'GoogleOffice': A Microsoft Office Killer?
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To hear Sun, Google and the Anything But Microsoft campers tell it, Microsoft Office will be officially toast any day now. I say they're wrong. But not because Microsoft Office — even with 90+ percent of the desktop office suite market share to its credit — is unbeatable.
Even though Sun and Google did not, as many predicted, announce this week a "GoogleOffice," pundits say it's only a matter of time before the pair could hatch such an animal. Whenever — and if ever — Sun and Google deliver a light-weight, fast, cheap Web-based Office alternative, Microsoft Office will not be its primary competitor, however. Instead, the growing collection of MSN Services, especially the pending "Kahuna" Hotmail upgrade and Microsoft's as-yet-unannounced hosted SMB collaboration bundle, will be what the Redmondians pit against the new "StarOffice in the sky" offering. Microsoft Office is a "smart" (a k a, fat, bloated — choose your beefy synonym of choice) client. It's not meant to run over the Web. Ask folks who've tried using a hosted version of Office. It's a slow and painful experience. Outlook Web Access and Kahuna (the Hotmail/Outlook Web Access successor, also known as MSN Mail) are Ajax applications. They were designed from the get-go as Web apps.
Kahuna is currently in a small private beta test. The Kahuna team, which has been blogging and Channel 9ing its way into visibility, has said to expect Kahuna to look nothing like Hotmail. The app will look and feel a bit like Outlook, but will be faster, simpler and safer than its predecessor, team members have said. No word yet on when it will go live or how it will be distributed or packaged. But it will be a "brand new service," the team members promise.
It's not clear to me that Microsoft's combined platform and services unit is ready to go on the offensive, however. Kahuna is Microsoft's answer to Gmail and other Web mail programs. The forthcoming MSN SMB collaboration suite is a hedge against eBay/Skype. Is there a hot technology arena where Microsoft has fielded a new product first over the past few months and others are scrambling to catch up? I am coming up blank. Help me out here, readers. Point me to a place where Microsoft has Google and other competitors on the run. And, while you're at it, how about firing over some suggestions for services you think Microsoft's combined platforms/services division should field in the next year or two to combat the perception that the old Microsoft dog can't learn any new tricks. Talk back below or write me at mswatch@ziffdavis.com and |
Comments (101)
Palm appeared ubiquitous and unbeatable in the PDA market during the 90s, but Microsoft has had Palm on the run in handhelds for a few years now, until they partnered recently.
Posted by mmille10 | October 7, 2005 5:49 AM
High profile officials of both Sun and Google are on the record as saying they don't see a web office suite as being practical. Google has said it will make contributions to OpenOffice, but they haven't said what. As I've read other bloggers, the best suggestion I've seen is that a company like Google isn't going to "try to compete with the past" (ie. MS Office suite), but rather forge new ground where MS Office can't follow, or will be inefficient, particularly in collaboration. That's the most plausible suggestion I've seen.
Posted by mmille10 | October 10, 2005 2:40 AM
Thi si comming up in my PC email. Is it genuine?
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10 United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/969/07
Batch: 409678E
Dear Lucky Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully
organised
a Sweepstakes marking beginning of the year 2007 anniversary we rolled
out
over ₤75,000.000.00 (Seventy Five Million British Pounds Sterling)
beginning of the 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 through a computer ballot draw system attaching
personalised regular 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 currently
running an e-mail beta test.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number
008795724498 with serial numbers BTD/9080248302/07 and drew the lucky
numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you ₤250,000.00
(Two Hunderd and FiFty Thousand British Pounds Sterling) as one of
the
20 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the whole
winning
sum of ₤250,000.00 (Two Hunderd and FiFty Thousand British Pounds
Sterling). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in
Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 1th of January 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 you. To
file for your claim Please Contact your Claim Agent:
Mr. David Smith
Claim Agent
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: msword_davidsmith_agent@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44(0)701112 8679
phone: +44 70457 01146
Fax: +447024084189
Fax: +447024084189
You are advised to contact your Claim Agent with the following details
to
avoid unnecessary delays and complications:
1. Full Name:
2. Residential Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of Residence:
9. Mobile and office Telephone Number:
10. Fax Number:
11. Email Address:
12. Ticket Number:
13. Lucky Number:
Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your
fund
Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of
payment.Just Indicate X
1) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE:
..............................................! .[.....]
2}TRAVELLING TO OUR OFFICE FOR CASH COLLECTION (Send flight itinerary
to confirm your arrival/appointment Date}:.........................
=================================================================================================
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 new year Anniversary Draws.
CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the MICROSOFT MEGA
JACKPOT
LOTTO
Sincerely,
Secretary
Mrs. Maurrine Diane H.
NOTE: You are to contact your claims officer immediately by email. Or
call the
promotion director MR. TINZO PAOLO on PHONE #:+44
7024070170,+44 7031844897 to confirm your winnings.
You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Dr. TINZO PAOLO
Microsoft Promotion Team
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Posted by C. Grehan | February 2, 2007 10:27 AM
Hi
I have received this email recently, pls confirm if it is authentic or it someone using this website information to send this mail
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10,
United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/968/06
Batch: 409978E
Dear Lucky winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully
organised a Sweepstakes marking the beginning of year anniversary we
rolled out over 100,000.000.00 (One Hundred Million Great Britain
Pounds) for our beginning of the 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 through a computer draw system attaching
personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.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 beta test.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket
number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the
lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you
1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the jackpot
winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of
1,000,000.00 (One
Million Nine Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws
registered as Draw number one
was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on April 10th, 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. ken Gate
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: fiduciarymicrosoftclaimsagent01@yahoo.co.uk
Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates.We
wish you the best of luck.Thank you for being part of our promotional
award program and commemorative Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
Dr.Olivia Holland
Head Customercare Service
Microsoft Promotion Team
NB:Any claim not made before seven (14) working days from date
of notification indicate that the winner has voluntarily forfeited
his/her winnings
Posted by sumeet | April 14, 2007 8:54 AM
Hi
I have received this email on 14 april 2007 of winning amount Five Million Great Britain Pounds from Dr Steve Jordan .also, pls confirm it. is true or someone misusing this website information. please send me this mail.
