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I recieved an sms informing me that i have won 700, 000.00 DOLLARS in microsoft mobile draw on the date 30 march 2017 know how much true is this.Here is the copy of sms.

congratulation:you won 700, 000.00 dollars. in microsoft mobile draw of the year, contact sir. apollo rodney in england tel:+[protected] email:mcr.[protected]@live.co.uk for claim.

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katzo
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Nov 03, 2009 4:58 am EST

i got same E-mail today obviously its a scam be carefull

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John-O
US
Dec 14, 2009 6:29 pm EST

Probably that package comes with Cyberlink DVD suite, Roxio or another burning suite where you can burn movies to DVD.

Those applications are outside of Microsoft Vista as they are part of the "PC package" (ie bundled software with your hardware and software combination), which is maybe why you got little or no help from microsoft.

However, Vista is a poor operating system, no question, whether it be the Vista Ultimate version you are buying or the Business or Home versions of Vista.

Note, when referring to Ultimate, most people are referring to an operating system *version* with all the knobs and whistles, not making a *claim* (as in "this is the ultimate (best) operating system you can buy").

If you purchased Vista Ultimate it should include Windows DVD Maker as per the link below, which allows you to burn your home movies (though not copy-protected content like Feature Films) :

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/dvd-maker.aspx

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mholmes2325
Columbus, US
Dec 21, 2009 9:22 am EST

I sent my xbox 360 in for repair december the first i was told that it would be returned in two to three weeks. Its now been three weeks. I have called to check the status and have been told that it has already been sent out so i waited called back and was told the agent was mistaken. I was promised the xbox will be returned before christmas which now seems very unlikely since it would have to be sent out by today to make it here. This is my 3rd xbox 360 i have sent in. They gave me these Service Request Number: [protected] Console Serial Number: [protected]. Hopefully you guys have better luck getting a answer on why my repair is taking so long and where my repair is thank you.

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actiondocta
Watford, GB
Jan 11, 2010 4:34 am EST

i got the same email with the same winning details every thing im not going to trust it but its up to you guys

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malti
MT
Jan 19, 2010 6:32 am EST

We, the end user, we pay for our internet service, we pay to download programs, and sometimes we also expose ourselves in order to get a service !

On the other hand the internet providers, not only get decently paid, through direct payments, but they bombard us with adware, spyware and all sort of annoyances. And when they cannot, they do all possible things to know your browsing behaviour

Here is a typical example I have expeirenced:

My pc was infected with adware called ATDMT.COM.
If you google www.atdmt.com, it changes to http://www.atlassolutions.com/ and this company has one of its clients : Microsoft.

It seems that Microsoft is using this adware to gather browsing information from non users of Internet explorer
In fact it is present on firefox, , chrome and opera browsers

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Bryan35
US
Jan 28, 2010 2:36 pm EST

