Did I Win Big?(Possible Scam)

[Skycaptain99]

I recieved this email in my Yahoo mail address the other day


[quote name='Email']MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT
LOTTERY, UNITED KINGDOM.
89 NEW FETTER LANE LONDON,EC4A 1AG U.K
MR. TINZO PAOLO
PHONE #:+44 7031943199, +44 7031844897
FAX#: +44 7005980586


REF NO: (Omitted For Personal Reasons)
BATCH: (Omitted For Personal Reasons)

MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROMOTIONS,EMAIL AWARD PROMO: UNITED
KINGDOM

Finnaly today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT
LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 5th,SEPTEMBER 2005. Your company or
your personal e-mail address, attached to winning number
(Omitted For Personal Reasons), With serial number (Omitted For Personal Reasons), consequently won in the Tenth lottery
category.

You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of GBP
5,500,000.00 POUNDS ($10,464,000 USD) in cash Credited to file REF NO:
(Omitted For Personal Reasons) and winning number (Omitted For Personal Reasons)0, this is from total prize
money of GBP 27,500,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Twenty five
(25)international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot
system drawn form 42,000 Names, 6,000 names from each continent, as part
of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, for our prominent MS WORD
user all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail. Your
fund (certified Cashiers cheque) has been insured with your REF NO:
(Omitted) and winning number (Omitted). To claim your winning
prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for
Processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims processor
is:

(CLAIMS OFFICER)
NAME:Mrs sharon cohen
E-mails Will Supply via PM inquiry)

AND PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATIONS REQUIRED
TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:
1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________________________________

2.NATIONALITY: _______________________________________________________

3. DATE OF BIRTH ________________________________________

4. SEX: _________________________

5. MARITAL STATUS: _____________________________________

6. CONTACT ADDRESS: _____________________________________________

7. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ___________________

8. OCCUPATION: _________________________________

9. WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:________________________________

10.REF/ BATCH NUMBERS:_________________________________________

11.TOTAL AMOUNT WON:_________________________________________

Do email the above email addresses, all at once. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your
reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.


Sincerely,

Secretary
Mrs. Maurrine Diane H.

NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately by email. Or call the promotion director MR. TINZO PAOLO on
PHONE #:+44 7031943199, +44 7031844897 to confirm your winnings.[/QUOTE]
Im not usually one to fall for such things, but it could be legit...I dispatched an email to the claims
department...Hopefully I won

Thanks Again Dudes

 

[Kain Vincent]

That email is written poorly. I would say scam.

 

[Kain Vincent]

That email is poorly written. I would say scam.

 

[bobo2k4]

I'm not sure but did I tell you that I love you.

 

[FriskyTanuki]

Most likely a scam as I got pretty much the same thing, except "from HP."

 

[Hex]

Are you serious? That's the most obvious spam.. evar.

 

[Skycaptain99]

[quote name='bobo2k4']I'm not sure but did I tell you that I love you.[/QUOTE]
:ROFL:
If I really did win, most likely not, you just got yourself a free XBOX360

 

[ZForce]

The Rock says that this is a scam

 

[Skycaptain99]

Mother er
http://www.joewein.de/sw/419-bancoplatinum-net.htm

 

[Hex]

Simple rule of thumb: If you've won something, and the mail looks suspicious, it's a scam. If the comapny isn't running a promotion, it's a scam. Look around the company that supposedly won from, if it looks authentic, and send them an email if you think it's warranted.

 

[Mind_n_Soul]

lol, i got the same email to two of my emails

 

[jaszun]

Scam

 

[Danro]

Youd think theyd call you, or even visit in person for something as important as a sweepstakes.

 

[Graystone]

Another simple rule. No one gives away anything for free on the net in theory. Also no one gives away anything at all or for free when it ends up in your spam folder.

 

[b0bx13]

I always wondered what kind of person would fall for those emails...

 

[Skycaptain99]

[quote name='b0bx13']I always wondered what kind of person would fall for those emails...[/QUOTE]
Well...Know you know...but please remember I said it was probably a scam, and I would'nt have fallen for it had it not been for the whole Microsoft thing...after all I did just recently enter a Microsoft contest. I never fell for it, just questioned it, and for 10 minutes...I felt really good, now I feel like watching some white stripes videos

 

[Haggar]

You actually filled it out and emailed it back?

Prepare to have your identity stolen. Do you think Microsoft would actually send out an email with that many grammatical errors? And who wins a contest they never entered?

Dude, seriously. . .

 

[video_gamer]

http://www.joewein.de/sw/419-bancoplatinum-net.htm