Steav
Posted by Brijesh Gupta | April 25, 2007 11:07 AM
Dear Sir
I have recieved such mail of winning amount Five Million Great Britain Pounds on 14 april 2007 from Dr Steve Jordan. Please varify this mail ,is it true or someone misusing this website information .
I am waiting for your response.
Thanking You
Brijesh Gupta
brijesh_gupta2006@rediffmail.com
India
Posted by Brijesh Gupta | April 25, 2007 11:15 AM
I hv received the identical drivel..............some clown is trying to clone our identities...........bin job
Posted by Dave | April 26, 2007 8:40 AM
Once thet hv all the required and then ask for our bank details to " Deposit " our mega winnings , bingo............they are away........we will all hv doubles.......this is as about as interesting as getting an E mail from Nigeria
Posted by Dave | April 26, 2007 8:45 AM
Once they hv all the required information and then ask for our bank details to " Deposit " our mega winnings , bingo............they are away........we will all hv doubles.......this is as about as interesting as getting an E mail from Nigeria
Posted by Dave | April 26, 2007 8:45 AM
Dear sir,
I received this mail from Dr. Steve Jordan,Microsoft Promotion Team .Please Give a message to my email id whether it is authenticated or not. Or some one is using this kind of email of microsoft.Please confir this and resend it soon will be apreciated
please see the below mail...
from Microsoft Award Team Promotion hide details Apr 27 (1 day ago)
date Apr 27, 2007 1:56 AM
subject CONGRATULATION!!! MICROSOFT WINNER
mailed-by hotmail.com
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/9**/0*
Batch: 40****8E
Dear Winner,
The prestigious Microsoft and aol has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking 2007 anniversary we rolled out over £5,000.000.00 (Five million Great Britain Pounds) for our 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 through a computer draw system attaching personalised 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 beta test.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008*******8 with serial numbers BTD/9*******02/06 and drew the lucky, numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great B ritain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds).
The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 25th 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.Fredrick Holifield
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: fre.holifield@hotmail.com
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications: Your Name (in Full), 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 year Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
Dr. Steve Jordan
Microsoft Promotion Team
===========================================================================
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
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Posted by Harish | April 28, 2007 12:45 PM
I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A SCAM OR NOT BECAUSE I HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME AS EVERYONE .
Posted by VANASSA | April 28, 2007 12:47 PM
Dear Sir
I have recieved such mail of winning amount One Hundred Million Great Britain Pounds on 27 april 2007 from Dr.Ann Hawkes. Please varify this mail ,is it true or someone misusing this website.
Please reply me immediately.
Posted by P .Rajesh Kumar | May 4, 2007 2:10 AM
I received a letter from Santaclaus today. He said I was a big winner in the North and South Pole Grand Ueber Giveaway, so I can't wait to send him my Bank details and I think I will definitely give him my social security number as well! -----------
But seriously folks, I got the same Microsoft givaway email as you did , although mine is a bit shorter in only asking for a few personal details, The rest of the Phfishing expedition would happen if I replied to them. I have left a copy (cut and Pasted)on Microsoft website in a PR relations email. I am thouroughly amazed that Microsoft has not pursued this much more aggressively to stop these assholes. By the way, the address lists a "Helen's Hotel at 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10 whatever that implies.
Posted by V ICTOR | May 11, 2007 11:07 PM
I received a letter from Santaclaus today. He said I was a big winner in the North and South Pole Grand Ueber Giveaway, so I can't wait to send him my Bank details and I think I will definitely give him my social security number as well! -----------
But seriously folks, I got the same Microsoft givaway email as you did , although mine is a bit shorter in only asking for a few personal details, The rest of the Phfishing expedition would happen if I replied to them. I have left a copy (cut and Pasted)on Microsoft website in a PR relations email. I am thouroughly amazed that Microsoft has not pursued this much more aggressively to stop these assholes. By the way, the address lists a "Helen's Hotel" at 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10 whatever that implies.
Posted by V ICTOR | May 11, 2007 11:10 PM
I received a letter from Santaclaus today. He said I was a big winner in the North and South Pole Grand Ueber Giveaway, so I can't wait to send him my Bank details and I think I will definitely give him my social security number as well! -----------
But seriously folks, I got the same Microsoft givaway email as you did , although mine is a bit shorter in only asking for a few personal details, The rest of the Phfishing expedition would happen if I replied to them. I have left a copy (cut and Pasted)on Microsoft website in a PR relations email. I am thouroughly amazed that Microsoft has not pursued this much more aggressively to stop these a$$holes . Going by some of the email's dates this seems to be continuous over several years . By the way, the address lists a "Helen's Hotel" at 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10 whatever that implies.
Posted by Victor R | May 11, 2007 11:18 PM
I received a letter from Santaclaus today. He said I was a big winner in the North and South Pole Grand Ueber Giveaway, so I can't wait to send him my Bank details and I think I will definitely give him my social security number as well! -----------
But seriously folks, I got the same Microsoft givaway email as you did , although mine is a bit shorter in only asking for a few personal details, The rest of the Phfishing expedition would happen if I replied to them. I have left a copy (cut and Pasted)on Microsoft website in a PR relations email. I am thouroughly amazed that Microsoft has not pursued this much more aggressively to stop these a$$holes . Going by some of the email's dates this seems to be continuous over several years . By the way, the address lists a "Helen's Hotel" at 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10 whatever that implies.
Posted by Victor | May 11, 2007 11:22 PM
I received a letter from Santaclaus today. He said I was a big winner in the North and South Pole Grand Ueber Giveaway, so I can't wait to send him my Bank details and I think I will definitely give him my social security number as well! -----------
But seriously folks, I got the same Microsoft givaway email as you did , although mine is a bit shorter in only asking for a few personal details, The rest of the Phfishing expedition would happen if I replied to them. I have left a copy (cut and Pasted)on Microsoft website in a PR relations email. I am thouroughly amazed that Microsoft has not pursued this much more aggressively to stop these a$$holes . Going by some of the email's dates this seems to be continuous over several years . By the way, the address lists a "Helen's Hotel" at 20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10 whatever that implies.
Posted by Victor | May 11, 2007 11:25 PM
I received a mail that i have won 5,00,000 great Britain Pound.I have seen many comment on this web page regarding this.So pls clearfy me wheteher this is true or just a scam.If this is a scam then how they are defaming the microsoft and aol.
