Email Fraud Alert received from: Anne
I recently received an email with this subject line: GREAT FAVOR TO YOU and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
OFFICE OF FOREIGN NOTICATION & REMITTANCE
MICROSOFT LOTTERY/ EMAIL DRAW UNITED KINGDOM 49,
MICROSOFT LONDON (CARDINAL PLACE),
SW1E 5JL OFFICE: 100 VICTORIA STREET,LONDON LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +447031747666
E-MAIL: awardnotificationuk@ovi.com
WINNING NUNBERS: 14/21/30/39/40/67
DEAR OUR ESTEEM WINNER,
CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!
MICROSOFT CO-OPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN UNITED STATE BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAM HELD ON THE, 2ND JANUARY, 2015. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO TICKET NUMBER 214-056-278 WITH SERIAL NUMBER S/N-01025 AND DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 724-595-62-07-45 AND CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE 1ST CATEGORY. AS A RESULT OF THIS, YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAYOUT OF GBP£1, 999.999.97 ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE, NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE POUNDS NINETY SEVEN STERLING PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REFERENCE NO: MSMW-L/327015002/15.
ALL PARTICIPANTS WHERE SELECTED THROUGH OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM A COLLATION OF FREQUENT INTERNET USERS ALL OVER THE WORLD FROM AMERICA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA, AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTIONS PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE. YOUR FUND (CASHIER’S CHEQUE) HAS BEEN INSURED WITH YOUR REFERENCE NO: MSMW-L/327015002/15 AND WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY BUT IN ORDER FOR YOUR CHEQUE TO BE ISSUED AND INSURED IN YOUR NAME AND FOR YOU TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM YOU ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THROUGH EMAIL TO SIR BROWN PETERS, FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, LONDON UNITED KINGDOM,
KINDLY SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND,
1) YOUR FULL NAMES
2) YOUR FULL HOME / OFFICE ADDRESS
3) NATIONALITY
4) DIRECT LAND/MOBILE PHONE/FAX NUMBERS
5) OCCUPATION / AGE
6) SEX
7) NEXT OF KIN
8) AMOUNT WON
9) LOTTERY DATE
PLEASE NOTE THAT ABOVE DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT CHEQUES, DRAFTS OR WIRE TRANSFERS. ALSO THIS WINNING IS VALID FOR THREE WEEKS AND FAILURE TO ISSUE CLAIMS AFTER THIS PERIOD WILL AUTOMATICALLY VOID YOUR PAYMENT. REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR TICKET NUMBER, SERIAL NUMBER AND LUCKY NUMBER IN YOUR FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE MSW/JULY/SS07 TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, THIS IS TO PREVENT SCAM.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT CORPORATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE GOES TO BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT AND ALL HIS ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THIS PROMOTION.
CONTACT NO: FOREIGN TRANSFER AGENT
UNITED KINGDOM MICROSOFT AWARD REPRESENTATIVE AGENT LONDON
CONTACT PERSON: SIR BROWN PETERS
POSITION: FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +447031747666
FAX: +448715033182
EMAIL: awardnotificationuk@ovi.com
[PROF JOHN MARTINS] [MRS. MARY E. CHRIS]
YOURS IN SERVICE, [BRITISH [BRITISH MICROSOFT AWARD SECRETARY]
[SIGNED BY DR. A. W. GEORGE]
LOTTERY BOARD DIRECTOR
NOTE HEAD OFFICE U.K
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THIS PRIZE AWARD UNTIL YOUR MONEY HAVE BEEN REMITTED TO YOU TO AVOID DISQUALIFICATION THAT WILL ARISE FROM DUAL CLAIM.
SIGNED BY DR. A. W. GEORGE]
The above email was sent by “NOTIFICATION” from this email address: notisave9@gmail.com
I, Anne, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “NOTIFICATION”:
Stop SHOUTING moron!