Update: Due to the large number of people arriving here through search engines, by searching phrases related to this e-mail scam - I’d like to confirm this. This IS a scam. Do not be fooled. Now on with the idiocy and let’s see what these 419ers pulled out the hat this time…

I get my fair share of spam, and even some claiming to be from companies like Microsoft. But the stupidity of this one half-choked me to death!

MicrosoftMSN

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park,
Harlesden London NW10
United Kingdom

Ref: BTD/968/07
Batch: 409978E

Dear Winner,

WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a Sweepstakes marking this year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over L10,000.000.00 (Ten million Great Britain Pounds) for this year Anniversary Draws. 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 randomly from
World Wide Web site through a computer draw system extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies, attaching email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail better test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/07 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you L1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the sum of L1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 7th of April 2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

Please be informed by this winning notification, to file your claims, you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize. To file for your claim Please Contact your fiduciary agent

Mr Phill Williams
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: pi_williams@hotmail.com

You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications:

Your Full Names
Country
Ticket Numbers
Batch Number
Serial
Number
Lucky Numbers

As indicated in this winning Notification and Phone numbers. Thank you for being part of this promotional award program.

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and
his associates, we wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune. Thank you for being part of our commemorative this year Anniversary Draws.

Sincerely,
Dr. Bryan McDonald
Microsoft Promotion Team

THE PRESTIGIOUS MICROSOFT AND AOL!?!?!? I’ll leave it at that.