Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does such a thing exist?)

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does such a thing exist?)

 

Just recieved an e-mail - it's a spinal reaction here to zap'em as they

arrive, but I am always curious when MS is being referred to in "official"

sounding language.

 

Any comments?

 

 

 

Tony. . .

[Guest DevilsPGD]

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does such a thing exist?)

 

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does such a thing exist?)

 

In message <e9U28QlEJHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> "Tony Sperling"

<tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote:

>Just recieved an e-mail - it's a spinal reaction here to zap'em as they

>arrive, but I am always curious when MS is being referred to in "official"

>sounding language.

>

>Any comments?

 

Stick with your first reaction.

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does such a thing exist?)

 

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does such a thing exist?)

 

Tony - Never. Ever. Click on or actually even READ that stuff. It's exactly

what it smells like. Putrid SPAM.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

"Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message

news:e9U28QlEJHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Just recieved an e-mail - it's a spinal reaction here to zap'em as they

> arrive, but I am always curious when MS is being referred to in "official"

> sounding language.

>

> Any comments?

>

>

>

> Tony. . .

>

>

>

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does such a thing exist?)

 

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does such a thing exist?)

 

I wouldn't dream of making contact, of course. I have lost count of the

number of millions of dollars that I have ignored (while sleeping quite

soundly!) but I keep wondering about the number of missuses of a well

guarded trademark name that just happens to cross my path and I am pretty

well guarded as it is, I think.

 

The worst kind are the pop-up's, off of regular sites that is attaching to

regular MS advertizing, that tells the unsuspected casual user that his PC

is infected with something and need some sort of scanning job (not an MS

one, of course!)

 

If the people behind such scam is expecting a 'catch', they will have to

stay up long enough for Microsoft to have time to react - I don't feel

personally offended, but the risk and danger is offending and I would like

to hear if anybody thinks MS might be doing something - because we don't

hear about anything being done, right? Not critical of MS, nor of this NG,

perhaps critical that no knowledge is being spread about any counteractions.

It would be comforting to have some sort of insight.

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:uiVJXLoEJHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Tony - Never. Ever. Click on or actually even READ that stuff. It's

> exactly what it smells like. Putrid SPAM.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

> "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message

> news:e9U28QlEJHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Just recieved an e-mail - it's a spinal reaction here to zap'em as they

>> arrive, but I am always curious when MS is being referred to in

>> "official" sounding language.

>>

>> Any comments?

>>

>>

>>

>> Tony. . .

>>

>>

>>

>

[Guest Bobber]

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does s

 

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does s

 

Hi I thought you might like to know I just got one from microsoft for a

million and one from chevron for 5.5 million lol .Is there not a way these

companies can stop the spam letters?

 

"Tony Sperling" wrote:

> I wouldn't dream of making contact, of course. I have lost count of the

> number of millions of dollars that I have ignored (while sleeping quite

> soundly!) but I keep wondering about the number of missuses of a well

> guarded trademark name that just happens to cross my path and I am pretty

> well guarded as it is, I think.

>

> The worst kind are the pop-up's, off of regular sites that is attaching to

> regular MS advertizing, that tells the unsuspected casual user that his PC

> is infected with something and need some sort of scanning job (not an MS

> one, of course!)

>

> If the people behind such scam is expecting a 'catch', they will have to

> stay up long enough for Microsoft to have time to react - I don't feel

> personally offended, but the risk and danger is offending and I would like

> to hear if anybody thinks MS might be doing something - because we don't

> hear about anything being done, right? Not critical of MS, nor of this NG,

> perhaps critical that no knowledge is being spread about any counteractions.

> It would be comforting to have some sort of insight.

>

>

> Tony. . .

>

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:uiVJXLoEJHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> > Tony - Never. Ever. Click on or actually even READ that stuff. It's

> > exactly what it smells like. Putrid SPAM.

> >

> > --

> > Charlie.

> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

> >

> > "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message

> > news:e9U28QlEJHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> >> Just recieved an e-mail - it's a spinal reaction here to zap'em as they

> >> arrive, but I am always curious when MS is being referred to in

> >> "official" sounding language.

> >>

> >> Any comments?

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Tony. . .

