Won a Microsoft Contest

[Hammerin Hank1044]

Received an email indicating I have won a substancial amount of money in
British pounds. I am afraid of responding in case of virus or other pirating.
Your thoughts ?

 

[Wilson, Phil]

1. This is a programming forum. I've no idea why you'd ask a question like
that here.
2. Don't be naive. You're being socially engineered. If it's an email and
you respond they will ask for something like money, SS numbers, any kind of
private info. If it refers you to a web site, don't go there. This is a
classic hoax. Stuff like this:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/lottery.asp

 

[Scott M.]

It's absolutely real! And, if you reply to this message, you will have won
an all expenses paid trip around the world! Yep, that's right, even though
you didn't enter any such contest and even though I have no idea who you are
(and vice versa) and even though it sounds too good to be true, it's for
real!

Just reply to this message (with your real email address of course) and your
tickets will be on their way (even though we don't know your full name or
mailing address).

-Scott

 

[Simon Whale]

oohh ooohh I WON

sorry i couldn't resit

Simon

It's absolutely real! And, if you reply to this message, you will have
won an all expenses paid trip around the world! Yep, that's right, even
though you didn't enter any such contest and even though I have no idea
who you are (and vice versa) and even though it sounds too good to be
true, it's for real!

Just reply to this message (with your real email address of course) and
your tickets will be on their way (even though we don't know your full
name or mailing address).

-Scott

 

[Scott M.]

Tickets and spending money are on the way! You'd better go out and hand out
by the mailbox because it'll be there any minute now!

Have fun on your trip!

-Scott

 

[Michel Posseth [MCP]]

Stop stop , not so fast !

Before we can send you the tickets some expenses must be made up front ,due
to tax laws we ask yout to send the amount of XXXX dollars
to Nigeria ,on the bank account of Mr. I.M. Scammer however once you arive
in the U.S. we will refund this amount directly in cash

Now have fun on your trip !!

Tickets and spending money are on the way! You'd better go out and hand
out by the mailbox because it'll be there any minute now!

Have fun on your trip!

-Scott