Cuidado con las falsas loterías

Hoy me llegó este correo a mi buzón:

BONUS
NEW YEAR AWARD
WINNING NOTIFICATION DEPT.
MSN-AWARD LOTTERY PROGRAMME

14 January, 2009.

WINNER NO. 4

Batch: 903LA/MSN/UK
Ref: MS-524601559

We, the MSN/YAHOO/MICROSOFT MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE are pleased to inform you today been the 14th of January, 2009 winners of our annual MSN/YAHOO/MICROSOFT PROMOTION AWARD PROGRAMME conducted in SPANISH KINGDOM on the 5th of January, 2009.

Your E-mail address is attached to WINNER NO. 4, with serial number: 4241432880 and drew the lucky numbers: 3 – 8 – 13 – 26 – 32 – 47 – 29, Batch No: 903LA/MSN/UK which consequently won in the 3rd lottery category. You have therefore been approved for lump sums pay of 1,000,000.00 Euros (One Million Euros) in cash, Credited to file REF NO: MS_524601559.

This is from the total prize money of 80,000,000.00 Euro which is to be shared among the eighty international winners in categories C. All participants in this program were selected randomly through our MSN/YAHOO/MICROSOFT Computer Ballot System, drawn from 85,000,000 internet users from all search engines. Your e-mail address was picked by the automated MSN/YAHOO/MICROSOFT Computer Ballot System, which has been programmed for this random selection. This has eventually qualified you for the Winning. This promotional program takes place annually, and is promoted and sponsored by MSN/MICROSOFT Companies, with the support of British/European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide.

In view of this, your prize 1,000,000.00 Euros would be released to you by Our Prize Processing Manager (Dr. Paul Brown). He will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your lucky won prize as soon as you contact him for the claim of your lucky prize.

You are to keep your Ref. number and Batch number from the public, until you have received your cash prize. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the act of scamming /hacking people of their ref number and prizes.

You are advised to contact our Prize Processing Officer by means of email or phone to the below contact info within the hour of reading this winning notification.

Dr. Paul Brown
Office of the Prize Payment Authority
Prize Processing Officer
MSN-Award Lottery Promotion.
Email:dineroexpress_msn@hotmail.es
Tel: 0034-634-138-911 OR 0034-636-049-280

When you contact him for payment (Dr. Paul Brown) furnish him with the following details for the issuance of your WINNING CERTIFICATE:

(1)Your Full Name (2) Nationality (3) Current Location (4) Date Of Birth (5) Occupation (6) Home/Mobile Phone No. and (7) Scanned copy of International Passport or Driving License.

Note: that all prize money must be claimed not later than one month of notification. All funds not claimed after the deadline will be returned as Unclaimed Prize and donated to The Charity. Please be aware that our Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our prize processing officer.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with our payment officer.

Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staffs of MSN/YAHOO/MICROSOFT COMPANY to all our lucky winners this year.

MSN-AWARD LOTTERY PROGRAMME.

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La verdad es que cuando uno lee que se ganó un millón de euros, se le arrugan las medias y le provoca llorar sobre todo porque uno sabe que es imposible que sin participar en ningún concurso, sea ganador de algo tan maravilloso… Así que al revisar un poquito en internet me encuentro que es un fraude: si respondes al correo y les envías tus datos, pues los estafadores comienzan a pedirte plata para cumplir con los ¿trámites? y enviarte un premio que nunca llegará. A su vez no existe tal lotería de MSN, Yahoo o Microsoft… También los datos personales del usuario que cae en la trampa, son usados para estafar a otros. Así que NO envíen sus datos a estos desgraciados!

Lo patético del caso es que le envíen estos correos a servidores de correo venezolanos… ¿es que estos gringos no leen noticias? los venezolanos no pueden sacar doláres de Venezuela… No pueden hacer transferencias bancarias sin autorización del Estado… Pierden su tiempo y el de ellos! Vayan a estafar a los chilangos.

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http://www.svbizlaw.com/lottery.msnaward.htm

http://blog.segu-info.com.ar/2008/09/el-premio-de-microsoft-lottery-es-un.html