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The 2020 Microsoft Award Lottery Scam

The 2020 Microsoft Award Lottery Scam

There is no "2020 Microsoft Award" 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 Promotion Award 2020" Lottery Scam

Attn:

Congratulation!!!

Your e-mail address has won $2million for 2020 Microsoft award. Serial numbers

MDB/002 0869958/09 Contact (ADVOCATE FRANKLIN EDWARD) immediately; through his

email address ( franklinedward1@yandex.com ) or phone number 27736394004 and

forward him your Winning No.(19-45-87-36-76-38(77), to redeem your winning prize.

Sincerely,

Dr. Elizabeth Henning.

Copyright © 2020 Microsoft! Inc. All rights reserved.

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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Mar 5, 2024 at 1:02 AM by
The 2020 Microsoft Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

I received this scam:

"Microsoft Award Lottery Detaljer
fgodec-nerim.net

You have been selected for a cash prize of £1,500,000.00 GBP in the ongoing, MICROSOFT ONLINE PROMOTION. Contact your claims agent. Mr. Ben Oris by replying to this message Claims Agent Officer Phone :: 44-705-384-8160"

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Nov 28, 2021 at 6:55 AM by
The 2020 Microsoft Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

"Congratulation!!!
Your e-mail address has won $2million for 2021 Microsoft Award. Serial
numbers MDB/002 0869958/09 Contact (ADVOCATE FRANKLIN EDWARD)
immediately; through his email address (franklinedward04-aol.com) or..."

Received this scam.

Delete

Feb 3, 2021 at 11:12 AM by
The 2020 Microsoft Award Lottery Scam
info

Here is another scam:

"From: y14 . - y14-gcuto.in
Sent: Saturday, 30 January 2021, 12:15:52 GMT
Subject: Winner No. 2

MICROSOFT CORPERATION!
MICROSOFT E-MAIL SELECT AWARD HELD IN JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

Congratulations!

Your active email address has just won you the sum of $1, 000, 000.00 USD (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) in our annual international Microsoft Promotion Award held in Johannesburg South Africa, Award winners emerged through random selection of thousands of active email subscribers online. Three out of thousands of emails benefit from this promotion annually.

Winners are to be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. This Prize Award must be claimed in not less than 60 days from date of draw and notification, after which unclaimed prizes will be cancelled.

YOU ARE A WINNER NO: 2

These are your identification numbers below:

Batch Number: TB/08/GNIM-432757ZAR
Reference Number: TPN565482019B
Award File Security code: SA/ QU3101101

Kindly contact the processing manager with the details below:

Dr Riaan Evert.
Telephone: 27 68 222 8019
Email: awardsection-collector.org
Email: awardssection-gmail.com
Office Address: 3 Rivonia Rd, Illovo, Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa, 2196.

Kindly send the following information to him for the facilitation/release of your fund.

1. Full Name:
2. Country of Origin:
3. Country of Resident:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Fax Number:
6. S*x/Gender:
7. Age:
8. Marital Status:
9. Winning Email Address:
10. Occupation:
11. Contact Address:
12. Copy of your ID, International passport or Drivers license:

Once our agent acknowledges receipt of this required detail, transfer would commenc...

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Nov 27, 2020 at 4:47 AM by
The 2020 Microsoft Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Sector 18, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

"this is to inform you that your winning prize of (90lakh inr) awarded to you by microsoft company in (u.K) has been approved, the royal bank of scotland new delhi branch are in charge of the transfer, please check your mail for more details, and send your account details for your fund transfer to :rbsonlinebanking-scotlandmail.Com"
i got this message

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Oct 13, 2020 at 11:17 PM by
The 2020 Microsoft Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Bangladesh

Received this scam:

"number BH444-556-998,
serial number MS-UK/102C5/20, and drew the lucky numbers: 34-22-62-16-45-11 which subsequently won the mega jackpot amount of GBP2, 000.000.00 (Two million Great British pounds sterling) in the 1st category. Cash credited to File N0: KPC/9030108308/55.

ZAKIR"

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Oct 6, 2020 at 1:44 AM by
The 2020 Microsoft Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Hi,
I have received this email:


Robert Smith
Bcc:
ohidul.hero-yahoo.com

Mon, Oct 5 at 1:54 PM

For your security we disabled links in this email. If you believe it is safe to use, mark this message as not spam.
2020 MICROSOFT LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION

Barley House, Hard Road Sutton,

Greater London SM1 4TE United Kingdom



CONGRATULATIONS!



Dear Lucky Winner,



We are pleased to inform you that Microsoft Corporation announced you a winner of GBP2, 000.000.00 (Two Million Great British Pounds Sterling).



Please note that Microsoft Corporation rolled out £10,000.000.00 for the 2020 Promotion Anniversary Award conducted every (5) year to encourage the use of internet and computers worldwide. All participants email addresses were randomly selected through an online Computer ballot System, drawn from a collection of frequent Internet email users all over the world From (America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceanic and Australia) attaching personal email addresses to ticket numbers.



Your active email address was attached to ticket number BH444-556-998, with serial number MS-UK/102C5/20, and drew the lucky numbers: 34-22-62-16-45-11 which subsequently won the mega jackpot amount of GBP2, 000.000.00 (Two million Great British pounds sterling) in the 1st category. Cash credited to File N0: KPC/9030108308/55.



You are therefore been approved for a cash payment of Two Million British Pounds (£2, 000,000.00). Please note that your file and lucky winning number falls within our Africa Representative office in South Africa. In view of this, your prize money will be released to you through an assigned Agent in South Africa. For immediate release of your lottery fund, kindly contact your Claim Agent on the below details:



CLAIM AGENT

Name: Mr. Larry Williams

Email: larrywilliams-webmail.co.za

Email: mrlarrywilliams9-gmail.com

Phone: 27787823096



You are also advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate release of your fund to you.



1. Full Names:

2. Country:

3. Resident Address:

4. Tel/Mobile Number:

5. Occupation:

6. Gender:

7. Age:

8. Copy of your International Passport or ID card:



For security measures, you are strongly advised to keep your winning "Reference Numbers" confidential until your claim is successfully processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim it. This measure helps us to prevent Double Claims.



Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Robert Smith

(Microsoft Lottery Coordinator)

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