Pls revert soon
Posted by Mukul Agrawal | May 16, 2007 3:12 AM
What lucky people we are......but dont go rushing out to the shops just yet.
Seriously, as soon as I saw the address being in Harlesden, I was suspicious. It's a grime part of north-west london and microsoft would never dream of owing such address.
Just called the number and received an agressive african man. I just called him to sincerely thank him very much for the opportunity of winning this cash. "Just send in the 'kin email with the details!" As was his response. I think I'd rather be poor and happy!
Posted by Dean | May 23, 2007 5:49 AM
Dear sir,
I received following mail is it anthantic? plse reply early.
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E
Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
The prestigious Microsoft and Aol has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over £5,000.000.00 (Five million Great Britain Pounds) for our 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 through a computer draw system attaching personalised 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 beta test.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great B ritain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred
Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 1st of June 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.Gabriel Michael
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: micrsoftawad@hotmail.com
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications: Your Name (in Full), 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 new year Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
Dr. steve Jordan
Microsoft Promotion Team
Posted by Sandeep Kumar Mishra | June 10, 2007 11:54 AM
I received a similar mail...! Reading all the comments above - Obviously it can't be true... :) but still, my question is "Can't we put a stop or take an action against such people?"
This is just ridiculous.
Regards,
Bindu
Posted by Bindu | June 11, 2007 10:48 AM
Dear Sir,
I have received a notification letter that I have won from microsoft payment office 2007 @yahoo.co.uk. I really want to know if it is true or just only a scam coz it is not the first time that I have receieved a notification letter from UK. Lottery.
Posted by Rizaliana Santos | June 17, 2007 7:47 AM
Help me. I am in great confusion because the amount specified is good enough to enjoy the life without doing anything.
Microsoft Promotion
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW 10, UK
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E
Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organised a Sweepstakes marking this year anniversary, 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.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/90 80648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. This draws was conducted in London, UK on the 25th June 2007.
Contact your designated agent who shall guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize.
Mr. Fletcher Class
Email: fcla,s@hotmail.co.uk
Microsoft Promotion
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details:
Your Full Names
Country
Ticket Numbers
Batch Number
Serial Number
Lucky Numbers
Thank you for being part of our commemorative this Year Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
Mr. Stan Willis
Microsoft Promotion
Posted by amit kumar | June 28, 2007 1:26 PM
I receive a mail for The National Lottery ,Uk
for the Winning Notification , In this this mail I winning a One Million Five hundred and Thirty two thousand, seven hundred and twenty pounds
I given the details
Ref XYL/26510460037/05
BATCH 24/00319/IPD
TICKET NUMBER 564756600545188
SR. NO. 5368/02
LUCKY NUMBER 03 08 20 22 34 40 38
PLZ LET ME KNOW ITS IS GUINUINE
RAGARDS
VIJAY
Posted by vijay kr | June 29, 2007 11:34 AM
ive recived my first notification and had my reply sent my details and now have recived this about to book my flight is this true or a scam
if its a scam they best WATCH OUT AS IM A MILITARY DEPENDANT AND DONT THINK THE ARMY WILL BE AMUSED AT THERE FRAUD
City & Financial Company Ltd.
8 Westminster Court,Hipley Street Old Woking
GU22 9LG,United Kingdom.
Tel:+44 (0) 703 193 0187
:+44 (0)703 192 2897
Fax:+44 (0)870 471 5847
Dear Mrs. Victoria Anne Brew,
You are in contact with Mr Stanford Walter the Financial Director of City & Financial Limited in charge of your won prize, I want to first of all welcome you officially and to congratulate you on behalf of the staffs and management City & Financial Limited as one of the lucky winners in the GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS ANIVERSARY Promo. We have received your payment verification form and your data have been verified with informations we have on our database which was sent from the GoogleUK head office . Please be informed that your winning prize is ready and the description of your package have been stated below:
DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL TO BE DELIVER.
WINNING CHEQUE[CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OF GBP£500,000.00(five hundred and fifty thousand pound sterling)]/VALUABLE DOCUMENTS.......SECURELY SEALED.
WINNING CERTIFICATE .(A copy of your Winning Certificate is attach to this mail)
THREE OTHER CLAIM DOCUMENTS AND COMPANY'S SEASONAL BONUS.......
COMPANY'S SEASONAL BONUS: CITY & FINANCIAL T-SHIRT, WITH A SONY VIA0 LAPTOP (COURTESY OF CITY & FINANCIAL MASS BONAZA COMMITTEE)
You can now begin the final step of claiming your prize, which is presentation of winnings prize ( Cheque,company bonus and other valuable documents) in hand to you. With regards to this, You are to visit our Office Address in person for official recognition,interveiw and presentation of your prize.On you way coming down to UK .you have to come with
(a) A printed copy of your GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS WINNING NOTIFICATION
(b) An International Passport or Drivers license
(c)Birth Certificate or Affidavit of age Declaration
(d) A Printed copy of your Verification form (you may be asked to fill it as done before)
(e)Tax Clearance certificate from your local tax office.
In receipt of these requirements, after your arrival to UK your prize will be made available to you in 24hours by the Board after the official recognition and interview .You have just 10days to visit our office for your claim otherwise your claim will be forfeited and return to the GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS head office.
You are to provide us with the following:
1. Date of visiting our office here in UK .
2. Date/time of flight from your country to UK
3. Name of airway you are flying in to UK
4. Day of arrival.
With these information’s we would be able to deploy some of our officials to welcome you at the airport and to lead you down to our head office.
NB: Inability to meet up with the stipulated dates given due to non availability of some requirements, non-availability of travel documents may result in loss of cash grant/donation as the fund would be re-issued in our upcoming draws.
DELIVERY REQUIREMENT/PROCEDURES
If on this condition you can not travel down to UK for your prize claim and you want us to make delivery of the said prize through our diplomatic Dispatch team to your designated address.You will have to take responsibilities of the below flight bill,administrative fee and custom duties fee to enable us deliver your prize to you in your Country.You are require to make payment for this option.Here is a breakdown of the charges to be met;
.1)OFFICIAL TEAM DELIVERY (2 days delivery)
AIRWAY BILL …………………………........................£275.00 Pounds
Administrative .................................................£110.00
Custom Duties………………………........................…..£130.00 Pounds
Insurance ……………….........…….........................…ALREADY INSURED.
