The "Microsoft Award Lottery 2019" Lottery Scam
There is no "Microsoft Award Lottery 2019" 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.
A "Microsoft Award Lottery 2019" Lottery Scam
From: xxxxx xxxxxx - xxxxx.xxxxxx61@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:13 AM
Subject: MICROSOFT AWARD LOTTERY 2019.
MICROSOFT AWARD LOTTERY 2019.
British Microsoft Award Headquarters:
Customer service: Cardinal Place
80-100 Victoria Street London SW1E 5JL.
ATTN: WINNER,
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAVE WON MICROSOFT 2019 AWARD PRIZE MONEY OF (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING).(950,000.00 GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING)
AWARD WINNERS EMERGE THROUGH RANDOM SELECTION OF ALL ACTIVE EMAIL ADDRESSES ONLINE.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Winners are to be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center, Please contact our claim agent in SOUTH AFRICA as soon as you receive this email winning notification.
WINNER NO: MSN/NOW/2019-15 21 30 39 40 47 19
THESE ARE YOUR WINNING IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS AS LISTED BELOW:
Batch Number = YPB/08/APA-43658.
Reference Number = YPN560992010.
Award File Security code = UK/ZA/UK2019.
THESE NUMBERS FALL WITHIN THE SOUTH AFRICA FILE. THUS, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT OUR CLAIM AGENT IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA AND SEND YOUR DETAILS AS LISTED BELOW INCLUDING WINNING IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS TO HIM:
CONTACT OUR AGENT IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH DETAILS BELOW.
NAME : MRS. LINDA
PHONE: +27835070304
E-MAIL : m.online@email.com
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: micrososft_M@aol.com
KINDLY SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND.
1. Full Name
2. Country of Residence
3. Telephone Number
4. Fax Number
5. Sex
6. Date of birth
7. Marital Status
8. E-Mail Address:
9. Occupation
10. Contact Address
Once your agent acknowledges receipt of this required detail, payment process would commence immediately
WINNERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THEIR WINNING INFORMATION SECRET TO AVOID FRAUDULENT CLAIM (IMPORTANT) PENDING THE TRANSFER/CLAIM BY WINNER
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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