Alert-Microsoft Email Promo eMail Scam

Alert - Microsoft Email Promo:Official Prize Notification eMail Scam

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately are the winner of a Microsoft Prize, rather you are the target of a scam often refereed to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Following is the text of the scam email:
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From: johnbarryathome@optonline.net [mailto:johnbarryathome@optonline.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 6:43 AM
Subject: MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO:OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
Importance: High

MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO:OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

After a successful completion of the draws of the MICROSOFT
EMAIL PROMO held on the 30th October 2007, your
company or your personal e-mail address,attached to winning
numbers:(23) (77) (04) (57) (33) (170) won in the Tenth
lottery category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£150,000,00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds
Sterling) in cash credited to file REF NO:MSW-L/007-28793,
BATCH NO:2007MJL-05, this is from a total prize money of
£3,750,000 (Three Million,Seven hundred and Fifty Thousand
British Pounds Sterling),shared among the Twenty five (25)
international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through our Microsoft
computer ballot system drawn form 142,000 Names,as part of
our International \"E-MAIL"\ Promotion Program for our
prominent MS-WORD users all over the world and for the
continuous use of the internet.

You are therefore requested to contact the claims processor
via the e-mail address provided with the information
required in the form below.

The claims processor is:

NAME: GREGORY ALLEY
EMAIL: gregor_alley@yahoo.gr
TEL: +44 703 5902789

In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications,please
remember to quote your reference and winning ticket number
in all correspondence with your claims officer.Your secret
pin code is ML0757985.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
TO CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS:

1. Full Name: ........................................
2. Address:..........................................
3. Phone:............... Fax:.........................
4. Country:...........................................
5. Sex................................................

You are to keep all lottery information(your winning numbers
and MOST ESPECIALLY your secret pin code) away from the
general public.This is important as a case of double claims
and unwarranted abuse of this program will not be
entertained and will be legally pursued.

Congratulations once again.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS. JENET ROBINS
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