First timer (nearly got me) Microsoft Promotion Award Team

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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:35 pm

Hi all,

Well I was nearly scammed yesterday but lucky for my "Paranoia" I spent the night researching, unfortunately I reported this scam prior to finding your website, and I think one of his emails may already be closed down, now I know about this site I will in future try my luck at fishing with real bait! his details are as follow; just as well I enquired with TNT or I could have been "Scamed"

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Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:46:37 -0700
From: Microsoft Promotion Award Team <[email protected]>
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EMAIL (1)

This is to inform you that your email has won a consulation prize of
the Microsoft Corporation EMAIL DRAW held today . Your
email has won you £500,000.00 ( Five Hundred Thousand Great british Pounds)
To claim your prize, please contact your fiduciary agent Mr White Cole
with your Batch #:409978E and Reference No:FL/668530092 and contact
him via email immediately within 24hrs.

with the information below.

Mr White Cole
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: [email protected]

1.Full Name:..............
3.Marital Status:..................
4.Occupation :..............
5.Age:..............
6.Sex:................
7.Nationality:...........
8.Tel:..............
9.Amount Won:.........................

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We
wish you the best of luck.Thank you for being part of our promotional
award program and commemorative Anniversary Draws.

After I acknowledged him EMAIL (2)

Microsoft Corporation
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW15
United Kingdom

ATTENTION : WINNER

This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the Microsoft End Of Year Promotion Sweepstakes International program.

We happily inform you that your winning prize of £500,000.00 GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) has been endorsed with your personal informations on a certified cheque by the correspondent bank of the Microsoft Corporation and a British fund release document issued with your informations from the British economic/financial regulation department.

ATTENTION !!!

1. NOTE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COURIER DELIVERY CHARGES FEES.

2. NOTE THAT DRAFT CERTIFIED CHEQUE HAVE BEEN ENDORSED, FORWARDED TO THE COURIER COMPANY.

3. NOTE THAT THE COURIER COMPANY CANNOT DEDUCT FROM YOUR WINNING CHEQUE.

4. GIVE YOUR CORRECT DELIVERY ADDRESS TO THE COURIER COMPANY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF YOUR CHEQUE.

FIND BELOW THE DETAIL'S OF THE COURIER COMPANY.

TNT Express® COURIER SERVICE
MR.John Oliver (DISPATCH OFFICER)
Customer/Delivery Services Department
Central Pk Est/Mosley Rd,Trafford Park
e-Mail : [email protected]
Tel : +44 (703) 194 6063

Open 7days-24hrs-365days

You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address for their courier cost when contacting them, Please you are advised to write down the ORDER-NUMBER and save it.

ORDER-NUMBER : GX22589420

Note: you are to Quote your complete names, and your direct phone number so that they can honor your letter. Once again I say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.

Mr White Cole
MICROSOFT AWARD DEPARTMENT.
United Kingdom

You are advice to keep your Reference Number and your Batch Number out of Public and also your Neigbourhood. Inorder, to avoid double claim of your prize award.Due to past experience from other winners.

Congratulations Once Again From The Entire Staff of The Microsoft® Award Team

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 7103 Location: Yes

Good for you and your paranoia. Thumbs up

Just be sure to use an email address that does not link to your real identity. As with fishing, you want to catch the lads, not the other way around. Wink

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:42 am

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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:00 pm

Boy they write long emails! any suggestion what to do now?
And don't worry, the address is "fake" (Mine too:-)

TNT EXPRESS (DELIVERY CHARGES)Reg order no: GX22589420‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏
From: TNT EXPRESS ([email protected])
Sent: Friday, 8 August 2008 3:15:50 PM
To:

Welcome to TNT United Kingdom.Our company is the European market leader in global express and international mail services.

8TH AUGUST. 2008.
TNT COURIER SERVICE (TCS)
Customer/Delivery Services Department
Central Pk Est/Mosley Rd,Trafford Park
Manchester ,M17 1TT UK.

DETAILS OF PACKAGE
Reg order no: GX22589420

ATTENTION : Ambitiouseaster

Welcome to TNT COURIER SERVICE (TCS). We are a courier company that ensures a safe, sound and secure delivery of your parcels, making sure you get them when expected.

Your package containing your cheque, original copy of your certificate and security documents alongside your consolation prizes have been picked up from the UK Lottery head office and is ready for dispatch.

