DID i win the lotterly by microsoft or something? i got an email.. scam or not?

Here is the email i got





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From: Microsoft Award Notification %26lt;Microsoft@mailpost.com%26gt;


Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 7:10:00 AM


Subject: Congratulation Your Email ID Have Been Selected Of 拢500,000.00














Microsoft Award Team


20 Craven Park, Harlesden


London NW10,United Kingdom.


Batch number: 12/ED/0340


Reff number: MSN-L/200-269ED


Winning number: ED09788








Microsoft Award Notification





This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED


THOUSAND POUND(拢500,000.00) for the New Edition 2008 Lottery promotion


which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC %26amp; WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO %26amp; MICROSOFT


WINDOWS,collects all the email addresses of the people that are active


online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only


select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting


System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of


the people selected.





PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM





You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect to faciliatethe


protocol of your winning prized before the date of Claim, Winners Shall be


paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre Prize must be claimed


not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date


in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be


forfeited.





These are your identification numbers:





Batch number...................12/ED/0340


Reff number.......................MSN-L/200-2...


Winning number...................ED09788





To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent


assigned to you





Mr. Terry Martins


(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)


Email: mslterrymartins101@hotmail.com


Tel: +44 703 193 1805


Tel: +44 703-197-1437





You are therefore advised to send the following information to the claims


agent to facilitate them and in order for them to have access in


proceeding with the transferred of your funds to your nominated bank


account.





1. Full name............


2. Country..............


3. Contact Address........


4. Telephone Number.......


5. Marital Status.........


6. Occupation............


7. Company..............


8. Age....................





Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw


Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not


claimed within this period will be forfeited.





Congratulations!! once again.





Yours in service,





Mr. Jana Brinson.


(Operation Manager)


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the emai is mslterrymartins101@hotmail.com





from microsoft@mailpost.com























i am 90% sure it is a scam/fake. but just to be sure.. any1 know if its real?

DID i win the lotterly by microsoft or something? i got an email.. scam or not?
If they really collect your information from Yahoo, why do they need it again? Scam.
Reply:It is a scam. If you never entered a lottery, how can you win a lottery?





Do not respond. Trash it as SPAM. And by all means, do not respond with any sort of information, not even a response turning down their offer.





If you respond, they send your e-mail address out to others who will send you more spam.
Reply:no you don't it's spam report it at such never give person info for a email
Reply:This is a SCAM. If you click on the below link this site confirms various email scams hitting the internet and provides an online form for the reporting of such - (with links for your own country.)


http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yoo2.phpahoo/...


Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Please remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace where it belongs.


Check out these sites for further information :


http://www.scambusters.com


http://www.hoax-slayer.com/






Reply:This is a scam "Phishing" (fishing) for your private information These deceptive emails are used to commit identity theft, do not respond see link below to see what microsoft say about this.


http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yoursel...


You can report this with the mail abuse form below.


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yl/yahoomail/...


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press...






Reply:Hello! Well, FIRST of all the email address they have given to you is OBVIOUSLY "FAKE" IF it was "REAL" It would seem logical the LAST part of the email address would be @MICROSOFT.com rather than Microsoft@mailpost ...????. come on now, do they think we American's are stupid or what! The VERIFICATION DEPT. is using a @hotmail.com address!!! rather than________@microsoft.com %26amp; the VERIFICATION DEPT ph# is IN the UK %26amp; IF you DID call, be ready to pay a HIGH phone bill because that is international calling,trust me I have been a victim in another scam myself, but didn't fall for it...ended up paying over $90 in calls to Nigeria, but it could have been worse!! Another thing this is from ANOTHER COUNTRY, UK AND the phone # to call is out of OUR COUNTRY. MICROSOFT is NOT based out of another country!!! bottom line! I have read some of the answers that others have posted to answer your question, I AGREE!!! This is such a scam!!! DON'T FALL for it!! Furthermore, report this SPAM to YAHOO AND I would contact the company MICROSOFT in the USA and ask question's and ALSO forward that email to them;however, make sure you get it to the correct dept. like the FRAUD Dept. or something. There are SOOOO many people sending AMERICAN'S scam stuff like this all the time, if it doesn't get reported they will just keep doing it. All of us AMERICAN'S need to work together %26amp; REPORT these types of "SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE" emails %26amp; like the other's said...if you are some type of winner, they would NOT be asking for more or the SAME information YAHOO ALREADY has. NEVER give out ANY of your information. I have recently been contacted by a man in Nigeria, said he was born in raised in Ft. Lauderdale FL. worked for a major oil off shore refining co., graduated college w/ a BS in Pet.Engeneering in FL in 1996, sending me "LOVE" letter's like you would not believe...they were VERY GOOD!!, but I investigated the letter's and they were NOT his writting's at all!!! He just removed another woman's name %26amp; typed MY name in there..trying to get to my heart. He also said he had a 6 yr. old boy-single father(so he said) %26amp; the son was in the hospital for weeks due to the accident. Just to see what he would do, this is what I did... I asked for the hospital address %26amp; phone # so I could mail the child a little gift, he was a bit reluctant, but he gave me an address, turned out this was a FAKE address, YET he was asking me if I could wire him $2,000 US dollars to help him get his son out of the hospital, now he made SURE he gave me the EXACT REAL address to where I could wire the money, oh by the way...I asked him if the hospital accept's VISA, MASTERCARD or AMEX and he said "NO" they ONLY deal with CASH,...YEAH, RIGHT!!! WHATEVER!!! of course I said "NO" I didn't even know them and I don't even think a child even existed because when he would be on-line w/me or phone %26amp; saying he was at the hospital I NEVER...NOT ONCE heard a child, doctor's or ANYTHING like we hear here when someone is in the hospital. He was TRYING to scam me by getting to my heart with the letter's AND with the 6 yr. old!??? I feel 100% SURE this is a SCAM %26amp;B FAKE!!!..PLEASE report this, PLEASE for the sake of YOURSELF AND other's that might fall for it not knowing any better.


I "hope" I have helped you with "MY" opinion... Good Luck!! Take Care


Michelle
Reply:Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information


http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...


http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...


http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...


.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful