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Microsoft Award Email

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I received the following email. Is it valid?

Microsoft Award Team

20 Craven Park, Harlesden

London NW10

United Kingdom

FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS

BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU

OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a

Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over

È450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Draws.

Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide

range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. Your email address as

indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial

numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20)

which subsequently won you È450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand

pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have

therefore won the entire winning sum of È450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and

Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)

These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097

CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES

1st. 2 È 500,000.00 pounds each

2nd. 8 È 350.000.00 pounds each

3rd. 13 È 250,000.00 pounds each

4th. 27 È 170,000.00 pounds each

CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:

1. Full names:

2. Residential address:

3. Phone number:

4. Fax number:

5. Occupation:

6. ***:

7. Age:

8. Nationality:

9. Present Country:

10.Next of kin name/address:

Mode Of Price Remittance.

(1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).

(2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning

Documents safely to you.

FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER

MR BARRY ASHLY

MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk

The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our

CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.

The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies.

The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to

encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,

CONGRATULATIONS!

Sincerely,

MR.BARRY ASHLY

M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.

 
S

Shenan Stanley

Guest
Microsoft Award Email wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> I received the following email. Is it valid?

> Microsoft Award Team

> 20 Craven Park, Harlesden

> London NW10

> United Kingdom

> FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS

> BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU

>

> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION</span>

<snip "Bridge in Sahara" drivel>

Seriously?

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VanguardLH

Guest
"Microsoft Award Email"

<MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>I received the following email. Is it valid?

> Microsoft Award Team

> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION</span>

<snip - yeah, right>

There is no such thing as guaranteed e-mail delivery. If it were

real, they would provide a telephone number for you to call, and one

that was toll-free. Do you see a phone number anywhere in that scam

e-mail?

 
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Tom [Pepper] Willett

Guest
The check is in the mail.

"Microsoft Award Email" <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote in message news:D59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...

:I received the following email. Is it valid?

: Microsoft Award Team

: 20 Craven Park, Harlesden

: London NW10

: United Kingdom

: FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS

: BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU

:

: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

:

: The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a

: Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over

: ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Draws.

:

: Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide

: range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. Your email address as

: indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial

: numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20)

: which subsequently won you ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand

: pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have

: therefore won the entire winning sum of ?450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and

: Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)

:

: These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097

: CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES

: 1st. 2 ? 500,000.00 pounds each

: 2nd. 8 ? 350.000.00 pounds each

: 3rd. 13 ? 250,000.00 pounds each

: 4th. 27 ? 170,000.00 pounds each

: CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:

: 1. Full names:

: 2. Residential address:

: 3. Phone number:

: 4. Fax number:

: 5. Occupation:

: 6. ***:

: 7. Age:

: 8. Nationality:

: 9. Present Country:

: 10.Next of kin name/address:

:

:

: Mode Of Price Remittance.

:

: (1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).

:

: (2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other

Winning

: Documents safely to you.

:

: FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER

: MR BARRY ASHLY

: MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk

:

: The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our

: CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.

: The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International

Companies.

: The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized

to

: encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.

:

: Once again on behalf of all our staff,

:

: CONGRATULATIONS!

:

: Sincerely,

:

: MR.BARRY ASHLY

: M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.

:

 
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What's in a Name?

Guest
Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in

<uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up with

this jewel:<span style="color:blue">

> The check is in the mail.

>

> "Microsoft Award Email" <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote in message news:D59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

>> I received the following email. Is it valid?

>> snip</span></span>

and you reposted the whole mess

max

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Tom [Pepper] Willett

Guest
And you can kiss .

"What's in a Name?" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message

news:mn.faf97d83a0deb362.89475@nomail.afraid.org...

: Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in

: <uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up with

: this jewel:

: > The check is in the mail.

: >

: > "Microsoft Award Email" <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com>

: > wrote in message

news:D59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...

: >> I received the following email. Is it valid?

: >> snip

: and you reposted the whole mess

:

: max

:

: --

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VanguardLH

Guest
"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote in message

news:enzZh$0kIHA.6092@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

>

> "What's in a Name?" wrote ...

>:

>: Tom [Pepper] Willett wrote:

>:>

>:> "Microsoft Award Email" wrote ...

>:>>

>:>> I received the following email. Is it valid?

