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The "2018 Microsoft Techwin Promotion" email below is a lottery scam. Therefore, recipients of the same email are asked not to follow the instructions in it. This is because the fake email is being sent by lottery scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money for some so-called lottery prize. Remember, if you send your hard-earned, the scammers will take it and disappear, leaving you without the prize you were promised.
Remember, if someone asked you to send money, processing fee, taxes or other forms of payment in order to receive a lottery prize, it is a scam.
From: Samantha, Goldberg: Microsoft Corporation <info@microsoft.nl>Sent: Saturday, 29 September 2018 6:17 PMSubject: Microsoft Award Prize: £ 1, 000, 000Dear Winner,CONGRATULATION!The Board of Directors, Staff Members of Microsoft Techwin wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER of £1, 000, 000 from a total cash payout of £50, 000,000 shared among thirty lucky international patriots in 2018 Microsoft Techwin Promotion.For confidential purpose, see attached details on your winning to claim your awarded prize.Best Regards,Samantha Goldberg(Woordvoerder Van de Nederlandse Staatsloterij)Paleisstraat 5 2514 JA Gravenhage, Den Haag Nederlands+31 88 912 0100http://www.microsoft.nl
From: Samantha, Goldberg: Microsoft Corporation <info@microsoft.nl>
Sent: Saturday, 29 September 2018 6:17 PM
Subject: Microsoft Award Prize: £ 1, 000, 000
Dear Winner,
CONGRATULATION!
The Board of Directors, Staff Members of Microsoft Techwin wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER of £1, 000, 000 from a total cash payout of £50, 000,000 shared among thirty lucky international patriots in 2018 Microsoft Techwin Promotion.
For confidential purpose, see attached details on your winning to claim your awarded prize.
Best Regards,
Samantha Goldberg
(Woordvoerder Van de Nederlandse Staatsloterij)
Paleisstraat 5 2514 JA Gravenhage, Den Haag Nederlands
+31 88 912 0100
http://www.microsoft.nl
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Here is another scam:"From: Microsoft Corporation Sent: Saturday, 04 May 2019 2:10:08 PMTo: SMBray-accountant.comSubject: Microsoft Award: £750 000.00 Microsoft Technology CompanyPaleisstraat 5, 25,14 JA GravenhageDen Haag NederlandsCustomer Service No: 0800 02 31303Fax: 0031847340001Ref Number: ZAR/2407655001Dear Winner,The Board of Directors, Staff Members of Microsoft Corporation wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER of £750 000.00 (Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand pound sterling) from a total cash payout of £ 50 000 000 shared among thirty lucky international patriots in the 2019 Microsoft Techwin Promotion Award held in Netherlands to mark her 36th years of existence.For confidential purpose, find attached detail on your winning to claim your prize.Regards,Mrs Côté Girvin(Woordvoerder Van de Nederlandse Staatsloterij)Paleisstraat 5 2514 JA Gravenhage, Den Haag Nederlands 31 88 912 0100http://www.microsoft.nl"
