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"Microsoft GB Corporation Awards" Lottery Scam

Aug 13, 2018 2018-08-13T13:13:19-05:00
Oct 10, 2019 2019-10-10T16:33:24-05:00

Microsoft GB Corporation Awards Lottery Scam

There is no "Microsoft GB Corporation Awards" lottery or sweepstakes, therefore, recipients of fake email messages like the one below, which claim they are winners in the same so-called lottery, are asked to delete the email messages and should not follow the instructions in them. The fake emails are being sent by lottery scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into believing they are lottery winners and subsequently trick them into sending their personal information and money.

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The "Microsoft GB Corporation Awards" Lottery Scam

From: "MICROSOFT UK"<results@mdsc.co.uk>
Date: 13 August 2018 at 2:28:43 am ACST
Subject: Award Email Notification
Reply-To: <msoftukfiles@outlook.com>
Dear E-mail Account Owner,
We wish to congratulate you for being one of the selected E-mail Online Winners in the 2017/2018 MICROSOFT GB CORPORATION AWARDS, Kindly view the enclosed Annex/Attachment for the MICROSOFT WINNING AWARD LETTER.
Regards,
Carolina Lennon
Microsoft GB General Secretary

Once you are asked to send money in order to receive a lottery prize, it is a scam. Legitimate lottery companies will never ask their winners to send money in order to receive their prize.

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Oct 28, 2018 at 9:21 PM by an anonymous user from: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

"Your mobile no has won 850000 pounds in the on going microsoft gb corporation awards Asia kindly contact email financedirector-msofts.uk to claim."

What is this message? I got it yesterday. That is real or fake?

Oct 28, 2018 at 11:51 PM by info

It is a fake or scam.

Oct 28, 2018 at 11:18 AM by an anonymous user from: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

"Congrats! your Mobile No has won 850,000Pounds in the ongoing microsoft GB corporation awards Asia kindly contact Email: financedirector-msofts.uk to claim now"

I got that sms.

Sep 24, 2018 at 1:56 PM by info

Here is another scam:

"From: Mr. Milton
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 10:28 AM
To: Recipients
Subject: Email Award Notice!!

Attention E-mail Prize Winner,

We wish to congratulate you for being one of the selected E-mail Online
Winners in the 2018 MICROSOFT GB CORPORATION AWARDS,
Kindly view the enclosed annex/attachment for the MICROSOFT WINNING AWARD
LETTER. A lot of Microsoft Winners do ignore to open the attached file to see their winning letter due to fear of virus thereby losing the opportunity to receive their award,But Microsoft urges you to open it and claim your prize.

MICROSOFT values your right to privacy.Your information is 100% secured and will be used exclusively for the purpose of this Award Prize Claim only.If this Notification Email Letter hits your Junk/Spam folder, simply move the email from your Spam/Junk folder to your inbox for better viewing and easy accessibility.Congratulations on behalf of Staffs and Members of Microsoft GB Board Commission.

Regards,
Milton Cosme Cruz
Microsoft GB Managing Director"

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