UK Microsoft Lottery (scam?)

[Stacy28792]

The following is the email I received.

Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:24:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: "MSword Fudiciary Agent" <msword.fiduciaryagent@yahoo.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
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Subject: Contact The Courier Company
To: "Stacy Glisson" <sske3@yahoo.com>


FROM THE FIDUCIARY,
UK MICROSOFT LOTTERY,
183 Marsh Wall
LONDON E14 9SR
UNITED KINGDOM.


Draw 2007.
DEAR-- Stacy Lea Glisson

A certificate of prize claims and some vital documents will be shipped along side your winnings cheque.The documents to be delivered are;

1.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM MICROSOFT LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.
2.WINNERS CHEQUE FOR THE VALUES OF 500,000 Pounds
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.);
4.CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS(C.O.F.).


AVT COURIER COMPANY UK is a large scale shipping company in LONDON, UK that has been contracted to deliver your winning package to your location.Contact the courier company through the contact information below for futher instructions on how to send the consignment to your location.

AVT COURIER COMPANY UK(london,seoul,sydney,lagos,USRegion).
Head Office
03 Gammes Rd
London 090G
United Kingdon.
Contact Agent: Mr Peter Hills.
EMAIL: avtcourier_company@yahoo.co.uk

PHONE--- +447024022754


Have it in mind that you will be required to settle the courier charges while the sending of your winnings cheque will incure, this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value and as such cannot be deducted from. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July, 1996. by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.


I will require a concise update on proceedings with the firm as soon as you are in contact with them.If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Congratulation!
Regards,
Mr Glen Johnson.
FUDICIARY AGENT
microsoft national promo

for category 2 only


Note: while contacting the courier company.. provide your winning informations as well as your address where you check will be sent to along with your category number so they can know which branch is handling your winnings.
i tried your number couple of times yesterday and there was no pick up but will try it again as soon as i get to my office.
God bless you
Glen





Glen Johnson
Microsoft Fiduciary Agent

[ThatGrrl]

Hi Stacy, and welcome to Fraudwatchers.

That email is definitely a scam, for the following reasons:

1. Microsoft don't do lotteries or sweepstakes. In fact there's a statement on their website (http://blogs.msdn.com/securitytipstalk/archive/2006/12/22/you-have-not-won-the-microsoft-lottery.aspx) about the whole "Microsoft Lottery" scam.

2. Companies that do run lotteries don't inform the winners by email. EVER.

3. The phone number given, +447024022754, is a "follow me" number, (on the Magrathea network) meaning that it looks like it is in the UK but can actually be registered and call picked up anywhere in the world. It's a scammer favourite.

4. Real, legitimate companies don't use free, disposable Yahoo email addresses.

5. "AVT Courier Company UK" does not exist.

5. I would expect a company, if it were genuine, sending business emails, to be able to spell the name of the country (and the word "fiduciary" properly.

6. That "company address" does not exist in London.

7. UK postcodes don't look like that.

and finally...

8. This bit:

1.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM MICROSOFT LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.
2.WINNERS CHEQUE FOR THE VALUES OF 500,000 Pounds
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.);
4.CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS(C.O.F.).

is the scammer gearing up to try to make you pay all kinds of "fees" to claim your "winnings". It is illegal in most, if not all, countries to make someone pay a fee to claim a prize of any kind.


I would advise you to delete the email, and any others like it that you receive. I'm sorry, but you've not won anything.

TG