Haley
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It is definitely a scam. Most of those checks for this type of scam is coming from west African countries such as Nigeria. It is not wise to cash the check nor call the number because that may give them the opportunity to get your phone number and other personal info. I would report it to the police immediately. This type of scam is one of the hardest to track because they move from place to place and they use cyber cafes to get into underground chat rooms where personal information is sold such as ssn, phone numbers, addresses, credit/debit card numbers and bank account numbers. So you shouldn't cash this check because it could come back on you and you would have to pay several fees and it would be feeding this scam. |
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eric h
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Yes, it's a scam.
When you cash the cheque, it'llbounce, but not before it goes to the fake bank they've set up.
They'll have your name, address, bank, account number and your signature - everything the need to steal your identity.
And they'll start taking out mortgages in your name. |
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kohalakoast
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Check this web site. It is a great urban legend debunker or confirmer. Or Google some of the data on the letter and see if you get a hit confirming it is a scam.
If I did not enter the contest I would be very wary.
See the results of my Google search
http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?p=25072 |
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Brian G
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It is a scam, just like all the other notifications that say you won a big prize in some lottery that you never entered. You can send the check and letter to the police or attorney general if you want to take the time, but under no circumstance should you call the number or cash the check. |
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marshacallane
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Take this check to the police; they will deal with this. This happened to a person in our family. Do not cash the check. Do not ignore it. Go to the police. If you don't we will never be able to stop these scam artists. |
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Judy1
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Yup, it's a scam. Sure, the check looks real, otherwise nobody would bite. |
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Trevor
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Sorry to say that it's a fraud. There's more about it on the Fraud Watchers website... http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?p=25072 |
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wishstar28
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that's a scam. OK in order to win money you would have to play like lottery that you have heard of before or play like one of those coke or Pepsi games that they do. OK the number to Canada maybe a real number for you to call so they can get your money. you will end up having to pay for something. if you did get a check like that in the mail you need to be letting the police know about it. if your questioning something like that how many other people ain't that smart to even ask they would go ahead and do it since it's money or not. take everything you got to the police. if it sounds to good to be true then it is. I wouldn't even waste my time with that it's junk put it in the shredder after you show it to the cops or they may just keep it. you will be helping alot of older people that fall victim to this stuff very easily. |
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Mr. Bugsme
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SOUNDS LIKE IT - CHECK INTO IT. THERE'S A SITE ON THE INTERNET THAT LISTS ALL THE SCAMS! |
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Jo Blo
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wow,, you won 1/4 million,, and when did you enter the contest?/ and how did they find you?? hummmmmmm,, |
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Me
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ITS A SCAM! DONT put that check any where near your bank account! Somehow they are able to trace the check and they ill drain your account and gather enough info to steal your identity. This is NO JOKE! The same thing happened to my bf. He was afraid of them being able to trace it so he opened up a new account...he got arrested and was interrogated on no end!! |
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Heinz M
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They'll ask you to cash it and wire them a large percentage of it. One month later your bank will return it as being fake. |
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comic book guy
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yeah-its a scam-do not try and cash that check. |
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kellwa h
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hahahahahha i recived one it`s a scame
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT, MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD LOTTERY
UNITED KINGDOM.61-70 Southampton Row,
Bloomsbury London United Kingdom WC1B 4AR.
REFERENCE NO: MSW-L/200-26937
BATCH NO: 2007-JANUARY-L#22
WINNER NO: 5 AMT WON : $250,000.00 USD
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: UNITED KINGDOM
WINNING NOTIFICATION !
Dear Sir/ Madam,
We the MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE are pleased to inform you of the todayĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s winners of our annual MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY conducted in AFRICA BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING PROGRAMS HELD ON 27th March, 2007.
Your Personal E-mail address or Company email is attached to WINNER NO: 5 March,-2007-27MSW, with serial number S/N-00168 drew the lucky numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first lottery category. You have therefore been approved for lump sums pay of USA $250,000.00 ( (two hundred fity Thousand Dollars) in cash Credited to file REF NO:MSW-L/200-26937 this is from total prize money of USA $27,500,000.00 DOLLARS, shared among the Twenty-five (25) lucky international winners in first and second category.
All participants were selected from Worldwide Websites especially yahoo mail through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 Names, 3,000 names from each continent (Canada, Asia, Australia, United state, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania , as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, Which is conducted annually for our prominent MS -WORD users all over the world, and to encourage the use of Internet and Computers worldwide.
Your fund (certified cheque) has been insured with your REF NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and will be ready for delivery. It will be delivered to you by one of our Paymaster Staff in charge of Asia zone ( PROF . HAJI MOHAMMED). Your E-mail address should be used in all correspondence with your claims officer, please Note that, you are to contact your claims officer via email and phone as we are promoting the use of E-mail. Also you have the right to call him to confirm your winnings and government tax payment that is all, as he will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim Your prize.
You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until you have been processed and your prize money delivered to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the act of scamming people of their ref number and prizes. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our next year High stakes of US$0.3billion International Lottery. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact our ASIA claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you.
THE PAYMASTER OFFICER CONTACT EMAIL IS:
PROF . PROF . HAJI MOHAMMED
( MICROSOFT PAYMASTER )
EMAIL:barrister_musa_luqman2007@yahoo.... +62817743655
Remember, all prize money must be claimed on or after 20th 0f April, 2007. All funds not Claimed will be returned as Unclaimed and donated to charity organization in Asia.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your refcertificate and file keeping.erence and batch numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer. Do not reply any other mails like this on net, as they are a lot of scam artist out there pretending to be us. You may see mails like this do not reply. Do contact your claims officer ( PROF . HAJI MOHAMMED).At once you will be asked to provide some details to enable the office proceed with your winning
Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of Microsoft Cooperation to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery program. Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gate of Microsoft and all his Associates for alliviating poverty round the World.
1. Full name..............
2. Country................
3. Contact Address........
4. Telephone Number.......
5. Marital Status.........
6. Occupation.............
7. Age....................
try to tell every one about this scames |
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