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >

>

>

>

[Guest Sharilees]

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does s

 

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does s

 

Hi,

I just received the following:

 

Microsoft Award Team

Baley House, Har Road

Sutton, Greater London

SM1 4te United A Kingdom.

Batch: 12/25/0340

 

Dear Winner

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of five hundred

thousand pounds(£500,000) for New Year Edition 2008 Lottery promotion

which is organized by WINDOWS LIVE &

MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of people that are

active online, among the millions that subscribed to Hotmail we only

select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting

System without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one of the

people selected.

 

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

 

You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect to faciliate the

protocol of your winning prized before the date of Claim,Winners Shall be paid

in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre Prize must be claimed not later

than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize

has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.These are

your identification numbers:

 

Batch number....................12/25/0340

Reff number.......................Ref:MSN-L/200-26937

Winning number...................YM09788

 

To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent assigned

to you

 

MR. Terry Martins

(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)

Email:mswclaimsdept700@live.com

Tel: +44-703-199-9833

Fax: +44 870 471 6651

 

You are therefore advised to send the following information to the claims

agent

to facilitate them and in order for them to have access in proceeding with the

tranaferred of your funds to your nominated bank account.

 

1. Full name .............

2. Country..............

3. Contact Address..........

4.. Telephone Number ......

5. Marital Status .........

6. Occupation .............

7. Company .............

8. Age...................

 

Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw

Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed

within this period will be forfeited.

 

Congratulations!! once again.

 

Yours in service,

Mrs Felicia James

(Operation Manager)

Has anyone recieved anything like this and can it possibly be true! They do

not ask for bank accounts or any other vital info just name address etc.

Please help, I don't know if I should respond or not and do not know where to

go to see if it real.

 

 

"Bobber" wrote:

> Hi I thought you might like to know I just got one from microsoft for a

> million and one from chevron for 5.5 million lol .Is there not a way these

> companies can stop the spam letters?

>

> "Tony Sperling" wrote:

>

> > I wouldn't dream of making contact, of course. I have lost count of the

> > number of millions of dollars that I have ignored (while sleeping quite

> > soundly!) but I keep wondering about the number of missuses of a well

> > guarded trademark name that just happens to cross my path and I am pretty

> > well guarded as it is, I think.

> >

> > The worst kind are the pop-up's, off of regular sites that is attaching to

> > regular MS advertizing, that tells the unsuspected casual user that his PC

> > is infected with something and need some sort of scanning job (not an MS

> > one, of course!)

> >

> > If the people behind such scam is expecting a 'catch', they will have to

> > stay up long enough for Microsoft to have time to react - I don't feel

> > personally offended, but the risk and danger is offending and I would like

> > to hear if anybody thinks MS might be doing something - because we don't

> > hear about anything being done, right? Not critical of MS, nor of this NG,

> > perhaps critical that no knowledge is being spread about any counteractions.

> > It would be comforting to have some sort of insight.

> >

> >

> > Tony. . .

> >

> >

> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> > news:uiVJXLoEJHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> > > Tony - Never. Ever. Click on or actually even READ that stuff. It's

> > > exactly what it smells like. Putrid SPAM.

> > >

> > > --

> > > Charlie.

> > > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

> > >

> > > "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message

> > > news:e9U28QlEJHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> > >> Just recieved an e-mail - it's a spinal reaction here to zap'em as they

> > >> arrive, but I am always curious when MS is being referred to in

> > >> "official" sounding language.

> > >>

> > >> Any comments?

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> Tony. . .

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does s

 

Re: Attn, regulars - "MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY" (does s

 

Read from the top - nobody gives money away for nothing! Even lottery

tickets you have to buy - what you may win is supplied by all the losers!

 

This is nothing but a blatant scam. It works pretty much the way they

describe - they have computers scanning i-net traffic for e-mail adresses.

If you respond, they know they found an actual person and they sell your

adress to spammers, if not worse?

 

Ignore it, and they don't know if they made contact with another robot, your

adress may be discarded at best.

 

It's depressing enough that they found you, do not reward them by sending

anything back!

 

In "The three Musceteers" - Alexandre Dumas towards the very end, puts these

words into the mouth of Aramis (if I'm not mistaken), and the object is

Mylady:

 

"The power of her Evil is in the the fact that she understands love".

