Fake Microsoft Lottery

What chutzpah but this fake lottery is almost humorous.  From a spam email received today:

FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT
MICROSOFT LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS PRIZE AWARD
REF Nº: MIC25003189SP05
BATCH Nº:1007581906

ATTN WINNER, 

We wish to congratulate you over your success in our MICROSOFT LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL WORLD GAMING BOARD computer balloting Sweep stake held on the 15Th April 2006. This is a Millennium scientific computer games lottery in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging Internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for this draws.

Your email address name attached to a ticket number 042091690 with serial number 932306 drew the lucky numbers 82148814575 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS ONLY (350,000.00 Euros) this is from total prize money of 1,000,000.00 Euros distributed to winners from 1st to 3rd and consolation awards categories.

CONGRATULATIONS:
Your fund is now deposited with our correspondence Bank .Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from over 20,000 company, and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. this promotional program takes place every three years.

To begin your claim please contact your claim agent Mr. David Lopez For processing and remittance of your prize fund into your designated bank account.

LIBERTY SEGUROS COMPANY
Contact person: Mr. David Lopez
(Legal Department Officer)
Email: legaldepliberty@netscape.net
Tel: 0034 676799031
Madrid Spain

Note: All prize funds must be claimed before the 8Th of May 2006 after this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us to your claim agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. Congratulation once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotion program.

Yours Sincerely,
Sandra Garcia
Vice President,
MICROSOFT LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

NOTE; ONLY REPLY TO YOUR CLAIMS COORDINATOR TO CLAIM YOUR CASH PRIZE.

There’s a sucker born every minute…