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i recieved notification had won prize yahoo microsoft award *** email address removed privacy ***.

• yahoo microsoft award <*** email address removed privacy ***>
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• feb 11 @ 3:11 pm

dear winner,

your email address have made winner on-going yahoo microsoft award. 

download attached document [s] , forward claim agent release of winning.

yours in service

............................

mrs. augustina samuel.      

(co-coordinator)

is scam?

hi,

yahoo , microsoft 2 different companies start.

it scam.

you have won nothing.

 

all want money and private , confidential information steal identity.

ignore , delete it.

 

"what microsoft lottery scam?"

http://www.microsoft.com/security/resources/microsoftlottery-whatis.aspx

 

the microsoft lottery scam fraud starts email message claims recipient has won "the microsoft lottery."

 

there no microsoft lottery and/or sweepstakes, , message of kind designed engage in dialogue cybercriminals want persuade send them money.

 

 

"avoid scams use microsoft name fraudulently"

http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx

 

have not won "microsoft lottery"

microsoft customers targets of scam uses email messages falsely promise money. victims receive messages claiming "you have won microsoft lottery!" there no microsoft lottery. delete message.

if have lost money scam, report it. can send police report microsoft , use law enforcement catch criminals send out these e-mail messages.

to protect these e-mail hoaxes, can use same general guidance you use protect phishing scams.

 

cheers.

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