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Microsoft Award Email Microsoft Award 03-30-2008
Posted by VanguardLH on April 2, 2008, 10:26 pm
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"Newell White" wrote in message
> Why is the 'Security' group the only one I read which is regularly
> contaminated with this childish bickering? It does not occur in
> General
> Discussion, Networking, DNS, or AD groups.


You think that shortlist makes you a Usenet wizard regarding
experience to worldwide netizens?

Catch-22: You can't bicker about bickering without yourself
participating in that bickering (i.e., you become part of the problem
that you are complaining about).

Hee hee hee.


Posted by =?Utf-8?B?TWljcm9zb2Z0IGRvZXNu on April 5, 2008, 8:38 pm
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"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

> The check is in the mail.
>
> :I received the following email. Is it valid?
> : Microsoft Award Team
> : 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
> : London NW10
> : United Kingdom
> : FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
> : BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
> :
> : OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
> :
> : The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a
> : Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over
> : ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) 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 008795727498 with serial
> : numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20)
> : which subsequently won you ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand
> : pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have
> : therefore won the entire winning sum of ?450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and
> : Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)
> :
> : These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097
> : CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
> : 1st. 2 ? 500,000.00 pounds each
> : 2nd. 8 ? 350.000.00 pounds each
> : 3rd. 13 ? 250,000.00 pounds each
> : 4th. 27 ? 170,000.00 pounds each
> : CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
> : 1. Full names:
> : 2. Residential address:
> : 3. Phone number:
> : 4. Fax number:
> : 5. Occupation:
> : 6. Sex:
> : 7. Age:
> : 8. Nationality:
> : 9. Present Country:
> : 10.Next of kin name/address:
> :
> :
> : Mode Of Price Remittance.
> :
> : (1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).
> :
> : (2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other
> Winning
> : Documents safely to you.
> :
> : FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
> : MR BARRY ASHLY
> : MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk
> :
> : The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
> : CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.
> : The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International
> Companies.
> : The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized
> to
> : encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
> :
> : Once again on behalf of all our staff,
> :
> : CONGRATULATIONS!
> :
> : Sincerely,
> :
> : MR.BARRY ASHLY
> : M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.
> :
>
>
>

Posted by =?Utf-8?B?TWljcm9zb2Z0IGRvZXNu on April 5, 2008, 8:54 pm
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Microsoft does not answer valid/not valid!!!!!

"Microsoft Award Email" wrote:

> I received the following email. Is it valid?
> Microsoft Award Team
> 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
> London NW10
> United Kingdom
> FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
> BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
>
> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
>
> The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a
> Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over
> Ј450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) 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 008795727498 with serial
> numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20)
> which subsequently won you Ј450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand
> pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have
> therefore won the entire winning sum of Ј450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and
> Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)
>
> These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097
> CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
> 1st. 2 Ј 500,000.00 pounds each
> 2nd. 8 Ј 350.000.00 pounds each
> 3rd. 13 Ј 250,000.00 pounds each
> 4th. 27 Ј 170,000.00 pounds each
> CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
> 1. Full names:
> 2. Residential address:
> 3. Phone number:
> 4. Fax number:
> 5. Occupation:
> 6. Sex:
> 7. Age:
> 8. Nationality:
> 9. Present Country:
> 10.Next of kin name/address:
>
>
> Mode Of Price Remittance.
>
> (1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).
>
> (2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning
> Documents safely to you.
>
> FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER
> MR BARRY ASHLY
> MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk
>
> The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
> CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.
> The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies.
> The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to
> encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
>
> Once again on behalf of all our staff,
>
> CONGRATULATIONS!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> MR.BARRY ASHLY
> M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.
>

Posted by Shenan Stanley on April 5, 2008, 9:29 pm
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Microsoft Award Email" wrote:
> I received the following email. Is it valid?
> Microsoft Award Team
> 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
> London NW10
> United Kingdom
> FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS
> BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
>
> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
<snip obvious drivel>

Microsoft doesn''t say TRUE?FALSE!!!!! wrote:
> Microsoft does not answer valid/not valid!!!!!

Seriously?

If you are going to believe crap like that - go ahead. Give your
money/personal information over to anyone who asks... In the end - only
your own common sense can help you (that and effort like Google searches) -
so...

You could do your own research via Google (or another favorite search
engine) and see how many hoaxes are out there with the same wording,
address, topic, etc. You can also just go by the old addage "If it sounds
too good to be true, it probably is" and move on... ;-)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



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