Fake Microsoft, AOL Sweepstakes EMail

11 Replies to “Fake Microsoft, AOL Sweepstakes EMail”

1. Jon, I’d give you one-million one hundred thousand pounds if I could. Thanks for the heads up. I had a feeling the e-mail was fake, but I wanted to be sure.

2. Thanks, Paul. Just glad to be of service. Feel free to look thru the whole Fake EMail series by typing “Fake EMail” into the Wordout Lijit Search at the top of the page. Some of them are funny, but some, like this one, are pretty good at what they do.

3. Thank you for posting info about the scam. I thought it was weird to receive an e-mail with grammatical errors…..

4. HERE IS ANOTHER VERSION OF THE SAME FAKE SWEEPSTAKE.

   Dear Sir/ Madam,

   The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organized a
   Sweepstakes marking the year 2009 anniversary,which rolled out over £
   291,285,801.60 for our New year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the
   draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts
   which we enjoy their patronage.

   The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
   personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this
   message, you will definitely regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now
   the largest Internet companies & in effort to make sure that Internet
   Explorer remain the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are
   running an e-mail beta test.

   Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to reference and
   ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers MIC-AOL/8303/09 and drew
   the lucky numbers 04-18-35-38-53-46 (12) which subsequently won you £
   1,000,000 ( One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the jackpot
   winner in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £
   1,000,000 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) the draws registered as Draw
   number one was conducted in Liverpool, UK on the 28th of January, 2009.
   These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

   Please be informed by this winning notification to file your claims
   immediately. You are advised to make contact to your referred agent who
   shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of
   your winning prize. To file for this claims, Please Contact your referred
   agent with your verification information as required on the form below,
   beginning the claims of your winnings funds as conducted by the lottery
   company.

   We dedicate our special thanks & gratitude to Bill Gates {Now Retired from
   Microsoft Corporations} .We wish you the best of luck as you spend your
   good fortune in this season.

   Note: You have Two (2) weeks from the date of this publication to claim
   your prize or you may forfeit your winnings. Thank you for being part of
   our commemorative new year Anniversary Draws.

   Find below your referred agent and the verification form:

   Address: 18 SOUTH DRIVE, HEPWORTH,DISS,NORFOLK, IP22 2HF, UK.
   Contact Agent: Mr. David Oliver
   Tel: +44-702 409 4558
   Fax: +44-702-897-9987
   Email: mic.davidoliverdesk@yahoo.com.hk

   Name: …………………………….
   Country of Origin…………………..
   Place of Residence………………….
   Occupation…………………………
   Sex/Age……………………………
   Telephone/Fax………………………
   Winning Email ID……………………

   NOTE: DUE TO FRAUDSTERS, WE HAVE DECIDED TO EFFECT TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK
   ACCOUNT ONLY AND WHEN CONTACTING YOUR REFERRED AGENT, DO QUOTE YOUR TICKET
   NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER FOR SECURITY REASONS.

   Mr. Kevin Turner
   Public Relations Officer
   Microsoft Corporation

5. Is it not a red flag when somebody who supposedly represents “Microsoft/AOL Corporation” is using a “Yahoo or Gmail” address? Duuuuhhha! (rhetorical / sarcasm)

6. hi this was the message that i received todday and imm found through that this was a spam mail now this mail is beenn sent from microsoft itself but the reply to the person is diff ..
   is this still a spam mail,,

   email copy

   Microsoft Corporation{Email Alert} MIC-AOL/8303/09Monday, 2 February, 2009 4:52 AM
   From: “Microsoft Aol Corporations.” Add sender to Contacts To: undisclosed-recipientsDear Sir/ Madam,

   The prestigious Microsoft and AOL corporations has set out and
   successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the year 2009
   anniversary,which rolled out over £ 291,285,801.60 for our New year
   Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and
   drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

   The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
   personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this
   message, you will definitely regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now
   the largest Internet companies & in effort to make sure that Internet
   Explorer remain the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are
   running an e-mail beta test.

   Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to reference and
   ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers MIC-AOL/8303/09 and drew
   the lucky numbers 04-18-35-38-53-46 (12) which subsequently won you £
   1,000,000 ( One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the jackpot
   winner in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £
   1,000,000 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) the draws registered as Draw
   number one was conducted in Liverpool, UK on the 31st of January, 2009.
   These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

   Please be informed by this winning notification to file your claims
   immediately. You are advised to make contact to your referred agent who
   shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of
   your winning prize. To file for this claims, Please Contact your referred
   agent with your verification information as required on the form below,
   beginning the claims of your winnings funds as conducted by the lottery
   company.

   We dedicate our special thanks & gratitude to Bill Gates {Now Retired from
   Microsoft Corporations} .We wish you the best of luck as you spend your
   good fortune in this season.

   Note: You have Two (2) weeks from the date of this publication to claim
   your prize or you may forfeit your winnings. Thank you for being part of
   our commemorative new year Anniversary Draws.

