A Phishing Email

 

 

 

Right now we ‘d received so much email scam mentioned that we have won lottery, award or any other type of won from NOKIA, Samsung, banking  or else.

          I also received it. For the first time, I’m so happy seem like we had won a big money. But my heart says it’s better to check first. The most  famous agencies had claimed it is Microsoft Award. So what I do? I send an email to Microsoft regarding on this. Guess what… here the reply. Maybe you all should read it also for our information.

 

Hello,

Thank you for taking time to write us about this issue.

I understand from your message that you would like to report about a lottery e-mail. You did the right thing by writing to us about this e-mail before taking any further actions.

The message you received is a hoax and should be deleted. Microsoft is not sponsoring a lottery.  This is a type of email known as a phishing scam or as an “Advance Fee Fraud” where intended victims are tricked into paying fees to receive a large sum of money for little or no work.

Microsoft is aware of this issue and working to improve online safety and to put the spammers and scammers out of business through:

1. Legislation, Public Policy, and Enforcement

2. Education and Awareness

3. Industry Collaboration

To see additional information on the steps Microsoft is taking to promote online safety, please visit this site: http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/safety/default.mspx

The several steps that you can take to avoid these types of e-mails are

1. Use a spam filter.

2. Reserve one e-mail address for family and friends, ideally a unique address with both letters and numbers.  This will help to avoid emails sent to multiple common email addresses.

3. Do not respond to unsolicited e-mail from unknown senders.  Asking to be removed from their lists may only encourage more spam.

For more information on steps you can take to protect yourself, please visit: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/email/spam.mspx

For additional information, please refer to the following Web sites:

1. Avoid the "Microsoft Lottery" phishing scam - http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/lottery.mspx

2. How to identify and avoid hoax or fraudulent e-mail scams - http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/hoaxes.mspx

3. You have not won the Microsoft Lottery - http://blogs.msdn.com/securitytipstalk/archive/2006/12/22/you-have-not-won-the-microsoft-lottery.aspx

We appreciate your effort for bringing this to our attention.  Should you have other concerns, please do not hesitate to write back.

Have a nice day!

Thank you,

Sreekanth

Microsoft Customer Service Representative

If you have any feedback about your Online Customer Service experience, please send it to my manager, Anil Kumar, at http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6998852 Please do not forget to indicate the name of my manager in the subject field.

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--- Original Message ---
From : xxx@yahoo.com
Sent : Friday, January 16, 2009 6:11:41 AM UTC
To : CNTUS.GNCS.NA.00.EN.000.000.CS.CMR.CUS.00.WB@css.one.microsoft.com
Subject : Verifying of Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS Message: To may concern, I'd received an email regarding on microsoft internet email lottery award. since right now there is too much email scam, i would like to get any clarification from your behalf according to this because I know I'm not the only one in this world who received such this email. please help us so that we're not by unresponsibily parties which claimed from your company. below I paste an email that I received. thank you. ______________________________________________

MICROSOFT® ADMIN NOTIFICATION 09 Wed, 14 Jan, 2009 22:55 From: "MICROSOFT® PROMOTION" Add to contact To: Unknown receipt Your e-mail address winning details: Reference Number: LS/LUK/D***/W*** Batch Number: 22/3PDH /D***/UK/*** OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by Microsoft, in conjunction with the Consortium of Software Manufacturing Companies (MSCSMC) held this January 2009, in London UK. Where in your email address emerged as one of the online Winning emails in the 2nd category and therefore attracted a cash award of 450.000.00GBP (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds sterling). This is your identification number: MCS-25429/094 Our winners are arranged into four categories with different winning prizes accordingly in each category. They are arranged in this format below: CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES 1st. 2 1,000,000.00 pounds each 2nd. 8 450.000.00 pounds each 3rd. 13 250,000.00 pounds each 4th. 27 170,000.00 pounds each We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you. For verification purpose be sure to include: (1) Your contact address. (2) Your Tel/Fax numbers. (3) Your Nationality/Country. {4} Your Full Names. (5) Occupation/Age. (6) Your Preferred Method Of Receiving Your Prize(From Below) Mode Of Prize Remittance. (i) Cash Pick-Up (You coming Down to Uk Personally to Pick Your Price). (ii)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning Documents safely to you. To file for your claim, please contact your Validating Office for VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification and an agent will get back to you as soon as possible: CONTACT: ******************************************************************* E-mail: microsoftpromotion@mscsmc.com ******************************************************************** The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies. The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide. Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS! Sincerely, Salvatore Murgiana Promotions Coordinator DISCLAIMER: This email was sent from a notification only email address. This email and any attachments to it contain information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please return it to the sender and delete the email from your records. © 2009 Microsoft Privacy Legal Help Central Account Feedback

 

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p/s : Actually I’d send this email  early of January 2009. So after this, keep beware from any email that claimed you had won. No matter the email has come from big company or you have never heard. Think logically, if you a user of Samsung, why could you has won Nokia Award? Or the popular phishing email is inherence/beneficiary from the death person. They are not too good to share their wealth with unknown person. They can go anywhere for their life if they’re to wealth. If you received it, just ignore it. If you really has won, they don’t have to ask your email add again.