LOTTERY NOTICE WINNING PLEASE CONFIRM IF IT'S TRUE OR NOT?

[Guest]

I JUST RECEIVED A WINNING NOTIFICATION ABOUT A RECENT LOTTERY DRAW OF
MICROSOFT. PLEASE VERIFY IF THIS INFROMATION CORRECT OR NOT...ASAP!

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

I JUST RECEIVED A WINNING NOTIFICATION ABOUT A RECENT LOTTERY DRAW OF
MICROSOFT. PLEASE VERIFY IF THIS INFROMATION CORRECT OR NOT...ASAP!

It's a scam.

 

[Larry Linson]

I JUST RECEIVED A WINNING NOTIFICATION
ABOUT A RECENT LOTTERY DRAW OF
MICROSOFT. PLEASE VERIFY IF THIS INFRO-
MATION CORRECT OR NOT...ASAP!

I guarantee if you provide the information they ask you for, they will use
it (and you will be the loser, not the winner). A few years back, you might
have received an e-mail that told you if you passed it on, and the
recipients passed it on, that Bill Gates would deposit big bucks in a bank
account for you -- it was just as legitimate as the "Microsoft Lottery,"
which is to say, not legitmate at all.

That said, your postings would be much better received if you would use the
"Shift" key on your keyboard to capitlize using traditional upper-and-lower
case.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[John Vinson]

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 20:11:01 -0700, CONFUSED TPE GIRL <CONFUSED TPE

I JUST RECEIVED A WINNING NOTIFICATION ABOUT A RECENT LOTTERY DRAW OF
MICROSOFT. PLEASE VERIFY IF THIS INFROMATION CORRECT OR NOT...ASAP!

It is not. It is a thief trying to get you to tell him your private
information. Delete it.

John W. Vinson[MVP]

 

[Terry Kreft]

It's a scam, related to the following:-
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/lottery.asp

If in doubt always check snopes first.