My name is Bryan . I am a 35 year old gamer and father of 2 other gamers. For roughly the past 20 years gaming has been a big hobby of mine. Although console gaming holds my primary interest, I have quite a love for PC MMO’s as well. I have gone through the gambit of consoles with the exception of the Wii and the Dreamcast. It was quite a few years back that I started a loyal relationship with the Sony Playstation. A relationship that began with one game. One game decided which system I was going to buy. That game was Final Fantasy 7. About 5 years ago I was faced with a similar situation. Microsoft had dipped it’s hand into the console wars and had made quite an impression. Word of Bungie’s Halo, which was to be exclusively on Xbox, was buzzing everywhere. My favorite game magazine, Game Informer, showered it with accolades. I was unsure of picking up a console from an untested company, well untested in this genre at least. As time passed the more I heard about this gaming console and it’s release title the more I wanted it. I picked up my first Xbox products. My Xbox and Halo. At this point I would like to say I don’t just make unilateral spending decisions in our household. I am the breadwinner in our little family. My wife doesn’t work. She stays home with our children. So any purchase is one made with care and deliberation. We are a working class family who cherish the value of our hard earned dollars. Which is why we bought the service plan that came with my Xbox. A service plan that not once was used. In slightly over 2 years that I owned that console I had no problems. My kids and I had countless hours of fun with Halo, the Rainbow 6 titles, and a slew of others. Unfortunately a power surge from a storm, about 2 years ago, this past November killed several electronic devices in our home. One of those was our Xbox. At this time I believe the Xbox360 had been out for nearly a year . We weren’t ready to give up our Xbox and go with the 360 yet, especially with all the over heating issues we were hearing about., but circumstances being what they were we needed to fill the console void . Also, we remember the issues that were supposed to have plagued the first Xbox, although we had never experienced any of those problems. We took another chance 2 years ago this past November. We purchased the Xbox360 with the extended protection plan from Microsoft. I usually prefer the good news before the bad so here it goes. The new Xbox live service and the recent update with avatars are absolutely awesome. The integration of Netflix was a really great idea. The games have been exceptional and the online play totally intense. My oldest son and I are very disappointed in the lack of Halo like games where 2 people on one console can go live. Now for the bad news. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 6 CONSOLES! IN 2 YEARS! The first replacement came a week after the kids opened it for Christmas, because of a tray issue. I didn’t even use the service plan for that one because who the hell wants to send it out a week after we opened it. So we went back to Best Buy and they took it back no questions asked and gave us a new one. That was the last hassle free experience I’ve had repairing or replacing my consoles. I have been through every issue it seems in the past two years. 2 tray issues, the red lights of death, freezing issues due to over heating, the console instructing me to open tray when there’s a game inside. My most recent issue involved the console informing me it cannot read the disc because its dirty, open tray, clean disc, and restart the console (THE GAMES WERE BRAND NEW!). Once again, dead in the water for the holidays. You would think this would be the end of such an unlucky run, right? Unfortunately that is not the case. At this point I would like to add that Microsoft’s Xbox customer service, while great at giving lip service, is woefully inept at their job as well. They are great at thanking you and apologizing to you. They are, however, unable to document console warranty transfers. Earlier I stated that my first console transfer was not through the extended warranty. Best Buy replaced my first console because it was only a few weeks old. I figured I would just transfer my warranty when it came in the mail. Well it came ….6 months later . During that 6 months, by the way, I had the console replaced for the red ring of death . Of course no warranty was needed because the red ring is covered. The refurbished console I received from the repair center was the one I wrote to transfer my warranty to. The next repair was about 3 months down the road. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY $100.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS CONSOLE! Needless to say there was much yelling. Many calls were made before I was able to reach someone with a brain between their ears, and spoke English well enough to understand the slew of crap that had been flung my way. Now as far as the repair website, well, they have asked me for my opinion .The site always tells me I have no console out for repair and it wont let me update my consoles. Par for the course I guess. I know full well I am not the only consumer who has been completely dumped on in this fashion. I also fully realize it is a growing corporate trend to get our dollars in exchange for high end pieces of garbage. Much like the unfulfilled dream of what the 360 was supposed to be. The question I pose, albeit naïve in nature, is this: Is there no one with a conscience in your corporation? Is there no one with a voice for the consumer who wants a quality product for his/her family? As I said earlier we are a one paycheck family as are so many others who have bought your product. How dare you(Microsoft), and shame on you (Microsoft) for this unfinished piece of garbage that you (Microsoft) chucked into the stores. In closing I would like to hope I have helped someone who is trying to make a decision on a console. I will be sending this out to as many sites as possible, and any gaming magazine that will publish it. In addition it will also be sent to Microsoft corporate, for all the good it will do, I do not know. I have to go to the UPS website now. I have to check the tracking of my current repair. In Deepest Frustration, Bryan Reid and Family.

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Kirk W. Fraser
Clatskanie, US
Apr 14, 2010 2:36 am EDT

Microsoft Screwed Me
A Short List Of Why I Won't Buy Any Microsoft Products
Attempt to upgrade to Windows 7 "could not be installed on this computer."
Microsoft engages in planned obsolescence instead of supporting legacy hardware.

I paid about $100 to downgrade from WinXP to Vista
Nothing on the box at the store told me why to choose Pro over Home Basic

Vista Forgets I'm the only user so I am the administrator
Vista didn't support my AGP card or dual monitor card for Movie Maker
My Dual Monitor card supports 1600x1200 pixels, more than enough resolution.

Microsoft Editors Corrupt My Data
Word gets confused and prevents formatting changes on long documents.
Notepad corrupts some kinds of text files in some situations

Vista Killed My Ability To Print Envelopes (same printer works fine under XP)
Vista even killed it under OpenOffice - they spike 3rd party software.

Vista withholds access to Documents and Settings folder
Good thing I only use gmail if I can't save email files during upgrade

Vista gave me a message that my 80Gb hard drive was bad and it must be replaced to boot up, it wasn't.
I waited a few days then it rebooted normally. Why did they scare me?

What Can Replace Microsoft? Ubuntu, Suse, others?

