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From: John Thompson <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 15:08:02 +0000
Subject: Microsoft Corporation


Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Headquarters
One Microsoft Way, Redmond,
WA 98052 – USA

Dear e-mail user,

Congratulation!! ..Your e-mail address has won you a lump sum of
$755,000.00 in the year 2019 Microsoft Empowerment program. This year's
program has been designed to give out lump sum to Individuals, Companies &
Corporate Bodies. Emails listed on the Internet were picked at random from
different websites, discussion groups, guest-book and search engine for
final selection and grants.

Your e-mail address attach to reference number -12457851245212, serial
number – 24512-235665, and batch number – MSC-142/24120KYT was picked by
the automated computer ballot system programmed for a random selection and
which has qualified you one of the 35 beneficiaries to receive a lump sum
of $755,000.00.

To claim your $755,000.00, simply contact the accredited paying bank via
the contact details below.

First Citizens Bank
239 Fayetteville Street Raleigh NC 27601 USA
Contact Person: Mr. Peter M. Bristow Jr. (Payment Director)
Contact Phone #: 1 559 746 9504
Contact E-mail: [email protected]

You are ordered to call and e-mail the payment director immediately you
receive this notice, and remember to quote your grant reference number-
12457851245212, serial number – 24512-235665, and batch number –
MSC-142/24120KYT while contacting the payment officer to enable them
identify your file and attend to you quickly.

NOTE: This program is valid for 14 days from this date of this notice, and
failure to forward claims before the expiration of this period will
automatically void your claim.

Congratulation from all of us at Microsoft Corporation.

John Thompson
Program Coordinator &
Microsoft Executive Team