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Old 05-29-2008, 10:30 AM
sharaw7@msn.com
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Just wanted to let you know. Is this spam?

MICROSOFT: Award Winner; 2008: Your email Just won 5.5 million pounds winner
RE: Msword Email lottery 2008: 5.5 MILLION POUNDS WINNER
MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTERY
FBI VERIFICATION NUMBER; VERMSW/088043

Do contact the Details below for further Clarifications and to Claim the
Award Sum of 5.5 Million Great British Pounds which was awarded to you in a
Personality Test Program held to Honor our Customers. Your email address
emerged as one of our winners through our Microsot Random Email Balloting
System.

Microsoft International Promotion
Gabriel Wells
Director Microsoft Promotion Team.
Contact Email: msw.gabrielwells2@live.com

Do email the above email address at once with all the claims requirements
below. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.

Full Name: Address: Telephone: Occupation:Age:

To claim your award, email your Full Names and Address to:
msw.gabrielwells2@live.com
Copyright © 1991-2008.

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Old 05-29-2008, 07:40 PM
Derek
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Re: Just wanted to let you know. Is this spam?

Hi. Is that 5, five, pounds? It's the... 5 million... that bothers me :)
Also, is that a Live domain in the email address, hmm...?

[Btw, OfficeLive is conducting a Sweepstake promo...]

Derek L


"sharaw7@msn.com" <sharaw7@msn.com@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:49EE7204-55F3-406F-9837-9BD25FF7DD72@microsoft.com...
> MICROSOFT: Award Winner; 2008: Your email Just won 5.5 million pounds
> winner
> RE: Msword Email lottery 2008: 5.5 MILLION POUNDS WINNER
> MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTERY
> FBI VERIFICATION NUMBER; VERMSW/088043
>
> Do contact the Details below for further Clarifications and to Claim the
> Award Sum of 5.5 Million Great British Pounds which was awarded to you in
> a
> Personality Test Program held to Honor our Customers. Your email address
> emerged as one of our winners through our Microsot Random Email Balloting
> System.
>
> Microsoft International Promotion
> Gabriel Wells
> Director Microsoft Promotion Team.
> Contact Email: msw.gabrielwells2@live.com
>
> Do email the above email address at once with all the claims requirements
> below. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.
>
> Full Name: Address: Telephone: Occupation:Age:
>
> To claim your award, email your Full Names and Address to:
> msw.gabrielwells2@live.com
> Copyright © 1991-2008.
>

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Old 06-28-2008, 07:50 AM
JUICE
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RE: Just wanted to let you know. Is this spam?



"sharaw7@msn.com" wrote:

> MICROSOFT: Award Winner; 2008: Your email Just won 5.5 million pounds winner
> RE: Msword Email lottery 2008: 5.5 MILLION POUNDS WINNER
> MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTERY
> FBI VERIFICATION NUMBER; VERMSW/088043
>
> Do contact the Details below for further Clarifications and to Claim the
> Award Sum of 5.5 Million Great British Pounds which was awarded to you in a
> Personality Test Program held to Honor our Customers. Your email address
> emerged as one of our winners through our Microsot Random Email Balloting
> System.
>
> Microsoft International Promotion
> Gabriel Wells
> Director Microsoft Promotion Team.
> Contact Email: msw.gabrielwells2@live.com
>
> Do email the above email address at once with all the claims requirements
> below. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.
>
> Full Name: Address: Telephone: Occupation:Age:
>
> To claim your award, email your Full Names and Address to:
> msw.gabrielwells2@live.com
> Copyright © 1991-2008.


Hey, I got this exact email, but from a different Claims Officer. I sent my
information. I am now at the stage where they want the me to send my info. to
the Shipping Company. Is this real? Could someone at Microsoft please verify
the legitimacy of the email.


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Old 06-29-2008, 07:10 AM
Mark Dormer
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Re: Just wanted to let you know. Is this spam?

JUICE wrote:
> "sharaw7@msn.com" wrote:
>
>> MICROSOFT: Award Winner; 2008: Your email Just won 5.5 million
>> pounds winner RE: Msword Email lottery 2008: 5.5 MILLION POUNDS
>> WINNER
>> MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT EMAIL LOTTERY
>> FBI VERIFICATION NUMBER; VERMSW/088043
>>
>> Do contact the Details below for further Clarifications and to Claim
>> the Award Sum of 5.5 Million Great British Pounds which was awarded
>> to you in a Personality Test Program held to Honor our Customers.
>> Your email address emerged as one of our winners through our
>> Microsot Random Email Balloting System.
>>
>> Microsoft International Promotion
>> Gabriel Wells
>> Director Microsoft Promotion Team.
>> Contact Email: msw.gabrielwells2@live.com
>>
>> Do email the above email address at once with all the claims
>> requirements below. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
>> complications.
>>
>> Full Name: Address: Telephone: Occupation:Age:
>>
>> To claim your award, email your Full Names and Address to:
>> msw.gabrielwells2@live.com
>> Copyright © 1991-2008.

>
> Hey, I got this exact email, but from a different Claims Officer. I
> sent my information. I am now at the stage where they want the me to
> send my info. to the Shipping Company. Is this real? Could someone at
> Microsoft please verify the legitimacy of the email.


Psst, want to buy a bridge.

--
Regards
Mark Dormer


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