>:>

>:> The check is in the mail.</span>

<snip - OP's entire post that Pepper duplicated in his reply><span style="color:blue">

>:

>: and you reposted the whole mess

>

> And you can kiss .</span>

So " ", being just 2 letters cannot be ***, ****, or much of anything

nasty. Maybe " " was "it". Okay, I'll choose "it" to be "****".

Are you wearing your knee pads? Since you didn't mention for how long

you would "kiss it", I'll decide when you're done.

Yeah, and such a witty retort from a **** that can't even use the

correct [standard] quoting prefix character.

 
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What's in a Name?

Guest
Tom [Pepper] Willett after much thought,came up with this jewel:

<span style="color:blue">

> And you can kiss .</span>

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

A: Top-posting.

Q: What is the most annoying thing in USENET?

<span style="color:blue">

> "What's in a Name?" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message

> news:mn.faf97d83a0deb362.89475@nomail.afraid.org...

> : Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in

> : <uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up

> with : this jewel:

> : > The check is in the mail.

> : >

> : > "Microsoft Award Email"

> <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com> : > wrote in message

> news:D59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...

> : >> I received the following email. Is it valid?

> : >> snip

> : and you reposted the whole mess

> :</span>

and then made it worse.

max

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Newell White

Guest
Why is the 'Security' group the only one I read which is regularly

contaminated with this childish bickering? It does not occur in General

Discussion, Networking, DNS, or AD groups.

Is there such a thing as a network psychologist who can suggest an

explanation?

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Newell White

"What's in a Name?" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Tom [Pepper] Willett after much thought,came up with this jewel:

> <span style="color:green">

> > And you can kiss .</span>

>

> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

> A: Top-posting.

> Q: What is the most annoying thing in USENET?

>

> <span style="color:green">

> > "What's in a Name?" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message

> > news:mn.faf97d83a0deb362.89475@nomail.afraid.org...

> > : Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in

> > : <uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up

> > with : this jewel:

> > : > The check is in the mail.

> > : >

> > : > "Microsoft Award Email"

> > <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com> : > wrote in message

> > news:D59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...

> > : >> I received the following email. Is it valid?

> > : >> snip

> > : and you reposted the whole mess

> > :</span>

>

> and then made it worse.

>

> max

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> I was lost,but now I'm blind.

> </span>

 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Guest
Plague of PBUAK disease.

Newell White wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Why is the 'Security' group the only one I read which is regularly

> contaminated with this childish bickering? It does not occur in General

> Discussion, Networking, DNS, or AD groups.

>

> Is there such a thing as a network psychologist who can suggest an

> explanation?

> <span style="color:green">

>> Tom [Pepper] Willett after much thought,came up with this jewel:

>> <span style="color:darkred">

>>> And you can kiss .</span>

>>

>> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

>> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

>> A: Top-posting.

>> Q: What is the most annoying thing in USENET?

>>

>> <span style="color:darkred">

>>> "What's in a Name?" <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message

>>> news:mn.faf97d83a0deb362.89475@nomail.afraid.org...

>>>> Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3/31/2008 in

>>>> <uBF5M4ykIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> after much thought,came up

>>> with : this jewel:

>>>>> The check is in the mail.

>>>>>

>>>>> "Microsoft Award Email"

>>> <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com> : > wrote in message

>>> news:D59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...

>>>>>> I received the following email. Is it valid?

>>>>>> snip

>>>> and you reposted the whole mess

>>>> </span>

>>

>> and then made it worse.

>>

>> max

>> --

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>> I was lost,but now I'm blind.</span></span>

 
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What's in a Name?

Guest
Newell White after much thought,came up with this jewel:

<span style="color:blue">

> Why is the 'Security' group the only one I read which is regularly

> contaminated with this childish bickering? It does not occur in

> General Discussion, Networking, DNS, or AD groups.</span>

you need to get out more<span style="color:blue">

>

> Is there such a thing as a network psychologist who can suggest an

> explanation?</span>

yes,k-man is in A.U.K.

max

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VanguardLH

Guest
"Newell White" wrote in message

news:39762EC9-9E20-44C2-B892-749A2754C598@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> Why is the 'Security' group the only one I read which is regularly

> contaminated with this childish bickering? It does not occur in

> General

> Discussion, Networking, DNS, or AD groups.</span>

You think that shortlist makes you a Usenet wizard regarding

experience to worldwide netizens?

Catch-22: You can't bicker about bickering without yourself

participating in that bickering (i.e., you become part of the problem

that you are complaining about).

Hee hee hee.