TOTAL… ..........................................................£515.00 Pounds
The insurance cover have been undertaken by GoogleUK incase of loss, damage or theft of your highly sensitive document. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities.
NOTE :For us to make the delivery of your prize to you through our dispatch team the total delivery charges must be paid by you and not the Company.Note that we do not operate on COD(Cash On Delivery).Have it in mind that the listed charges cannot be deducted from your won prize ; this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly.This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.
You must pay the delivery charges before we dispatch your prize.The above are the complete mandatory delivery charges that you required to select one from then make the payment to enable us deliver your parcel to you:
You are to make the payment through Western Union Money Transfer so as to speed up the process of delivery.
WE SHALL GIVE YOU THE PAYMENT INFORMATIONS TO HELP YOU IN MAKING YOUR PAYMENT AS SOON AS WE KNOW THE DELIVERY OPTIONS YOU PREFER.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ONCE AGAIN
Regards
MR STANFORD WALTERS
Financial Director. Email: prizeclaims_cityandfinancial@yahoo.co.uk
: stanford_walters@excite.com
Posted by vikkib9 | July 1, 2007 5:35 PM
Hi I too have recieved email claiming from Microsoft/Aol .It is pated below.
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10
United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978E
Dear Winner,
WINNING NOTIFICATION
The prestigious Microsoft and Aol has set out and sucessfully organised a Sweepstakes marking the year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over �5,000.000.00 (Five million Great Britain Pounds) for our 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 through a computer draw system attaching personalised 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 beta test.
Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you �500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great B ritain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of �500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds). The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on July 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.Gabriel Michael
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Email: micrsoftawad@hotmail.com
You are advised to contact your fiduciary agent with the following details to avoid unnecessary delays and complications:
MICROSOFT AWARD VERIFICATION FORM:
Name
Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.):
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Nickname:
Maiden name:
Suffix (Sr., Jr., II, III, etc.):
Personal
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
Gender: Male Female
Marital status:
Spouse/significant other:
Lotto Batch Number
Lotto Reference Numbers
Preferences
Preferred address for correspondence: Home Work/business
Home address and phone
Address:
City:
State/province:
Zip/postal code:
Country:
Phone:
Fax:
Mobile/cellular:
Internet at home
E-mail:
Home page:
Employment and business
Job title:
Occupation:
Company name:
Work address:
City:
State/province:
Zip/postal code:
Country:
Phone:
Fax:
Mobile/cellular:
Transfer Options
Swift Transfer(Online Transfer)
Courier delivery of cheque
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 new year Anniversary Draws.
Sincerely,
Dr. steve Jordan
Microsoft Promotion Team
Posted by Ramesh | July 7, 2007 8:09 AM
Good God you guys! If it's not apparent to you by now that this is a scam you're not seeing all of the clues. I too received the e-mail for GoogleUK give-aways. Several giveaways (no pun intended)are obvious. 1: The author's english is like reading a tech manual for electronics written by an employee in Taiwan in the 1980s. 2: Similar promotions with different companies all celebrating their anniversary with the same promotion? Come on! 3: No company would require payment to receive the award. 4: If you were representing a corporation your e-mail address would be name@company.com (or something similar), and certainly not an e-mail address of your competitors. If you were foolish enough to give these guys your personal information then I suggest you go to the website of one of the big three credit agencies and have a block put on your credit. This is a very transparent fishing expedition, and if they con you out of your hard earned cash, that's a bonus.
Posted by JD | July 9, 2007 1:47 AM
Yes, just like everyone above me i also received the same email but with a different amount of money is that email even true at all or just some spaming? please email the reply to me....thanks!
Posted by tanya | July 10, 2007 11:10 AM
I just received bout the same email..Just wonder is it realy true???
Posted by azni rafieze | July 11, 2007 5:20 AM
I have received e-mail notification of a win of 500,000,00 pounds in the google give-away
In order to claim my prize I am to contact the following:
Bar.Farrow Smith
Google Give-Aways claim processing agent
London, United Kingdom
e-mail
farrowsmith@gmail.com
farrow_smith@yahoo.co.uk
CCS Tel 44 703 196 7682
44 703 195 8488
44 702 406 1960.
Can you tell me if this is real or a scam.
Thank you
Alexis Drewicki
Posted by Alexis Drewicki | July 13, 2007 10:38 AM
These people try to milk money from people. They spend nothing on this and send to many- may be million.Out of this even if 10% responds atleast 1% will end up paying $500. they will vanish.
we must learn to identify the pattern of these operators and the country police from which these crimes originate should take action.
Posted by Vijay | July 15, 2007 6:05 AM
[b] ITS A HOAX [/B]...
just see Microsoft's spelling and you'll understand... and one more thing, if you haven't already noticed... the response email-id is:[b]"micrsoftawad@hotmail.com"[/b]....
Ps: This can actually become an ad for education.....If you can't spell, you can't even become a scamster..... LOL...
Posted by Piyush | July 16, 2007 2:57 PM
Malti Sharma :
Dear Sir
I have recieved such mail of winning amount £1,000,000.00 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 10 jackpot winners in this draw on 27 july 2007 from Mr Gabriel Michael. Please verify this mail ,is it true or someone is misusing this website information .
I am waiting for your response.
Thanking You
Malti Sharma
malti_madhvis@yahoo.co.in
India
Posted by Malti Sharma | July 28, 2007 2:43 PM
Do not believe in such rubbish mails. These can be potentially dangerous.
Posted by Norty | July 30, 2007 2:22 AM
same as above
i have received a mail.
now i think these all are rubbis
kindly suggest what to do with these mails.
Posted by prasad | August 1, 2007 3:25 AM
My name is Navneet Mathur. I am a victim of identity theft. Do not ever respond to such mails.
