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The email messages below, which claim the recipients have won US$500,000 and a Nokia N1 launched by Nokia Microsoft tablet, are lottery scams. The email messages are fakes and were sent by scammers and NOT by Microsoft or Nokia. Remember, there is no Microsoft, Nokia, Hotmail, Outlook, Windows, Google, Android, Gmail, Samsung or AOL lottery or sweepstakes. Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their personal information and sending money.
Remember, never send your personal information to anyone in an email message or send money to someone who contacted you via email message.
Dear Hotmail UserThis email is to inform you that your email address has just won you $500,000.00 and a Nokia X2 Dual SIM Windows phone for the month of June 2015 lottery promotion, which is organized by MICROSOFT OUTLOOK WINDOWS & NOKIA.MICROSOFT WINDOWS collects all the email addresses of the people who are active online; among the people who subscribed also to Aol, Gmail and yahoo, we only select five people every year as our winners through an electronic balloting system without the winner applying. We congratulate you for being one of the selected winners.CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION.
Dear Hotmail User
This email is to inform you that your email address has just won you $500,000.00 and a Nokia X2 Dual SIM Windows phone for the month of June 2015 lottery promotion, which is organized by MICROSOFT OUTLOOK WINDOWS & NOKIA.
MICROSOFT WINDOWS collects all the email addresses of the people who are active online; among the people who subscribed also to Aol, Gmail and yahoo, we only select five people every year as our winners through an electronic balloting system without the winner applying. We congratulate you for being one of the selected winners.
CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION.
Dear WinnerThis email is to inform you that your email address has just won you $500,000.00 and a Nokia N1 launched Nokia Microsoft tablet for this month of June 2015 lottery promotion, which is organized byMICROSOFT / OUTLOOK WINDOWS & NOKIA. MICROSOFTWINDOWS collects all email addresses of users who are active online; among the people who subscribed also, we only select five people every year as our winners through an electronic balloting system without the winner applying for. We congratulate you for being one of our selected winners.NOTE: CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION. Contact Email: msnks@qq.com1. FULL NAME:2. HOUSE ADDRESS:3. OCCUPATION:4. SEX:5. AGE:6. DIRECT PHONE NO:7. STATE:8. COUNTRY:Contact Email: msnks@qq.comThank you and accept my hearty congratulation once again!Microsoft Logo
Dear Winner
This email is to inform you that your email address has just won you $500,000.00 and a Nokia N1 launched Nokia Microsoft tablet for this month of June 2015 lottery promotion, which is organized by
MICROSOFT / OUTLOOK WINDOWS & NOKIA. MICROSOFT
WINDOWS collects all email addresses of users who are active online; among the people who subscribed also, we only select five people every year as our winners through an electronic balloting system without the winner applying for. We congratulate you for being one of our selected winners.
NOTE: CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION. Contact Email: msnks@qq.com
1. FULL NAME:
2. HOUSE ADDRESS:
3. OCCUPATION:
4. SEX:
5. AGE:
6. DIRECT PHONE NO:
7. STATE:
8. COUNTRY:
Contact Email: msnks@qq.com
Thank you and accept my hearty congratulation once again!
Microsoft Logo
This lottery scam is similar to the following:
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Scammers are using the following fake email address: "MsnNokiaLotteryDraw0189"
The scammers are using the following website, which should not be visited:http://microsoftaward.jimdo.com/
Out of no knowledge I did sent back my information to the publicly claimed fake congratulatory message of having won $500 000.00 simply by use of my email and stuff ,all this by scammers how may I be protected now that my information has been sent? What shall I do?However, thank you very much Microsoft for the clearer information you have rendered to us.
Just be careful next time, because the scammers will use the information that you have sent, to attempt to trick you into sending money and more information.
The email I got was similar and the reply email is msn_awd-qq.com; is this a scam too?
Yes, it is a scam.
