Internet Lottery Scams
MasterCard/Microsoft Mega Jackpot (2007)
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from “Mrs. Harry Juliet”
date Aug 26, 2007 9:20 AM
subject MasterCard® / Microsoft® INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT
BARCLAYS BANK PLATINUM VISA CARD
BARCLAYS PREMIERSHIP
MICROSOFT OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM
ASTER CARD DIRECTOR: LAKER HANS ROMAN
Phone: (00) 44 703 195 6203, (00) 703 195 5929
Phone: (00) 703 190 5081, (00) 44 703 196 8061
MasterCard® / Microsoft® INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT UK. TABLE OF REWARD.
MasterCard® No: 5148 6547 8940 6543
Reg. No. Master/micro: 5148/4178
Ballot winning No: 6782
This email address has brought you an unexpected luck, please read through this message. Your e-mail address was selected and confirmed by our co-sponsor Microsoft International, through their latest internet software. You are therefore been approved by MasterCard Int. /Microsoft UK the sum of £6,600,000.00 (SIX MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS). Equivalent to $11,064,000 USD. (Eleven Million, sixty four thousand US Dollars). In cash, Credited to MasterCard No. 5148 6547 8940 6543, and With Reg. No. MCIMJ: 5148/4178, you are the sixth lucky winner of the total winners of 10 take note. You all won £6.6, million Pounds each. Be informed that your prize (MasterCard No: 5148 6547 8940 6543) has been insured and ready for pay out. Contact your claims administrator for further instructions, MasterCard® / Microsoft® Claims Administrator
Name: MATT HERSHENSON.
Promotion Award Team
Head Winning Claims Dept.
E-MAIL: matthershenson03@yahoo.co.uk
Again for your information, all the 10 participants were selected through the Microsoft computer ballot system (MCBS) drawn from each continent and from each ISP, by the most powerful Microsoft Software Incorporation, as part of our International “E-MAIL” Promotions Program, to promote the use of MasterCard’s and the use of Microsoft Offices all over the World. Further more, to promote the use of online payments, for the settlement of debts (taxes) and payment of bills. Your funds £6.6, million pounds, has been lodge in this MasterCard (5148 6547 8940 6543), insured and ready for payment. All you have to do is provide the necessary information to process your MasterCard Certificate and to upgrade our up coming WEBSITE. Please note that they are imposters (Scammers) who pretend to be us, so be careful and report to me any case of double information you receive from someone else.
Do email the above Claims Administrator, at once with all the claims requirements below. To avoid unnecessary delay. They are needed to proceed.
Claims Requirements:
Name:
Age:
Contact Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Occupation:
MasterCard No/ MCIMJ No:
Ballot winning No: 6782
Winning Email address:
Amount Won: GB 6.6 Million Pounds
PROCEEDURES / RIGHTS AND PRECAUTIONS.
1. Contact the Claims Administrator with all your claims requirements well filled.
2. Your Winning Credit card MasterCard (5148 6547 8940 6543), has been insured to it real value.
3. Payments are made in Great British Pounds. (£6.6, million pounds)
4. Any mail received of such should be reported to the claims Administrator above. This will help fight scam.
5. Your claims administrator, has the due right to disqualify you for misconduct
6. Do not reply this mail, please, contact your claims administrator by email as given above OK?
7. All prizes should be claimed on or before 21 days (three weeks) after announcement.
Secretary
Mrs.Lamalia Wills @
MasterCard® / Microsoft® Mega Jackpot.
WARNING!!! ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY; THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