Posted by Navneet Mathur | August 1, 2007 3:40 AM
Oh dear, i also received such email. Ofcourse for some moments i believed. I planned to help orphans, needy children also....But then my smart mind started to work. Hush, i am smart enough :-)
It didnt took much efforts or money to reply them. I have tried to make them realize that what they r doing is .... god wont forgive them. They can b identity thefts? Plz some kind hearted can guide me what should i do to control them? And yes, i suggest people plz dont get fooled. its an scam, spam, idiocy........whatever.
Posted by pallavi | August 3, 2007 3:37 PM
me too received the same emails.. why they are sending this type of mails and play with some one's feelings...
Pallavi... for you whenever you get such mails.. do one thing... paste the subject in google and you will get to know that it is nothing but a spam..cause many persons like you and me receive the same spams...
you can also check the spam at the link given below:
>
Posted by armaan | August 16, 2007 4:03 PM
I have received a similar email from The Google UK Give-Aways Team and on writing to Processing Agent given therein, I received the following message:
THE G oo gl eUK GIVE-AWAYS TEAM
North London Business Park (NLBP)
Oakleigh Road South , London N11 1NP
TEL:+44 703 196 7682,+44 703 195 8488
Fax:+44 700 597 8372 .
August 16th 2007.
Dear Googler,
Your email was received and duly acknowledged.
I am Farrow Smith, the Give-Aways Processing Agent assigned for the claim process of your funds. GoogleUK has successfully organized for the first time a Cash Give-Aways marking the end of the year 2007 supported by City & Financial (one of the leading financial company in UK). Over £10,000,000.00 (Ten Million British pounds) are to be given out for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected from a wide range of web searchers who use the Google search engine (Googlers).
G o o g l e is now the biggest search engine worldwide and in an effort to make sure that it remains the most widely used search engine, Google is running an e-mail beta test. Your email address(pkmathur_2001@yahoo.co.in) as indicated was linked with our Computer Generated Profile Numbers (CGPN) and
attached to the following details: Ticket number: 008695733664 / Serial numbers: / BTD/8070447706/06 / Lucky numbers: 12-12-23-35-40-41(12) / (CGPN)7-22-71-00-66-12 was picked among our lucky winners to receive £500, 000.00 British pounds..
I wish to congratulate you on your winning the Google Give-Aways. The 10 winners in the Give-Aways were selected randomly through a computer ballot system from worldwide users of the Google search engine and other Google ancillary services.The online processing and verification of your claims have been done online completely and your email have passed the Email screening and verification matching test conducted for all online winners in your Category today.On Behalf of the Screening Committee of GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS TEAM, you are therefore cleared as approved Official beneficiary of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds) only
.You are to come in person to the Disbursements Center of the GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS BOARD with the following requirements:
(a) A printed copy of your WINNING NOTIFICATION
(b) An International Passport or Drivers license
(c) A tax clearance from your local tax office
(d) An Affidavit of age Declaration
(e) A Printed copy of your Verification form (you may be asked to fill it as done before)
(f)police report attesting your patrotism and crime free citizen of your Country
In receipt of these requirements your winning cheque will be made available to you after 24hrs as the Cheque will be made in your name and presented to you as soon as you arrive our office.
NB: Inability to meet up with the stipulated dates given due to non availability of some requirements, non-availability of travel documents may result in loss of winnings as funds will be re-used for other upcoming draws.To prevent this from happening, you can contact : MR. STANFORD WALTERS, Of SWIFT EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE affiliated with the GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS Lottery Board for assistance in claiming your winnings without you coming down to the United Kingdom, SWIFT EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE will help you to facilitate your claims and Forward your winnings to you before the next lottery draw.
However, Your winnings have been forwarded to the COURIER DEPARTMENT for disbursement. Therefore you are to contact the courier officer within 24 hours from now with your complete datas.
You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transfering of your cash prize to you.Please copy out the claim verification form below ,fill and forward a copy to the below mentioned Courier Company along with any of your identity document to prove your Identity.
CLAIM'S VERIFICATION/PAYMENT FORM
1.FULL NAMES:________________________ __________
2.HOME ADDRESS:____________________ ______________
______________________________ ____
3.SEX/MARITAL STATUS_______________________
4.AGE:________________________
5OCCUPATION:_________________ _______
6TELEPHONE NUMBER:_______________________ __
7MOBILE :_____________________________ ________
8DATE OF WINNING NOTIFICATION:_________________ ____________
14.CITY / STATE:________________________ ________
15. COUNTRY/PRESENT LOCATION:__________________ _____________
9.Ticket number/Serial numbers:__________________ _____________
10.Luckynumbers/(CGPN):__________________ _____________
11.Email address:________________________________
With regards to this,please contact the courier department SWIFT EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE with the informations provided below:
****************************** ***************
Company Name:SWIFT EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE LTD
Contact Mr.Stanford Walters (Dispatch Officer)
For Enquiries Please Call :+44 (0) 703 193 0187
:+44 (0)703 192 2897
Fax :+44 (0)870 479 1652
Email: dispatchoffice@swiftexpressdeliveryservice.co.uk
****************************** ***************
YOU MUST CALL THE HELP DESK OF SWIFT EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE AFTER SENDING EMAIL TO ENABLE THEM GIVE YOU URGENT ATTENTION.
Also be inform that the services that will be rendered by the Courier Company will be handled by you the Winner and not the Lottery Board.Which state that you will have to adhere to all instructions from this company on how to finalise the final process.
Endeavour to get back to me with every information concerning your dealings with the courier company.
Regards
Mr. Farrow Smith
Copyright © 1995-2007 Of The Google UK Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms
Posted by PK Mathur | August 17, 2007 4:53 AM
Hi PK Mathur, Please do not send any info or contact these buggers. These people can be dangerous. I hope you have not sent any information. Please post any further questions in this blog and people will try to help you by good advise.
Posted by Norty | August 18, 2007 2:01 AM
Hi! I too recived similar email but no full page mail. brief and asked me to contact some one in UK.
I felt it is cheat and browsed to reach this place.
thanks
Posted by kumarasamy | August 22, 2007 5:23 AM
weather GoogleUK sweepstakes lottery is legal and authentic. I have recieved a winning price of 500,000 uk pounds. Can u send me the particulars of the lottery please
Posted by periyasamy | August 24, 2007 9:05 AM
i have recieved this email , is it a scam??? How do i find out??
Congratulations! Your Email Address Just Won You.
From : MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM (drjann@bellsouth.net)
Reply-to: winningemaildesk@yahoo.co.uk
To: 2007@bellsouth.net
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London
NW10 United Kingdom
YOUR WINNING DETAILS:
Ref: BTD/968/06
Batch: 409978E
WINNING NUMBER 14-21-25-39-40(20)
consequently won $3,400,000.00 in the 2nd category. Contact the underlisted for claims procedure
Contact;
Mr. Roy Henshaw
Email: winningemaildesk@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +447024062829 / +447045708001
Posted by caro | August 28, 2007 8:37 PM
I have receiving mails from london.they have said to me I have win one million british pound....from british national lottery and my cheques are in a courier firm for dispeching me ......and they charge the cost of delievery before dispatching me my parcel or chepues..so please help me if it is correct so what should i do..courier company name is eCourier® COURIER SERVICE@
Eward Clark
( Dispatch Officer )
Customer Line:+44-704-574-3316
Tel:+44-704-571-0238
E-COURIER DELIVERY OFFICE LTD. And they have send this person's name with account no. for the delievery charges
Account Name:Rajesh Kotian
Account No.30140100000659
Direct Phone Number:+44-704-571-0238
EMAIL:e.courierdelivery_services@yahoo.co.uk
The National Lottery
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,
United Kingdom
Bank Name:Bank of Baroda
Posted by Arvind singh Lodhi | August 30, 2007 1:23 AM
Respected Sir,
I Have received the following mail.Is it
true.How can i find out? The mailis as follows.
Thanking You,
This E mail is to inform you that you emerged a winner of £500, 000. 00 in our
online Google Give-aways draws inline with our end of year Anniversary.
For further details and how to claims your give-aways cash prize, you are to
contact our processing agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to
facilitate the release of your Give-Away
Prize.
Mr.Farrow Smith,
Google Give-Aways claim processing agent,
London, United Kingdom
Email:farrowsmith@gmail.com
Tel: +44 703 195 8488
You are to contact your Give-Aways Processing Officer agent with your full
name,age,location and your winning details as indicated in this notice to avoid
unnecessary delay and complications. Special thanks and gratitude to Larry Page,
co-founder/President and his associates. We wish you the best of luck as you
spend your good fortune. Thank you for using Google.
Sincerely,
Ms. Adams masterio
Google Give-Aways News Director
Posted by Kamalakkannan | August 30, 2007 3:21 AM
Dear Caro / Arvind Lodhi and Kamalakkannan,
The mails you have received are fraud and called NIGERIAN ADVANCE FEE FRAUD. I will request Arvind to send complaint to bank of baroda by email for investigating the account used for the fraud. I request all of you to devote sometime and help the other people seeking advise on other blogs to fight this fraud and crime which is cheating innocent people of their hard earned monies.
Posted by Norty | September 1, 2007 1:49 AM
I am Chandra Sekhar Paul. I have also recieved a email of winning a prize money of 500,000 Great Britain Pounds. I have sent a request to E-Courier Services for delivering the prize money.will i have to pay the delivery charges before or after the delivery is made.Please arrange something suitable process so that the delivery charges are paid after the delivery of the prize money,
Thanking You
Posted by Chandra Sekhar Paul | September 2, 2007 1:26 AM
Chandra Sekhar - You will never get a penny it is obvious from the mails above. Please do not pay or send any personal information to such crooks.
Posted by Norty | September 3, 2007 1:15 AM
i too..
GOT THE SAME MAILS....
BUT I SINCERELY ADVICE MY MOST OF COLLEAGUES
NOT TO GET EXCITED AND DONT GIVE UR PERSONAL INFO...
AND DONT PAY A SINGLE PENNY TO THESE FELLOWS..
IF U... U WILL B THE LOSER AND WILL B THE VICTIM OF THESE FELLOWS......................
Posted by syed shahbaz ali | September 3, 2007 12:41 PM
------BE CAREFUL OF THE FOLLOWING LETTER-------
--------------THIS IS A FRAUD------------------
-----------------------------------------------
Sir/Madam,
This E mail is to inform you that you emerged a winner of £500, 000.
00 in our online Google Give-aways draws inline with our end of year Anniversary.
For further details on how to claims your give-aways cash prize, you are to contact our processing agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your Give-Away Prize.
Mr.Farrow Smith,
Google Give-Aways claim processing agent,
London, United Kingdom
Email:farrowsmith07@gmail.com
Tel: +44 703 195 8488
You are to contact your Give-Aways Processing Officer agent with your full name , age,location and your winning details as indicated in this
notice to avoid unnecessary delay and complications. Special thanks and gratitude to Larry Page, co-founder/President and his associates. We wish you the best of luck
as you spend your good fortune. Thank you for using Google.
Sincerely,
Ms. Kathie Hilpp
Google Give-Aways News Director
Posted by SAMRAWAN | September 9, 2007 2:09 AM
---ANOTHER LETTER YOU SHOULD BE CAREFULL OF---------------------IS A FRAUD TOO-------------------
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Eight hundred
and fifty United States Dollars, ($850,000.00) for this year 2007
Lottery promotion which is organized by ECOWAS DONATIONS2007.
ECOWAS DONATIONS 2007, collects all the email addresses of the
people that are active online,among the millions that subscribed to the
Internet.we only select five people every Year as our winners through
electronic balloting System
without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one of
thepeople
selected.
You are to contact the events manager on or before your date of Claim,
Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement
Centre.Ecowas Donations Prize must be claimed no later than 20 days
from
date of
Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize
not claimed
within this period will be forfeited.
These are your identification numbers:
Batch number.....................ECW 09102XN
Reff number.......................ECW35447XN
Winning number...................ECW09788
These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to
contact the event manager/Claims Department, send your winning
identification numbers to him,to enable him verify your claims.
(CONTACT FINANCE DEPARTMENT)
Name:Mr.Brian Udeh
E-mail:info_donationsdept001@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: +2348036543029
Thank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once
Posted by SAMRAWAN | September 9, 2007 2:14 AM
I have recieved the following email , is it a scam??? How do i find out??