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kaljtgg
makawao, US
Apr 29, 2010 3:06 am EDT

"Attempt to upgrade to Windows 7 "could not be installed on this computer."
Microsoft engages in planned obsolescence instead of supporting legacy hardware."
Or maybe technology has progressed to you point where your 8 year old computer can no longer handle it.

"I paid about $100 to downgrade from WinXP to Vista"
Surely you mean upgrade.

"Nothing on the box at the store told me why to choose Pro over Home Basic"
Take the initiative and to some research.

"Vista Forgets I'm the only user so I am the administrator"
Disable UAC

"Vista didn't support my AGP card or dual monitor card for Movie Maker"
lolwut

"My Dual Monitor card supports 1600x1200 pixels, more than enough resolution."
Pardon?

"Microsoft Editors Corrupt My Data"
Say what you mean man.

"Word gets confused and prevents formatting changes on long documents. "
I'm almost sure a computer program cannot get 'confused.'

"Notepad corrupts some kinds of text files in some situations"
I'll give you this one.

"Vista Killed My Ability To Print Envelopes (same printer works fine under XP)"
Good luck getting this to work on linux.

"Vista even killed it under OpenOffice - they spike 3rd party software."
You'r an idiot.

"Vista withholds access to Documents and Settings folder"
No it doesn't.

"Good thing I only use gmail if I can't save email files during upgrade"
Excuse me?

"Vista gave me a message that my 80Gb hard drive was bad and it must be replaced to boot up, it wasn't.
I waited a few days then it rebooted normally. Why did they scare me?"

Sounds like a BIOS issue to me.

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hema.bgss
IN
Jul 23, 2010 2:33 am EDT
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I recieved an sms informing me that i have won 700, 000.00 DOLLARS in microsoft mobile draw on the date 22 july 2017 know how much true is this.Here is the copy of sms.

congratulation:you won 700, 000.00 dollars. in microsoft mobile draw of the year, contact sir. apollo rodney in england tel:+[protected] email:mcr.apollo@hawamail.com for claim
Exepecting your Replay

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buchmicheal
CH
Oct 05, 2010 2:45 am EDT
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got a mail stating that i have won 850 000 pd from microsoft uk 35 year aniversary.

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Deepan MC
IN
Nov 02, 2010 3:48 pm EDT
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Dear Sir/ Madam,

The prestigious Microsoft has set out and successfully organized a
Sweepstakes marking year 2017 anniversary.Participants for the draws were
randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy
their patronage.

The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalized
email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this message, you will
definitely regret it later. Microsoft is now the largest Internet company &
in effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remain the most widely used
program, Microsoft/Msn is running an e-mail beta test.

Your email address as indicated was draw and attached to reference and ticket
number [protected] with Serial numbers MIC-MSN/9874/10 and drew the Lucky
numbers 98-EI6489-10, which subsequently won you £ 1, 000, 000(One Million
Pounds) as one of the jackpot winner in this draw. You have therefore won the
entire winning sum of £ 1, 000, 000(One Million Pounds) the draw registered as
Draw number one was conducted in HERTFORDSHIRE, UK on the 29th October 2017.

These Draw are commemorative and as such special. Please be informed by this
winning notification to file your claims immediately. You are advised to make
contact to your referred agent who shall by duty guide you through the
process to facilitate the release of your winning prize.

To file for this claims, Please Contact your referred agent with your
verification information as required on the form below, beginning the claims
Of your winnings funds as conducted by the lottery company. We dedicate our
special thanks & gratitude to Bill Gates {Now Retired from Microsoft
Corporations} .We wishes you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune
in this season.

Note: You have One(1) week from the date of this publication to claim your
prize or you may forfeit your winnings. Thank you for being part of our year
end Commemorative Anniversary Draw. Find below your referred agent and the
verification form:

Contact Mr.Desmond Harry
Address: 370 CENTENNIAL AVENUE.ELSTREE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 3TJ, UK
Tel:+[protected]
Email: deskofdesharr@aim.com

Name: ...
Country of Origin...
Place of Residence...
Occupation...
Sex/Age...
Telephone/Fax...

NOTE: WE HAVE DECIDED TO EFFECT TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ONLY AND WHEN
CONTACTING YOUR REFERRED AGENT, DO QUOTE YOUR TICKET NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER
FOR SECURITY REASONS.