   Find below your referred agent and the verification form:

   Address: 18 SOUTH DRIVE, HEPWORTH,DISS,NORFOLK, IP22 2HF, UK.
   Contact Agent: Mr. David Oliver
   Tel: +44-702 409 4558
   Fax: +44-702-897-9987
   Email: mic.davidoliverdesk@yahoo.com.xx

   Name: …………………………….
   Country of Origin…………………..
   Place of Residence………………….
   Occupation…………………………
   Sex/Age……………………………
   Telephone/Fax………………………
   Winning Email ID……………………

   NOTE: DUE TO FRAUDSTERS, WE HAVE DECIDED TO EFFECT TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK
   ACCOUNT ONLY AND WHEN CONTACTING YOUR REFERRED AGENT, DO QUOTE YOUR TICKET
   NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER FOR SECURITY REASONS.

   Mr. Kevin Turner
   Public Relations Officer
   Microsoft Corporation

7. The message I received was as the one sharon received in February. It is still going strong. What I realized in my message as in the others is that the date of the supposed sweepstakes is 2 days before the message is received,pretty believeable.
   Thanks for identifying this scam

8. This is still going around. Thank you for a format to let others know not to believe things that look to good to be true…they usually are!

   You said it exactly right – if it’s too good to be true, it certainly is. Thanks for stopping by.
   ~jon

9. I received it today. Thought it was hysterical that a person with an office in the UK would have email on yahoo in Hong Kong. People, this screams fraud!

10. Today I received a FAke e-mail which is found below.
    Please verify

    From The Desk of
    Mr.Vicent Chandler
    Public Relations Officer
    Microsoft Corporation

    Dear Beneficiary,

    It is our pleasure to inform you on our successfully organized Sweepstakes
    which was organized this year 2009
    anniversary and we rolled out over US$ 525,989,087 for the yearly
    Anniversary Draws, which participants for the draws
    were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we
    enjoy their patronage.

    The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching
    personalized email addresses to ticket numbers .
    Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies & in effort to
    make sure that Internet Explorer remain the
    most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test
    and your email address as indicated was
    drawn and attached to reference and ticket numbers 234-807-395-8109 with
    serial numbers AOL/MICROSOFT/1276-009 and
    drew the lucky numbers 07-26-33-09-07-22 (88) which subsequently won you £
    900,000 ( Nine Hundred Thousand British
    Pounds) as one of the jackpot winner in this draw. This draw was conducted
    in Liverpool, UK on the 14th of September,
    2009.

    Please be informed by this winning notification to file your claims
    immediately. You are advised to make contact to
    your referred agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to
    facilitate the release of your winning prize. To
    file for this claims, Please Contact your referred agent with your
    verification information as required on the form
    below, beginning the claims of your winnings funds as conducted by the
    lottery company.

    Note: You have Two (2) weeks from the date of this publication to claim
    your prize or you may forfeit your winnings.
    Thank you for being part of our commemorative New year Anniversary Draws.

    Find below your referred agent contact information and the verification
    form:

    Address: 26 High Street Starbeck Harrogate North Yorkshire, England HG2
    7HY

    Referred Agent : Mr . Paul Chadwick
    Tel: +44-702 409 4558
    Email: mr.(redacted)@yahoo.com.hk

    Name: …………………………….
    Country of Origin…………………..
    Place of Residence………………….
    Occupation…………………………
    Sex/Age……………………………
    Telephone/Fax………………………
    Winning Email ID……………………

    NOTE: DUE TO THE PRESENT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE WORLD AND FRAUDSTERS AS
    WELL, YOUR WINNING FUNDS WILL BE MADE READY
    TO YOUR HOME ACCOUNT BY THE ASSIGNED TRANSFERRING BANK WHICH HAVE BEEN
    GIVEN THE AUTHORITY BY MICROSOFT AOL LOTTERY TO
    EFFECT TRANSFER TO WINNERS HOME BANK ACCOUNT UNDER 48 HOURS.

    Mr. Vicent Chandler
    Public Relations Officer
    © 2009 Microsoft Corporation

    Lottery Board Director:

    ™ It takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the information in
    this email is accurate. However, the company gives no
    warranty, whether express or implied, regarding the content of this email,
    nor do we accept liability for any loss or
    damage which may result from your receipt of this message. Any decision
    made by an individual based on information in
    this email is the responsibility of that individual alone. You have to note
    that the only person that have the right to
    represent you in your claim is your appointed Agent only.

    Copyright © 1998-2009 The MICROSOFT™ Inc.
    All rights reserved. Terms of Service – Guideline

    Definitely a scam email. Thanks for stopping by.
    ~jon

11. These people that keep sending these winnings notifications are idiots! I have rec’d two of them from the UK. Maybe theyre still bitter that they lost the Revolutionary War..lol

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