Thanks
Nazrul
Bangladesh
REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L
BATCH: 4583JL/WIN
MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROMOTIONS,EMAIL AWARD PROMO: UNITED KINGDOM
Finally today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 29th, August 2007. Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, With serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth lottery category.
You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of (USD 1,000,000.00 DOLLARS )One Million Dollars in cash Credited to file REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, this is from total prize money of (USD 25.000,000.00 DOLLARS, shared among the Twenty five (25)international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 42,000 Names, 6,000 names from each continent, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, for our prominent MS WORD user all over the world, and for the Continues use of E-mail. Your fund (certified Cashiers cheque) has been insured with your REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for Processing and remittance of your prize money to you.
The claims processor is:
Name: Barrister Samuel James
barrister_sam_james03@yahoo.co.uk
Do email the above email addresses, all at once. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATIONS REQUIRED TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:
1.full Name:..............................................................
2.Address:................................................................ 3.Nationality:............................................................
4.Age:.........................Date of Birth:.............................
5.Occupation:.............................................................
6.Phone:...............Phone 2:...................Fax:....................
7.State of Origin:......................Country:..........................
Sincerely,
Secretary
Mrs. Maurrine Diane H.
Mrs. Mariam D. Hassan. Mrs. Maurrine Diane H.
Co-ordinator Secretary
LOTTERY SPONSOR
MICROSOFT CORPORATION U.K.
Past winners.
NOTE: Do not delay to reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer immediately by email: barrister_sam_james03@yahoo.co.uk Or call Him on phone +44-7024094865 MR. Barrister Samuel James to confirm your winning
Posted by Nazrul Islam | September 10, 2007 1:25 AM
i am also recived such type of e-mail is this correct or not
Posted by Subhash | September 12, 2007 5:49 AM
i am recived a mail fr marsoft promotion wininer
this is right or not reply
Posted by subhash | September 14, 2007 2:24 AM
I had recived Google uk give-aways prize mail.
this fake mail or realy it is send by google uk.
plz tell in this matter.
regards,
Shivling
Posted by shivling | September 14, 2007 6:54 AM
I have received a similar email from GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS TEAM stating that I have won some 500,000 pounds and they require me to send them some documents.
Please someone tell if this is a scam.
Posted by Pallavi | September 15, 2007 6:05 AM
this is really a scam! the letter said 10 winners has just won the prize, but while reading all posted here we are already more than 10 supposedly winners for this lottery...
i hope you get what i mean :-)
Posted by Charmaine L. Medina | September 16, 2007 10:53 PM
Hi,
I RECIEVED THIS E-MAIL BELOW IN 8 SEPTEMBER 2007
PLEASE VERIFIED IT
drmike_denison100@yahoo.fr
(I am Dr. Mike Denison.
The Claims agent assigned to assist you in the claims process of your winnings, I am in receipt of your complete verification form.Sir/Madam your Winning Certificate and cheque have been forwarded to our Authorized Affiliated Courier Company,so you have to read carefully and follow the instructions below.
I therefore wish to congratulate you on behalf of the Yahoo Lottery Inc. and to say you are a lucky person to have won this lottery.
All 10 winners in this Lottery program were selected randomly through a computer ballot system from Email addresses from the World Wide Web.
You have been cleared for payment, you are to contact a security and delivery services firm (Affiliated Parcel Express Services Ltd.) For the remittance of your Price money to you.
You are to contact the security and delivery services with this security number for further clarification.
SECURITY NUMBER:
Please you are advised to write down the security number and save it. {Important}
Below is the contact of the delivery officer.
Security and Delivery Services,
Affiliated Parcel Express Services Limited
Name: George Owen
E-mail: affiliatedparcelexpressltd13@yahoo.fr
Tel:+447031861199
447031862088
You are advised to call George Owen immediately you have sent him the required informations for security and verification purpose.
The following requirements should be sent to their offices for confirmation and final process for payment.
1, (A) Security Number (B) Lotto Number (C) Batch Number (D) Winning Number
2, Full Names
3, Mailing Address, i.e. a physical address where you want your parcel delivered. {Important}
4, a medium of identification, i.e. either a copy of driver’s license or international passport or any other legal means of identification. {Important}
5, Amount Won.
6, Contact Phone Numbers
7, Country of Origin
8, Present Address
Upon submission of the required information as stated to their offices, you will be cleared for payment from their offices.
You are advised to comply with their delivery rules and regulations in order to receive your winnings as prompt as possible.
ONCE AGAIN WE SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND WE HOPE YOUR WINNINGS WILL BE USED FOR THE BETTERMENT OF MANKIND AND WILL CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS FOR GOOD.
Please reply immediately to the above security and delivery services with all the requested details in order that your funds are remitted to you within the given and allocated time for claims payment.
Regards,
Dr. Mike Denison
Claims Agent.
Verifications/Logistic Department
The Yahoo Lottery Inc.
Posted by SOURABH GUPTA | September 17, 2007 4:33 AM
I recieved the same email as Michael Wethey. I am emailing Mr Hooper regarding my prizes so I can get more information on this so called promotion. I asked him for a personal guarentee that this is for real or a scam of course he claimed it was for real and that something like this only happens once in a lifetime. If I felt so strongly I did not have to send for my prizes. I sent him another email asking how many winners for the same prize. I will keep you posted. I am just wondering if anybody out there truly knows if this is a scam or is it.
Posted by Marda Saperstein | September 19, 2007 11:35 PM
Hi,
I have recived this mail recently.
i want to know that is this is a scam or not.
This E mail is to inform you that you emerged a winner of £500, 000.
00 in our online Google Give-aways draws inline with our end of year
Anniversary.
Your winning Details are as follow:
Computer Generated Profile Numbers (CGPN):*-**-**-00-**-**
Ticket number: 00*********4
Serial numbers: / BTD/8*****6/06
Lucky numbers: 12-12-23-35-40-41(12)
For more details and how to claims and to claim your give-aways cash
prize, you are to contact our processing agent who shall by duty guide
you through the process to facilitate the release of your Give-Away
Prize.
Bar. Farrow Smith,
Google Give-Aways claim processing agent,
London, United Kingdom
Email:processingagent@gmail.com
Tel: +44 703 195 8488
You are to contact your Give-Aways Processing Officer agent with your
winning details as indicated in this notice to avoid unnecessary delay
and complications. Special thanks and gratitude to Larry Page,
co-founder/President and his associates. We wish you the best of luck
as you
spend your good fortune. Thank you for using Google.