Mr. Kevin Turner
Public Relations Officer
©Microsoft Corporation

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Deepan MC
IN
Nov 02, 2010 4:05 pm EDT
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I dont know

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saleemp
KW
Nov 23, 2010 10:03 am EST
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Subject: please i need your help urgently from: saleem parkar mon, 22 nov 2017 13:01:42 to: saleem parkar and others cc: bcc:
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I am in hurry writing you this message and i hope you get it on time, sorry i didn't inform you about my trip in malaysia for a program. it has been a very sad and bad moment for me here, the present condition that i found myself is very hard for me to explain. i am really stranded here in malaysia because i was attacked and robbed on the way to my hotel, all cash, document's and cell phone which i have all my contacts were stolen off me. presently i have limited access to internet, i will like you to assist me urgently with a soft loan of $2, 000 usd to sort-out my hotel bills and to get myself back home. i have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter effectively, i will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with, i'll refund the money back to you as soon as i get home without any delay. please use the details below to send the money to me via western union money transfer because that is the only way i could be able to get the money fast and leave. here's my info below...

Name: saleem parkar
Address: 11, jalan usahawa seksyan, bander melaka, malaysia

After you have send the money, email to me the western union money transfer control number or you can attach and forward to me the western union money transfer receipt so that i can pick up the money fast and leave.

Thanks and get back to me soon.

saleem

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saleemp
KW
Nov 23, 2010 10:04 am EST
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plzzz help me to recover my blocked hotmail account with all my contacts and emails

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Bala thevar
IN
Dec 14, 2010 10:28 am EST

I recieved an sms informing me that i have won 850, 000.00 DOLLARS in microsoft mobile draw on the date 13 dec 2know how much true is this.Here is the copy of sms.

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Geo1904
IN
Dec 15, 2010 9:10 am EST

I recieved the same text message yesterday - it is obviously a scam or a very generous company

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titlee
IN
Dec 15, 2010 4:42 pm EST

I recieved an sms informing me that i have won 850, 000.00 DOLLARS in microsoft mobile draw on the date 30 march 2017 know how much true is this.Here is the copy of sms.

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devender saini
IN
Jan 07, 2011 7:31 am EST

sir
i recived an sms in forming me that i have won 850, 000.00 mypounds in microsoft mobile draw of the year.how much true is this.here is the copy of sms.my mobile no.[protected]

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devender saini
IN
Jan 07, 2011 7:36 am EST

sir
i recived an sms infroming me that i have won 850, 000.00 pounds in microsoft mobile draw of the year.how much true is this here is copy of sms.my mobile no.[protected]

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Divankar saini
IN
Jan 09, 2011 9:36 am EST

sir,

i recived an sms informing me that i have won 850, 000.00 pounds in miscrosoft mobile draw of the year. how much time true in the herein is copy of sms. my mobile no. [protected]

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ajaz sattar khan
IN
Jan 12, 2011 10:15 am EST

i recive sms from 6 jan 2017. pls give me information what i do

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Rajnish Mishra
IN
Jan 18, 2011 6:32 am EST
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sir my name is Rajnish Mishra, i received a message from mic.apollo that i have won 850, 000.00 pounds in microsoft mobile draw of the year, and said to contact sir.apollo Rodney in England.if this imformation is true, please imform me on this e-mail-rajnishmishra93@gmail.com

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Simmy Palmer
Colorado Springs, US
Jan 23, 2011 12:57 am EST

I am receiving unauthorized charges to my check card account
From microsoft. the address that comes up on my checking acct
Is chcardmicrosoft*xbbill.xbcomwaus. this charge for
$9.99 is unauthorized and i would like to know what i can do to change this and get my money reimbursed. i would like this charge to not occur on my account again. thank you for looking into this.
You may contact me at: passion4splashin@yahoo.com

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mahesh kumar thakur
IN
Feb 01, 2011 2:29 pm EST

Apollo Radney Sir, I have won 8, 50000pounds in microsoft mobile draw of the year

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Sjleonhart1175
US
Feb 02, 2011 12:29 pm EST

I am a hardcore gamer. I recently purchased a brand new redesigned Xbox 360 halo reach special edition system. Retail $399.99. I purchased it September 14 2017. Now five months later it has the red ring (or dot in this case) of death! Five months old!

I have purchased FIVE systems in total and have sent in three in for repair. For a total of EIGHT systems owned in less than six years. At $200-$400 a system this has cost me $1700 in new systems.

