This is a scam, most likely a phishing scam, designed to entice people into giving out personal information, which could be used to steal money or identity from the victims of the scam. See related link.
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Emails and promotions such as that (notification of obtaining a lottery or large amounts of money) are popular methods of spam and scamming. They usually involve sending money or other personal information, yet there is never any actual money for you in the end. Scams such as those should always be avoided. You may even wish to change your email address and notify everyone in your address book.
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Yes, it's a lottery every morning when I go to my PC as to whether Windows Update has screwed it up overnight...
NO! It�s a scam - don�t do it Any email saying you have won an email lottery from a Microsoft promotions coordinator is totally false. These are spam or scams to get money out of you. Ignore any of them and don't even look at the email. If you click on them then it puts spyware on your computer. Make sure you run a virus and spyware scanner after seeing one of these emails. You will end up paying for a courier service and insurance for your "money" but then nothing will show up. It's false, don�t do it, immediately delete!
This was actually a feature of the Massachusetts Lottery. Ludden was the host of a simulated racing game that was party of the lottery prize games.
Anyone who tells you you have won anything and that you "just have to pay for shipping" is scamming you.
There are so many mail promotions from various countries that announce big prizes to mail owners. This is one of the many internet frauds. be careful! You better put all such mails direct into spam since there is nothing like mail winnings if you have never participated in the actual lottery!
There was a Howrse promotion in September 2012 called the Wild Horse lottery. During the promotion period players were able to buy tickets with equus, and gain the chance to win prizes such as black market items, equus, and maybe also a wild horse.
The email address of Microsoft has not been publicly shared. Users can contact support by signing into their account and filling out a form, live chat with one of the representatives, or by making a voice call.
Hello, I am Miss Young. I received this story from a friend. Let me call him Petr. It is about a fraud lottery. The lottery claims that he won, but the reality is that they want HIS money. If you received a similar email, you should go to the homepage to read more about 419 fraud. http://419.bittenus.com/7/10/microsoftaustralianonlinelottery.htm