Package Contents: Cheque, Winning Certificate and Security Documents.
Weight of Original Winning Certificate: 0.12g
Weight of Bank Cheque: 0.6g
Total weight of Parcel 0.18g
Total Net weight of Parcel 0.20g
Colour of Parcel Brown
Parcel Packaging Bonded

Delivery time :.....................( time of recipient's availability)

Service Options: You are required to select a service option below.

The options, together with their associated conditions
are presented below:

Option:1
TNT EXPRESS DELIVERY (Overnight)
Mailing ;................................£60.00
Insurance..............................£214.00
Vat (5%)................................£026.00
TOTAL..................................£303.00=====or===$590.91

Option:2
TNT PREMIUM SERVICE(2working days)
Mailing................................. £72.00
Insurance..............................£158.00
Vat (5%).................................£012.95
TOTAL.................................. £244.00=====or===$476.69

Option:3
TNT REGULAR SERVICE(4working days)
Mailing ;................... .............£32.00
Insurance..............................£85.00
Vat (5%)................................£010.00
TOTAL.................................£159.784=====or===$311.00

MODE OF PAYMENT

The charges are a little bit high because of the Hardcover insurance Policy we have undertaken incase of loss,Damage or Theft of your highly sensitive document and funds. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities and we don't deliver on cash on delivery(C.O.D) because we don't accept cash.

Note:that your delivery charges cannot be deducted from your winning prize due to Article 1186 section 45 subsection 2.3 of the United Kingdom Constitution as relates to Financial and Courier matters, which are duly codified in the United Kingdom law.hence you are to note that the delivery charges must be provided by you before your prize is delivered to you.

You are to make the payment for any of the option you have choosen through Western Union Money Transfer so as to enable us speedy up the process of delivery after indicating to us the option you prefer. You are to locate the nearest western union agent to you and make the payment in Favour of our Accounts Officer Mrs Sarah King with the Details Below:

RECEIVERS INFORMATIONS Which is our account officer,

NAME OF RECEIVER: SARAH KING
ADDRESS OF RECEIVER: 873 Central Avenue
Manchester ,M17 1TT UK.

You are to send the following information via email as they appear on the western union transfer slip:

1.Name and address of sender..........
2.Name of reciever.............
3.Amount sent.................
4.Control number(MTCN)......................
5.Test question and answer (if any)..........

You are to send a copy of the evidence of payment to me and your claims agent as well for confirmation. A Confirmatory Email shall be sent to you Immediately we Confirm your Payment.

As soon as we receive confirmation and evidence of payment of the above charges, we shall dispatch your parcel to you immediately. The date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. It will take twenty-four hours to get your parcel delivered to you. You will be required to sign for the parcel and to do this, you will need either your international passport as identification or your driver's license.

All orders not delivered within Ten (10) working days from this communication will be returned. Please ensure that you confirm your delivery address.We are glad to be of service to you.

We await your Evidence of Payment.

Sincerely,
Mr. John Oliver,
(Dispatch Officer)
TNT COURIER SERVICE
Please do call customer line for confirmation.

Tel : +44 (703) 591 7715
+44 (703) 194 6063
TNT COURIER SERVICE ® is one of the world largest Courier offers a full range of services for Courier company and other financial institutions.

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:46 pm

Why would MS give its awards in pounds Laughing

Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:36 am

@TroyMc

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Why would MS give its awards in pounds

Maybe it is because the scammers only know how the UK exchange works, and they think we are dumb, because they don't know every country or our systems and money exchanges or what country we come from etc. Which makes them out really stupid! they are just taking a stab in the dark and hope to be successful at what ever non-professionalism they use or the only thing they may think they know!

Cheers

Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:39 pm

At least you didn't fall for the scam. Thumbs up

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 12

Hmmm, Wasn't "White Cole" a bit obvious?

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:37 am

One thing to point out to show their ignorance. The United Kingdom does not have a written 'Constitution' like the USA, so quoting sections, subsections etc. is a complete nonsense. Unfortunately most ordinary punters (even within Britain) are not aware of this so qthis sort of quote wouldn't ring any alarm bells.

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:01 am

Welcome Pisspot Laughing

Thanx 4 the feedback; hope you enjoy yourself here, lots of fun and laughs here at 419eater and always someone on hand to support you! Just ask and someone will reply!

Enjoy Very Happy

& good luck!

Cheers

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