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From: "Microsoft Online Sector U.K" <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 19:54:17 -0700
Subject: Microsoft- E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Cardinal Place
80-100 Victoria Street
London,SW1E 5JL
United Kingdom
MICROSOFT OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER
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 email success in the following official promotion awards of the Microsoft Email Electronic Cash Sweepstakes 2018 organized by Microsoft Corporation, in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, (F.S.P) Award Numbers: GB/MS/963/2018 & Email Bonus Numbers: MSLP-54399,in the Microsoft Corporation UK, Head Quarters London United Kingdom, where your email address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of ?845,000.00 GBP (Eight Hundred and Forty Five Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling),Our Microsoft 2018 winners are arranged into Three categories with different winning prizes accordingly in each category. They are arranged in this format below:
CATEGORY OF MICROSOFT 2018 WINNERS
1st ?845,000.00 GBP
2nd ?589,007.00 GBP
3rd ?429,130.00 GBP
(1). Award Numbers: GB/MS/963/2018
(2). Email Bonus Numbers: MSLP-54399
(3).Batch Numbers: GB/MS/776/354
(4). Reference Numbers: MGB/96/097/06
(5). Serial Numbers: MSGB/2018/M986
Microsoft Verification Requirements
(1). Full Name
(2). Address
(3). Nationality/Gender
(4). Age
(5). Occupation
(6). Phone
(7). Country
(8). How do you feel as a Microsoft Winner
(9). Ever Won an Online Award or Bonus
(10). Winning Email Address
To file for your claim, please contact the Microsoft GB Manager for claim of your winning within (29) Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning notification are termed void as unclaimed funds will be liquidated by the Microsoft Promotion Company. You are required to mention the above particulars of your award in every correspondence to enable the Manager validate your winnings.
NOTE:
(1). To fill the claims processing form if you are not used to pdf files, you print it out and fill it or simply copy the entire notification letter to either Microsoft Word or Notepad for easy access.
(2). Do not tell people about your Price Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim. You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying to be other Organizations or Microsoft Corporation. This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your notification letter that was sent to you by us, Microsoft shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned.
Derrick McCourt
General Manager, Public/Online Sector U.K
Private E-mail: [email protected]
Signed,
Michel Van Der Bel
Managing Director,
Microsoft UK and Vice President, Microsoft International