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Microsoft Internet User Promo Lottery Scam

There is no "Microsoft Internet User Promo" lottery, therefore, online users who have received e-mail messages like the one below, which claim they are winners in such a lottery or promotion are asked not to follow the instructions in them because they are lottery scams being sent by scammers.

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Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by lottery scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their personal information and subsequently asking them to send money in order to receive their so-called lottery prize. Sending your personal information to these cyber-criminals will only help them rip you off or steal your money. Therefore, online users who have received the same email messages are asked to delete them.

A "Microsoft Internet User Promo" Lottery Scam

From: MICROSOFT® CORPORATION - t.govindarasu@muthoottumini.com

Date: February 15, 2020 at 1:55:46 PM MST

Subject: ATTENTION

Reply-To: MICROSOFT® CORPORATION - andrewwells042@gmail.com

MICROSOFT® CORPORATION

Cardinal Place

80-100 Victoria Street

London,SW1E 5JL

United Kingdom

Winning No: MSFT/7432/107/2020

Ticket No: MSFT/0832/039/2020

Dear Internet User contract payment of 2.3MILLION GBP has been allocated in your favor in the ongoing MICROSOFT Internet User Promo held on the 11th of February 2020 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Your email address was picked as the Lucky Internet User for the promo among (7) other Internet User Worldwide It.

This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of Microsoft products and its software services.

Microsoft values your right to privacy!

Your information is 100% secured and will be used exclusively for the purpose of this award only.

Do contact The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, United

Kingdom for verification and release of your 2.3MILLION GBP.

We have deposited with the Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS)

United Kingdom..You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the bank.

[1] Full Names:

[2] Contact address:

[3] Direct Telephone:

|4| Occupation:

Contact Award claims department of the RBS BANK

Name:Andrew Wells

Email:andrewwells042@gmail.com

Tel :WHATSAPP PHONE:+442033897058(United Kingdom Office) (Call for verification 24Hrs)

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