Yet Another Website

And yet another scam gets past the spam filter…

From: “MICROSOFT EMAIL BETA LOTTERY” <mic22@tappedsteels.com>
Reply-To: ag.newmann1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 15:30:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MICROSOFT WINNING NOTIFICATION

Ooooh, it’s the Microsoft Windows logo — <sarcasm>This email must be legit.</sarcasm>

MICROSOFT WINDOW OFFICE:
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Microsoft Mega Jackpot Email Lottery
Microsoft Building
Goodwick, Pembrokeshire
Manchester
I.P.P Award Dept.
LONDON, U.K

REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN

I’m not a big fan of Microsoft, but I’m pretty sure they could do a better job generating unique numbers.

MICROSOFT SWEFT STAKE EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION: UNITED KINGDOM

Finally today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held 13th of April, 2007. Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, With serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth lottery category.

Again, I think even Microsoft could do a better job generating unique numbers. WTF does “Tenth lottery category” mean?

You have been approved for lump sums pay out of £750,000 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. Selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

Microsoft didn’t get to were it is today by giving money to randomly selected people.

The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No ticket were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. This is to encourage our prominent Microsoft Internet Explorer users all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail.

Oops! I’m not an Internet Explorer user. BTW, I think Microsoft can afford proofreaders.

Your fund (Certified Cashiers Cheque) has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning prize, contact the fudiciary department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize to you.

fudiciary? WTF?

The Fiduciary Agent:
Name: Mr. Williams Newmann
E-mail: ag.newmann1@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +447035900519

At this point some photos of random people were used (actually photos of teachers and administrators from different schools). I’ve replaced these photos to protect the innocent.

Mr. Williams Newmann
Fiduciary Agent
Microsoft Mega Jackpot

Do email the above email address all at once. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained)

I screwed up, I was supposed “keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number.” I gues I’ll never be able to pick my nonexistent prize.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION REQUIRED TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:
1.Full Name:……………………………………………………..
2.Address:………………………………………………………..
3.Nationality:…………………………………………………….
4.Age:…………………….Date of Birth:……………………………………
5.Occupation:…………………………………………………….
6.Phone:……………Phone 2:……………….Fax:……………..
7.State of Origin:………………….Country:……………………

Sincerely,
Mrs. Maurrine C. Anner
Secretary

Dr. Andreas Georgetown Online Co-ordinator	Mrs. Maurrine C. Anner Secretary

LOTTERY SPONSOR
Microsoft Corporation U.K.

Why would a Microsoft promotion use a Yahoo email address?

Note;

Do not reply this mail, you are to contact your claims officer immediately by email. Microsoft Electronic Mail Lottery is approved and Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

Why would an “Microsoft Corporation U.K.” email originate from a computer in Israel?

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And another scam gets past the spam filter…

From: Online Co-ordinator <ourofficemail1@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: camelotpayoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 13:01:10 -0400
Subject: Final Notification (BATCH Nº.: 2007UKL-01)

The Camelot Group,:
operators of The National Lottery.
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD

           WINNING NOTIFICATION

The United Kingdom National Lottery wishes to inform you that the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on the of 17th of April 2007. Your mail account have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out of Eight hundred and ninty-one thousand,nine hundred and thirty-four Great Britain pounds £891,934.00 pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file REF NO. REF:UKL/74-A0802742006. This is from total prize money of GBP 4,459,670.00shared among the FIVE (5) international winners in this category.

Considering how often I get “picked” to “win” these “lotteries,” I must really be “lucky.”

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web through computer balloting system drawn from over 100,000 names database, union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion is this year’s United Kingdom National Lottery New Year bonanza.

Let me get this straight, this is your business plan:

1. Randomly select emails from a database
2. Award the owners of these emails large cash prizes
3. ???
4. Profit!

I’m sorry, I just don’t get it.

All winning must be claimed not later than 14 working days from this notification. After this time all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as unclaimed. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.

This reference number?

Be advice to keep your

“Be advice” — WTF?

winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

We wouldn’t want multiple claims on a nonexistent prize…

Mr Pedro Melvin.
PROCESSING DEPARTMENT
26 Stanhope Road
Kent CT14 6AD London
United Kingdom
Email: camelotpayofficeyahoo.co.uk
Tel: +447045714804

He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of your prize money.

I’m sure he will.

Note below your winning details:
Ticket Nº: 22-1356-4096-988
Serial Nº: A069-07
Lucky Nº: 12-13-21-26-32-39 Bonus-17
File REF Nº.: UKL/74-A0802742007
BATCH Nº.: 2007UKL-01

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
1.FULL NAMES:________2.ADDRESS:__________City________State_________Postcode______Country 3.SEX:_______4.AGE:________5.OCCUPATION:__________6.TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________

You should really learn how to use the carriage return key….

Sincerely,
Mrs. Dianne Thompson
Online Coordinator,
CAMELOT GROUP,
Operator of The National Lottery

Looks like this email came from a computer in the U.S.A. (via Ukraine). And wouldn’t “The National Lottery” use a real email address instead of a yahoo.co.uk address?

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