 
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Microsoft doesn't say TRUE?FALSE

Guest
"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> The check is in the mail.

>

> "Microsoft Award Email" <MicrosoftAwardEmail@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote in message news:D59E76C1-222F-4DED-907A-0D117B17D099@microsoft.com...

> :I received the following email. Is it valid?

> : Microsoft Award Team

> : 20 Craven Park, Harlesden

> : London NW10

> : United Kingdom

> : FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS

> : BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU

> :

> : OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

> :

> : The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a

> : Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over

> : ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Draws.

> :

> : Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide

> : range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. Your email address as

> : indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial

> : numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20)

> : which subsequently won you ?450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand

> : pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have

> : therefore won the entire winning sum of ?450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and

> : Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)

> :

> : These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097

> : CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES

> : 1st. 2 ? 500,000.00 pounds each

> : 2nd. 8 ? 350.000.00 pounds each

> : 3rd. 13 ? 250,000.00 pounds each

> : 4th. 27 ? 170,000.00 pounds each

> : CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:

> : 1. Full names:

> : 2. Residential address:

> : 3. Phone number:

> : 4. Fax number:

> : 5. Occupation:

> : 6. ***:

> : 7. Age:

> : 8. Nationality:

> : 9. Present Country:

> : 10.Next of kin name/address:

> :

> :

> : Mode Of Price Remittance.

> :

> : (1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).

> :

> : (2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other

> Winning

> : Documents safely to you.

> :

> : FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER

> : MR BARRY ASHLY

> : MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk

> :

> : The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our

> : CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.

> : The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International

> Companies.

> : The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized

> to

> : encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.

> :

> : Once again on behalf of all our staff,

> :

> : CONGRATULATIONS!

> :

> : Sincerely,

> :

> : MR.BARRY ASHLY

> : M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.

> :

>

>

> </span>

 
M

Microsoft doesn''t say TRUE?FALS

Guest
Microsoft does not answer valid/not valid!!!!!

"Microsoft Award Email" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I received the following email. Is it valid?

> Microsoft Award Team

> 20 Craven Park, Harlesden

> London NW10

> United Kingdom

> FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS

> BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU

>

> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

>

> The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a

> Sweepstakes marking the new year anniversary for 2008, we rolled out over

> È450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling) Draws.

>

> Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide

> range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage. Your email address as

> indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial

> numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20)

> which subsequently won you È450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand

> pounds sterling) as one of the jackpot winners in his draw. You have

> therefore won the entire winning sum of È450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and

> Fifty Thousand pounds sterling)

>

> These are your identification numbers:MCS-26799/097

> CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES

> 1st. 2 È 500,000.00 pounds each

> 2nd. 8 È 350.000.00 pounds each

> 3rd. 13 È 250,000.00 pounds each

> 4th. 27 È 170,000.00 pounds each

> CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:

> 1. Full names:

> 2. Residential address:

> 3. Phone number:

> 4. Fax number:

> 5. Occupation:

> 6. ***:

> 7. Age:

> 8. Nationality:

> 9. Present Country:

> 10.Next of kin name/address:

>

>

> Mode Of Price Remittance.

>

> (1)Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price).

>

> (2)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning

> Documents safely to you.

>

> FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER

> MR BARRY ASHLY

> MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK). E-mail:barry.ashly@hotmail.co.uk

>

> The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our

> CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies.

> The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies.

> The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to

> encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.

>

> Once again on behalf of all our staff,

>

> CONGRATULATIONS!

>

> Sincerely,

>

> MR.BARRY ASHLY

> M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.

> </span>

 
S

Shenan Stanley

Guest
Microsoft Award Email" wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> I received the following email. Is it valid?

> Microsoft Award Team

> 20 Craven Park, Harlesden

> London NW10

> United Kingdom

> FILE REF: HL/5564/06/07/MICS

> BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU

>

> OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION</span>

<snip obvious drivel>

Microsoft doesn''t say TRUE?FALSE!!!!! wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Microsoft does not answer valid/not valid!!!!!</span>

Seriously?

If you are going to believe **** like that - go ahead. Give your

money/personal information over to anyone who asks... In the end - only

your own common sense can help you (that and effort like Google searches) -

so...

You could do your own research via Google (or another favorite search

engine) and see how many hoaxes are out there with the same wording,

address, topic, etc. You can also just go by the old addage "If it sounds

too good to be true, it probably is" and move on... ;-)

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MS-MVP

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