There is no "The Microsoft Lottery Announcement 2019" 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.
The "The Microsoft Lottery Announcement 2019" Scam
From: Microsoft New York Metro District Award <demo@medifocus.eu>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2019 1:12 PM
To: Recipients
Subject: THE MICROSOFT LOTTERY ANNOUNCEMENT / 2019
THE MICROSOFT LOTTERY ANNOUNCEMENT / 2019
which was held on January 17th 2019. Your e-mail address attached
TICKET NUMBER: 74454774,SERIAL NUMBER: 144-66584, with
DRAW LUCKY NUMBERS: 5-21-23-34-37-47 that emerge you as a lucky
winner of 7,000,000.00 U.S.D, You are to Contact our customercare Service Operator
with required information below for your winnings.
REQUIRED INFORMATION NEEDED
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
TEL:
SEX:
DATE OF BIRTH:
OCCUPATION:
BANK NAME:
COUNTRY:
MICROSOFT FUDICIARY ATTORNEY,
NAME: LUKE SUTTON ESQUIRE
Email: lukesuttonbar@hotmail.co.uk
PHONE: 1 917 283 3518
YOUR SECURITY FILE REFERENCE NUMBER IS MS/K5998/U4. (keep personal).
Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than (ONE WEEK OF NOTIFICATION).
Mrs.Delores Williams
LOTTERY COORDINATOR
THE MICROSOFT LOTTERY ANNOUNCEMENT / 2019
Re: Microsoft End Of Year Award Notification
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.