I purchased my first system in april of 2017, which I sent in for repair the following year for a casing defect which would jam the disc tray. They sent me a new one which I traded for in September of 2017 for a Halo 3 limited edition system. A year and a half later I had to replace that system because the dvd rom drive had burnt out.

I purchased a 60gb system and a year later traded that system in for a new arcade system and a 120gb hard drive. Less than a year later I had to send that system in because it suffered from the same casing defect as my first one. By which time the "new cooler, quieter" system had been released summer of 2017. In fall of 2017 Microsoft announced the release of the new Halo Reach limited edition system, in which I prepaid for from a local retailer.

I want Microsoft to fix these problems on their machine, and if they won't I am calling for an Official BOYCOTT of Microsoft's lemon game system.

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pobarjenkins
Minneapolis, US
Feb 03, 2011 5:04 am EST
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Why do you keep purchasing these systems? The "red ring of death" is a common problem that 90% of Xbox customers know about. Anyways, here is a cliche to teach you something:

Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me eight times in six years, shame on me indefinitely.

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PAWAN GURWALIA
IN
Feb 03, 2011 11:38 am EST

I recived an sms informing me that i have won 850, 000.00 pounds in micrsoft mobile draw of the year. please give me more information in my mobile number: [protected] thank you

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chocolateluva
none, US
Feb 04, 2011 4:52 pm EST

its a scam. you see, they want to make you THINK that you won something, when, really, you didnt.

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snehalata7
IN
Feb 10, 2011 3:15 pm EST
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i have received SMS informing that i ve won prize money, please do give more information on the same on mobile number : [protected]

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SOUROJYOTI
IN
Feb 28, 2011 8:45 am EST

my name is "SUCHITRA CHATTARAJ " LIVE IN KHOSHBAGAN BURDWAN BESIDE DIPLOMATH NURSING HOME.
I HAVE RECIEVED A SMS THAT I HAV WON 850, 000 POUNDS IN MICROSOFT INTERNET MOBILE draw of the year, contact sir...
if i have won the prize dn pls call me on this number-_-[protected]
thank you.
yours faithfully,
SUCHITRA CHATTARAJ.

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J ATHIRSTA RAJA
IN
Feb 28, 2011 9:45 am EST

Sir, I received a sms on 28 Feb 2017 at 10.56 A.M the sms shows I was selected as a winner in the microsoft internet mobile draw of the year and I won 8, 50, 000.00 pounds in microsoft internet mobile draw of the year. Sir if i have won the prize please contact me on this mobile number [protected] thank you sir
your's faithfully
J. Athirsta Raja

a Copy of sms is fwd for your verfication & necessary action please.
You won 850, 000.00 Pounds in Microsoft internet Mobile draw of the year, C ontact Sir. Apollo Rodney in England email: mcr.apollo@live.co.uk for claim

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anjali balid
IN
Feb 28, 2011 10:04 am EST
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hi my name anjali balid I got sms from microsoft internet mobile draw that you have won $850000 pound i want to claim prize plz inform me wehter i have got 850000pound my email id is abhi.suhan2011@2011gmail.com
my mobile no [protected]

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GIRADHARI PRASAD
IN
Mar 01, 2011 1:33 am EST
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I recieved an sms informing me that i have won 850, 000.00 Pounds in microsoft mobile draw on the date 22 Feb 2017 know how much true is this.Here is the copy of sms.
you won 850, 000.00 Pounds . in microsoft internet mobile draw of the year, contact sir. apollo rodney in england email:mcr.apollo@live.co.uk for claim.
my email:- giradhariprasad@yahoo.com
my mob. n.:-[protected]

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GIRADHARI PRASAD
IN
Mar 03, 2011 5:53 am EST
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To
MICROSOFT®
Engr. Sir. Apollo Rodney,
(Director of Promotion).
(UK. Regional Office)
Microsoft Building, 40
Rycroft, Way, Stopsley
London W85sp.
Reply to: mic.apollo@hawamail.com
Tel: +[protected].

Respected sir,

I have received a SMS containing i have won 8, 50, 000.00pounds (Eight lakhs and fifty thousnads pounds only) in microsoft mobile draw of the year and i sent the details to your and i have received a Email for claim of microsoft prize money through nominated bank. I am already send the verification form but once again sent the verification form to process the amount to my bank account. I am the one of the member of the TEN star prize winner in this year MICROSOFT FORTUNE PROGRAM (IAP) IN LONDON, England.

