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Old 07-04-2006, 09:46 AM   #1
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A new one I received this morning from this address: MICROSOFT WORD CORPORATION,SPAIN [micro_soft3@virgilio.it]

FROM THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT WORD CORPORATION, SPAIN
Calle San Maria 12,
Madrid 28840
Spain.
ENTRY NO: MSW-L/200-26937
APPROVAL NO: 2005MJL-01

ELECTRONIC
MAIL AWARD INFORMATION

ATTENTION:Prize Winner
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of the winners of the MICROSOFT WORD E-MAIL MEGAJACKPOT PROGRAMS held on 18th of March 2006. Your Company or your personal e-mail address attached to Primo number 20-01-2005-02MSW, with Catch number S/N-00168 drew the Quick numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first category.

You have therefore been approved for a Bonded pay out of FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND EUROS(EURO455,000.00)in cash credited to file NO: MSW-L/200-26937 This is from total prize money of Ten Million Euros
shared among international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, which is conducted once in every four years for our prominent MS WORD users all over the world, and for thecontinued use of E-mail. We are sorry to let you know that our site is still under construction, as we are updating our site and our windows 2005.

Yur fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate Bank here in Spain, and insured with your File NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and your E-mail address, Please note that, you are to contact us via email as we are promoting the use of E-mail, You have the right to call the bank, as we will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim your Prize.
You are to keep your File number and Approval number from the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your personal account.We hope with your prize, you will be happy to promote the use of E-mail and the use of MS WORD.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact your claims agent, Frontline Agency by email for processing and remittance of your
prize money to you.Below is their Contact:
Contact Person:James Paco
EMAIL: frontlinesecom@netscape.net
He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 15th of April, 2006. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically
disqualified.

Faithfully,
Mrs. Teresa Lopez.
For MS WORD CORPORATION,
Spain.



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Old 07-04-2006, 10:51 AM   #2
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Nigerian scam goes Spanish!
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Old 07-04-2006, 11:38 AM   #3
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WOW I have won.. Im filling that out now...HAHA what idiot would fall for that!
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Old 07-04-2006, 01:04 PM   #4
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What is this new thing they are premoting, I think they call it Email...

Couldn't Teresa's sister Jennifer delivered it?
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Old 08-04-2006, 09:05 PM   #5
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You obviously know where the delete button is. I get these things all the time. I have won the lotto, you have enherited millions, your ebay account has been used could you...delete delete.... :
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Old 08-04-2006, 09:13 PM   #6
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Who else gets sick of the stupid Degree's in XX, sales of medicines etc, software packages, always from different email addresses?

I block every time I get one but few days later more arrive from a different sender address
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Old 08-04-2006, 09:27 PM   #7
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I keep getting e-mails for Viagra.....
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Old 08-04-2006, 09:32 PM   #8
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I keep getting e-mails for Viagra.....
I wasnt going to mention that one in case some smartie came back with a reply "well dont suscribe to it then" lol :thebirds:
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Old 08-04-2006, 10:06 PM   #9
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Microsoft Word Corporation? Lol.

Mr. Sparkle got it right, it sounds like a Nigerian spam mail gone wrong.

/me sets his SPAM filter up a level - Return Nuclear bomb to sender.
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Old 08-04-2006, 10:09 PM   #10
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Try this...
http://www.spambully.com/
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