"The Microsoft Lottery Announcement 2019" is a Scam

Updated: January 19, 2019 2019-01-19T20:17:23 -
Posted: January 19, 2019 2019-01-19T20:15:52
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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.

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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.

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