 

Do not respond!!!

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Sharilees" <Sharilees@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B467CCF6-E200-41F8-BD26-C97466B31E7D@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

> I just received the following:

>

> Microsoft Award Team

> Baley House, Har Road

> Sutton, Greater London

> SM1 4te United A Kingdom.

> Batch: 12/25/0340

>

> Dear Winner

> This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of five hundred

> thousand pounds(£500,000) for New Year Edition 2008 Lottery promotion

> which is organized by WINDOWS LIVE &

> MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of people that are

> active online, among the millions that subscribed to Hotmail we only

> select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting

> System without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one of

> the

> people selected.

>

> PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

>

> You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect to faciliate

> the

> protocol of your winning prized before the date of Claim,Winners Shall be

> paid

> in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre Prize must be claimed not

> later

> than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which

> Prize

> has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.These

> are

> your identification numbers:

>

> Batch number....................12/25/0340

> Reff number.......................Ref:MSN-L/200-26937

> Winning number...................YM09788

>

> To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent

> assigned

> to you

>

> MR. Terry Martins

> (VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)

> Email:mswclaimsdept700@live.com

> Tel: +44-703-199-9833

> Fax: +44 870 471 6651

>

> You are therefore advised to send the following information to the claims

> agent

> to facilitate them and in order for them to have access in proceeding with

> the

> tranaferred of your funds to your nominated bank account.

>

> 1. Full name .............

> 2. Country..............

> 3. Contact Address..........

> 4.. Telephone Number ......

> 5. Marital Status .........

> 6. Occupation .............

> 7. Company .............

> 8. Age...................

>

> Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw

> Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not

> claimed

> within this period will be forfeited.

>

> Congratulations!! once again.

>

> Yours in service,

> Mrs Felicia James

> (Operation Manager)

> Has anyone recieved anything like this and can it possibly be true! They

> do

> not ask for bank accounts or any other vital info just name address etc.

> Please help, I don't know if I should respond or not and do not know where

> to

> go to see if it real.

>

>

> "Bobber" wrote:

>

>> Hi I thought you might like to know I just got one from microsoft for a

>> million and one from chevron for 5.5 million lol .Is there not a way

>> these

>> companies can stop the spam letters?

>>

>> "Tony Sperling" wrote:

>>

>> > I wouldn't dream of making contact, of course. I have lost count of the

>> > number of millions of dollars that I have ignored (while sleeping quite

>> > soundly!) but I keep wondering about the number of missuses of a well

>> > guarded trademark name that just happens to cross my path and I am

>> > pretty

>> > well guarded as it is, I think.

>> >

>> > The worst kind are the pop-up's, off of regular sites that is attaching

>> > to

>> > regular MS advertizing, that tells the unsuspected casual user that his

>> > PC

>> > is infected with something and need some sort of scanning job (not an

>> > MS

>> > one, of course!)

>> >

>> > If the people behind such scam is expecting a 'catch', they will have

>> > to

>> > stay up long enough for Microsoft to have time to react - I don't feel

>> > personally offended, but the risk and danger is offending and I would

>> > like

>> > to hear if anybody thinks MS might be doing something - because we

>> > don't

>> > hear about anything being done, right? Not critical of MS, nor of this

>> > NG,

>> > perhaps critical that no knowledge is being spread about any

>> > counteractions.

>> > It would be comforting to have some sort of insight.

>> >

>> >

>> > Tony. . .

>> >

>> >

>> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>> > message

>> > news:uiVJXLoEJHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> > > Tony - Never. Ever. Click on or actually even READ that stuff. It's

>> > > exactly what it smells like. Putrid SPAM.

>> > >

>> > > --

>> > > Charlie.

>> > > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

>> > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>> > >

>> > > "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message

>> > > news:e9U28QlEJHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> > >> Just recieved an e-mail - it's a spinal reaction here to zap'em as

>> > >> they

>> > >> arrive, but I am always curious when MS is being referred to in

>> > >> "official" sounding language.

>> > >>

>> > >> Any comments?

>> > >>

>> > >>

>> > >>

>> > >> Tony. . .

>> > >>

>> > >>

>> > >>

>> > >

>> >

>> >

>> >