A freaky email from microsoft

[wAnxTa]

dont know if its the right section to post this but check this out .. seems like a scam but the id is quite legit .. or maybe they want to track me down for piracy after i provide them my info ..

i received this email from this id (winningresult@microsoft.com)

BATCH NUMBER:UY 09102DY
TICKET NUMBER: DX35447SX
October 2009

This email is to notify you that your email address was randomly
selected and entered into our free Third Category draws. You have
subsequently emerged a winner and therefore entitled to a substantial
amount of five hundred and fifty two thousand Pounds.
For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by
forwarding Your Details as states below to our claims department on
Email: barr_rennyharlings@live.com

INFORMATION REQUESTED:
(a) Your full Name:
(b) Contact address:
(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers:
(d) Your Age:
(e) Your occupation:
(f) Your country of origin:

Thank you.

Yours Sincerely,
Award Notification Team
Microsoft Gaming House

[mani1]

it is a scam
faking email addresses (from Microsoft in this case) is one of the oldest tricks in the book and kids in o levels used to do this back in the early 2000s
there are literally hundreds of programs out there for this purpose

[acid911 ®]

What mani1 said. And well, spoofing an email address is really one of the oldest tricks in the book. Spam, spam, spam!

[Darth Vader]

What should be intriguing is why would anyone want to know Wanxta's real id and especially his residential address?

If I were in his place, I would give them fake info and an address of someone I know vaguely (a neighbor or an empty house where only a chokidar lives whom I know indirectly but be sure that it can't lead them to me). Just to see their next move.

[wAnxTa]

If I were in his place, I would give them fake info and an address of someone I know vaguely (a neighbor or an empty house where only a chokidar lives whom I know indirectly but be sure that it can't lead them to me). Just to see their next move.

thats a good idea ;D

[bilalali]

Spoofing is one of the oldest tricks in the fraudulent schemes.
Most of the spam you recieve is sent from the web servers of non-tech-savvy web Admins who leave their SMTP ports unprotected.

Even you can do it . Just find an SMTP server that allows sending public email.
You can find guides on the internet telling exactly how to spoof your email.
Its just a set of commands typed sequentially using the command prompt built into your computer.

[babarhyd]

No u have really won something here. I remember someone who received this kinda email and was entitled to this amount nowadays he is dealing in London stock exchange and is among the top 20 millionaire in under 30's age. You should try that best of luck.







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[crippler]

send it to steve balmer on steve.balmer@microsoft.com maybe he can explain!!