bank. I need to know if you will be able to handle this with me before I explain to you in details? Should you be interested please send me your full names and address to my private email address(jenkin-hui@excite.com) Finally, after that I shall provide you with more details of this operation. Jenkin Hui. ******************************************** Good Day I am using this opportunity to thank you for your effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account, I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the Cheque out of the company to someone else who was capable of assisting me in this great venture .Due to your effort,sincerity,courage you showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you with the sum of $3,000,000.00 (THREE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY.).You are to contact the finance house for the collection of the certified bank draft. Name: Mr.Allen Green. EMAIL: allen.green02@gmail.com Tel: +234-802-772-2509. At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects I am having at hand. Finally,I have forwarded instruction to the finance house on your behalf to send the bank draft to you as soon as you contact them. Best Regards, Mrs.Cheryll Petersons. ********************************************** TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTO (HEADQUARTERS) Customer Service Department Affiliate of Toyota Japan . #28 Kanashiwa road Tokyo JP We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today, You are among the winners of the TOYOTA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. As a result of your visiting various websites we are running the E-business promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 343- 221-8756, with serial number 454-17 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13,22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 , Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/ 453L /GMSA and consequently you won in the Second Category of the TOYOTA FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW. You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of US$500,000. 00 in cash, including a Toyota car which is the winning present /amount for the Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$2,650,000.00 shared among the international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Please be informed that your won fund of the sum of US$500,000.00 is now with the payee center. Contact our agent and give them your full names so that they will re-insure your winning fund under your full names. Together with the port where your winning car should be shipped to. To begin your claim, please call our claim agent or send email immediately to:- Certificate Agent, Toyota Email Lotto Mr.George Monk Email:toyotapromo2008@yahoo.cn Telephone:008613527654635 NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Please quote your 1, Names in full: 2,Country of Residing: 3, Nationality: 4,Residential Address: 5, Date of Birth/Age: 6, Marital Statue/Sex: 7, Tel/Fax: 8, Mobile No: 9, Occupation: 10, Company: 11, Ticket No: 12,Serial No: 13,Ins.No: 14,Lucky No: Sincerely , Mrs. Ing Chunny Liu Hon Online Coordinator www.toyota.com.cn

07-01-2008, 05:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 21,378 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 10	Re: Probabe Hoax Sorry to disappoint Adam, but that one's a hoax. Funny how they want details that could nicely make an ID... __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::5 Steps For Infected PCs

07-01-2008, 06:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
simpswr Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 4,494 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Probabe Hoax Dang . . and they were so pleasant when I sent them my bank account number and password . . seemed like nice fellers __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow]

07-02-2008, 01:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
karusho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,213 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Re: Probabe Hoax Right up until they ruined your credit score, right? :) __________________ Laptop Specs: Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E dual-booting Vista Ultimate SP1 and Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"

07-02-2008, 03:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,732 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	Re: Probabe Hoax I won the UK National Lottery! Three times! __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-02-2008, 05:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
deejay100six Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Doncaster, England. Posts: 2,854 OS: win xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Probabe Hoax Oh no, you weren't supposed to say that.......now you have dropped GG right in it. __________________ Regards, Dave. If it ain't broke, don't fix it..

07-04-2008, 01:34 AM	#16 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 5,383 OS: windows/linux	Re: Probabe Hoax I won so many different lotteries and help so many different individuals from nigeria that I am just rolling in dough - so much so I just cant spend it all. Anyone want some? If so, just send me your name, address, bank account number, social security number and your mothers maiden name and I will share by making sure some is deposited immediately. Do not worry about the personal information you provided, It is just for verification purpose and will not be shared with anyone. __________________ Do not feed the trolls.