Not real. Just got one myself. I emailed them back and let them know that I'm going to let my lawyer take care of the particulars, all have a sudden, I have to go to Africa to get this money. Mark Africa is a continent made up of countries......BOGUS... sounds good though, doesn't it? here is mine.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD LOTTERY
UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton Row,
Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR.
REFERENCE NO:#########
BATCH NO: ##############
WINNER NO: 5
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM
WINNING NOTIFICATION !
Dear Sir/ Madam,
We the MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE are pleased to inform you of the today?s winners of our annual MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY conducted in UNITED KINGDOM BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON 16th September 2006
Your Personal E-mail address or Company email is attached to WINNER NO: 5. SEPTEMBER2006-02MSW, with serial number S/N-00168 drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lottery category. You have therefore been approved for lump sums pay of USD ?1,000.000,00 ( (ONE MILLION USD DOLLARS ) in cash Credited to file REF NO:MSW-L/200-26937 this is from total prize money of USD 25, 000.000,00 DOLLARS, shared among the Twenty-five (25) lucky international winners in first and second category.
All participants were selected from Worldwide Websites especially yahoo mail through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 Names, 3,000 names from each continent (Canada, Asia, Australia, United state, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania , as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, Which is conducted annually for our prominent MS -WORD users all over the world, and to encourage the use of Internet and Computers worldwide.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR WON PRIZE
However, to claim your prize, you need to be acquainted with some policies that govern the lottery programme. You will also receive a lottery winner’s form (as soon as you respond to this mail by sending your particulars below to our financial claim agent) with which you are expected to provide the necessary details we need about you to file up your name for payment. You are required to reply to this email within 48 hours after receipt of this e-mail or forfeit the chance to claim your prize.
Your E-mail address should be used in all correspondence with your claims officer, please Note that, you are to contact your claims officer via email and phone as we are promoting the use of E-mail. Also you have the right to call him to confirm your winnings and government tax payment that is all, as he will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim Your prize.
You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until you have been processed and your prize money delivered to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the act of scamming people of their ref number and prizes. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our next year High stakes of US$0.3billion International Lottery. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact our African claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you.
THE PAYMENT MASTER OFFICER CONTACT EMAIL IS:
DR.LEVI JOHNSON
(PAYMENT MASTER)
E-MAIL : dr_levi_claim_agent@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE ;+447024014362
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 05th October 2006 All funds not Claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as Unclaimed and donated to charity organization of our choice.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer. Do not reply any other mails like this on net, as they are a lot of scam artist out there pretending to be us. You may see mails like this do not reply. Do contact your claims officer DR. ROBIN STANDSTONE At once you will be asked to provide some details to enable the office proceed with your winning certificate and file keeping.
Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of Microsoft Cooperation to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gate of Microsoft and all his Associates for alliviating poverty round the World.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Basheera Abubakar Mrs. Caro Smith
(Co-ordinator). ( Secretary )
LOTTERY SPONSORS: CHIEF SPONSORS;
MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION
ASIA.
Past winners.
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