The Microsoft Lottery; another Scam attempt?

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Anna Rosenthal <*** Email address is removed for privacy ***>

You've Won National Lottery Prize

Please find attached your winning details.

Regards,

Anna Rosenthal

Online Draw Manager 

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Believe this is likely to be a scam and am advising you accordingly

Kind regards

Andy J Priestley

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REF NO: WHLF9564704545
Attention: Email Account Owner,
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU ARE A WINNER OF $825,000.00 USD
(EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
We are pleased to announce that you are among the 50 selected international beneficiaries of the Heritage Lottery Fund. This draw is supported by the UK National Lottery Unclaimed Funds, the Canadian Government, Microsoft Corporation & United Nations world Economic Empowerment Funds following the world Economic Forum held in Asian Regions highlighting the effects of unemployment, lack of adequate Education, unavailability of Funds to improve small businesses or to maximize career effectiveness. Our main aim is to enhance individual potentials as we are committed to improving the state of the world for all through Public-Private Cooperation.
As part of our ongoing dedication to help create a smarter, better world, this year Heritage Lottery draw selected from over 196 billion email addresses, 50 random winners from Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Pacific and Europe, which are active in the World Wide Web "WWW" as powered by Microsoft through our Online Computerized Email Selection System (OCESS) to run online draws. Your email address attached to Reference Number: WHLF9564704545 and Serial Number: 0112015433312 drew the generic Winning Ticket Numbers HLF73783553-21 which was subsequently selected as Winning Number 21 in the winning Batch ZA7832282UK.
You have been approved to claim a total cash amount of US$825,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand United State Dollars). This is from the total cash prize of US$41,125,000.00 shared among 50 international winners in this batch. Your file (File No. ZAR/UN/UKQ82UK/15) and your prize Cheque has been placed in the custody of our paying bank in Malaysia for further payment to you. Kindly contact your accredited claim agent through email for more information on how to claim your allocated fund.
Contact Details As Follows:-
Mr. Michael Robertson
World Heritage Fund Accredited Claim Agent - Malaysia. Email Address: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Phone: +601-1262-81397

Winning Verification Details:
Reference Number: WHLF9564704545, Batch Number: ZA7832282UK,
File No. ZAR/UN/UKQ82UK/14, Serial Number: 0112015433312 & Winning Number: 21
Send the above information including Your Full Names, Address, Nationality, Date of Birth, Gender & Contact Phone/Mobile Number to your accredited claim agent’s contact email address (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***) to enable him verify your details and file your claim immediately to the Asian paying bank where the winning funds are deposited.
This prize money must be claimed by the registered email account owner only within 30 days of this notification. You must be 18+ to claim any by prize money By Law. Keep your winning details confidential and do not forward to another claim office/agent to avoid double claim that might lead to CANCELLATION. Remember to quote your winning reference number when contacting your accredited claim agent for easy identification and verification of your claim.
Regards,
Mr. Andrew John Duncan
Online Draw Director

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Believe this is likely to be a scam and am advising you accordingly

Kind regards

Andy J Priestley

Yes, that's a scam

You have not won the "Microsoft Lottery"

Microsoft customers are often targets of a scam that uses email messages to falsely promise money. Victims receive messages claiming "You have won the Microsoft Lottery!" There is no Microsoft Lottery. Delete the message.

If you have lost money to this scam, report it. You can also send the police report to Microsoft and we will use it to help law enforcement catch the criminals who send out these e-mail messages.

To help protect yourself from these e-mail hoaxes, you can use the same general guidance that you use to protect yourself from phishing scams.

Source + more info: http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-symptoms.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-scams.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx

Cheers,

J

May 4, 2018: I won't participate anymore in MC. Enough is enough.

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