Verification form:
.Full Names: Giradhari Prasad, S/o Mr. Ramashankar.
.Residential Address: Giradhari Prasad S/o Mr. Ramashankar .C.H.C. Pathalgaon Block-Pathalgaon Distt-Jashpur State- (Chhattisgarh)Tel: /Mobile: +91 [protected]
.Nationality:/ Country:Indian (Hindu) INDIA Occupation : Govt. Employee
.Age: 23 years Sex Male
. Svaings Bank Account No : State Bank of Inid [protected]
Email Id giradhariprasad@yahoo.com

Thanking you sir

Yours faithfully,

Giradhari Prasad

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Sachin Ghalot
IN
Mar 05, 2011 8:54 am EST
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From microsoft award promo
To
Date sat, mar 5, 2017 at 9:24 am
Signed-by sbcglobal.net

Microsoft award team
Baley house, har road
Sutton, greater london
Sm1 4te united a kingdom.
Batch: 12/25/0340

The microsoft company official prize notification

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the (15 th february, 2017) by microsoft award promtion, your email was among th 20 lucky winners who won £ 500, 000.00each on the the microsoft company promotion

However the results were released on the 20th february 2017 and your email was attached to ticket number (7pwyz2006) and ballot number (bt:[protected]/20 the online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29, 031 e-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. however, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (topaz) from a database of over 250, 000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. this lottery is approved by the british gaming board and also licensed by the the international association of gaming regulators (iagr). this lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

In other to claim your£500, 000.00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank. however, you will have to fill the form below and send it to the promotion manager of the microsoft company for verification and then
Your winning cheque of £ 5 00, 000.00 has already been written in your favour.

Name:...
Sex:...
Address:...
Email:...
Phone:...
Occupation:...
Company:...
Country:...

Amount won...

Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to our promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank.

(contact promotion manager)
Name: mr. garvin walter
E mail : garvinsmith111@hotmail.com

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (this is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).
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Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,

Agent mrs rose wood
Management

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FDL_HOU
Houston, US
Mar 06, 2011 6:49 pm EST
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Mrs angela and mrs jessica are the same liars. Hope you ###ing Nigerian ###s rot in hell

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FDL_HOU
Houston, US
Mar 06, 2011 7:03 pm EST
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Can't even speak the King's English. You are pathetic Nigerian ###s.

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Katarina Lammers
Cowes, AU
Apr 20, 2011 8:06 am EDT
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I received an email informing me that I have won a Platinum Vacation card worth 525 thousand pound.
show details 8:29 PM (20 hours ago)
We are pleased to inform you of the results of the just concluded Microsoft®
Promotions which drew your email address as one of the lucky winners of this
quarter's Platinum Vacation Trip Card.

Being one of the lucky winners of the Microsoft® Bonanza, you are therefore a
recipient of the Platinum Vacation Trip Card which affords you the opportunity
to tour round five major cities in Europe, America and Asia as a special
vacation plan, arranged by Microsoft® Inc., your accommodation and feeding
costs are all inclusive in your winning Platinum Vacation Trip Card.

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Microsoft® Inc. Round the world vacation trip, or its equivalent Cash
amount of
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and other database like aol.com, yahoo etc, and electronically extrapolated,
and after a random computerized ballot selection by our secure
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Raymond Black
Microsoft Corporation UK,
Thames Camp Valley Park,
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Email: dianewhitmore_raymondblack@live.com

When you contact him/her, please provide him/her with your secret pin code
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Please endeavor to quote your Secret Pin Code & Reference number in all
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officer. On behalf of members and staff of Microsoft® Round Trip Promo.

Please accept our hearty congratulations.

Best Regards,

Ronda Shultz

Microsoft® Inc.

Promo © 2017 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved

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timewilson
oxford, GB
May 19, 2011 12:48 am EDT
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shoddy useless software. I have 3 items- office 10, microsoft 7 pro and microsoft 7 nhome ed. all of them jhave failed, all crash unexpectedly and none is reliable. When demanded, Microsoft have sent me 2 copies of windows XP nbut despite requests have not given me insrructions about whether and how I get rid of the windows 7.typuical.
they refuse to acknowledge that there are problems and that others may ahve experienced these too.
I would welcome a wider set of comments.
I ahve received no refund nor even a writrten aploogy.
Meanwhile I have bought a Mac.

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timewilson
oxford, GB
May 19, 2011 7:54 am EDT
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my system requirements are in order.
The problems lie in the nanny-ing approach of the new software
but also in the attitude of the company. It is outrageous that XP has been withdrawn when it is clearly one of the few operating systems that works well

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