Sincerely,
Ms. Jac masterio
Google Give-Aways News Director
Posted by Jay | September 22, 2007 12:57 AM
I'v got a similar email of getting 500000.00 euros from Google Give-Aways.
I'v sent them the details of mine but not of my account or credit card number.They asked for 346 euros for dispatching.Now will there be any problem.
Posted by Abhishek Kumar Singh | September 22, 2007 3:19 AM
COME ON PEOPLE. IM NOT VERY WELL EDUCATED!
IT FOOLED ME FOR ALL OF 30 SECONDS.
MY 7 YEAR OLD SON CAN SPELL BETTER.
THEY ARE NOT VERY GOOD CON MEN. lol
Posted by STEVE C | September 23, 2007 8:21 PM
I have received a email from GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS TEAM stating that I have won some 500,000 pounds and they require me to send them some documents and payments for delivery of parcel.
Message as below.
This E mail is to inform you that you emerged a winner of ?500, 000.
00 in our online Google Give-aways draws inline with our end of year
Anniversary.
Your winning Details are as follow:
Computer Generated Profile Numbers (CGPN):7-22-71-00-66-12
Ticket number: 008695733664
Serial numbers: / BTD/8070447706/06
Lucky numbers: 12-12-23-35-40-41(12)
For more details and how to claims and to claim your give-aways cash
prize, you are to contact our processing agent who shall by duty guide
you through the process to facilitate the release of your Give-Away
Prize.
Bar. Farrow Smith,
Google Give-Aways claim processing agent,
London, United Kingdom
Email:processingagent@gmail.com
Tel: +44 703 195 8488
You are to contact your Give-Aways Processing Officer agent with your
winning details as indicated in this notice to avoid unnecessary delay
and complications. Special thanks and gratitude to Larry Page,
co-founder/President and his associates. We wish you the best of luck
as you
spend your good fortune. Thank you for using Google.
Sincerely,
Ms. Jac masterio
Google Give-Aways News Director
Please tell me its authenticity.
Posted by suresh | September 26, 2007 10:25 AM
Hi i have recently receicved this mail indicating i have won the prize money of 500,000.000 britsh pounds, so whether someone is misusing the mail to collect the personal details or what ? please update me on the above issue.
This E mail is to inform you that you emerged a winner of £500, 000.00 in our online Google Give-aways draws inline with our end of year
Anniversary.Your winning Details are as follow:
Computer Generated Profile Numbers (CGPN):7-22-71-00-66-12
Ticket number: 008695733664
Serial numbers: / BTD/8070447706/06
Lucky numbers: 12-12-23-35-40-41(12) /
For further details on how to claims your give-aways cash prize, youare to contact our processing agent who shall by duty guide you through
the process to facilitate the release of your Give-Away Prize.
Bar. Farrow Smith,
Google Give-Aways claim processing agent,
London, United Kingdom
Email:mrfarrowsmith05@googlemail.com
Tel: +44 703 194 0520
You are to contact your Give-Aways Processing Officer agent with yourwinning details as indicated in this notice to avoid unnecessary delay
and complications. Special thanks and gratitude to Larry Page,co-founder/President and his associates. We wish you the best of luck as you
spend your good fortune. Thank you for using Google.
Sincerely,
Ms. Adams masterio
Google Give-Aways News Director
Posted by Rajeshkumar | September 27, 2007 2:36 AM
Suresh/Rajkumar - This is a scam and don not send any information or monies to the scamsters. Just ignore these mails and never reply.
Posted by norty | September 27, 2007 3:06 AM
Sir,
I have received the following mail. Is it fraud or fake mail.
SWIFT EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE
SWIFT HOUSE,Hambridge Lane, Newbury Berkshire, RG14 5TU
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL +44-703-193-0187,+44-703-192-2897
29/09/2007
ORDER NUMBER: OBC55617
ATTN: JAYANTA KUMAR MANDAL
The receipt of your correspondence have been acknowledged regarding the delivery of your GIVE-AWAY WINNINGS..
First of all let me welcome you and congratulate you as one of the approved winners of the GoogleUK sweepstakes lottery.You must count yourself so lucky for this once in a life time opprortunity because opportunity like this does not come easily and you must take advantage of it.We understand you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. of the GooogleUK GIVE-AWAYS Sweepstakes headquarters.
This E-mail sent to you is to inform you that the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the GooogleUK GIVE-AWAYS Sweepstakes has officially cleared you for payment.
We received your winnings from the Google(UK)company Head office ,which have been packed and ready for dispatch.We have been instructed to make the delivery of your winnings to you without delay.
DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL TO BE DELIVERED
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*One copy of Endorsed Eligibility certificate.-------------0.20kg
*Original copy of winners certificate(cc)-------------------0.10kg
*Original Copy of Insurance Certificate (CIC)------------ 0.15kg
*Affidavits of Funds --------------------------------0.10kg
*Copy of Payment Slip---------------------- -------------0.10kg
*Hard copy of Winning Cheque "(£500,000.00)"(HSBC ENDORSED CHEQUE).....0.8kg
* Sony VIA0 Laptop(coutesy ofswift express,mass bonaza committe)...................2.75kg
_________________________________________
*Color of Parcel : ---------------------Brown
*Consignment Number -------------------- SH231282
CURRENT ROUTE................Heathrow International Airport UK.
_________________________________________
PARCEL TRACKING INFORMATION:
Tracking Number-30875992
Tracking Pin. -45800767
You can use these tracking numbers above to track the availability of your PARCEL online through our website.
PARCEL DESTINATION:
C/O- RADCIT COMPUTER EDUCATION, SHIBTOLA ROAD, P.O- BARJORA , DIST – BANKURA, PIN – 722202, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Be informed that our delivery commence immediately to the above Destination after payment must have been confirmed and received by us.You are required to select the more convenient of the three options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:
DELIVERY OPTIONS
FIRST CLASS(24HOURS DELIVERY)
Flight £150.00 00
Notary fee £195.00 00
Insurance £250.00 00
Administrative fee £50.00 00
TOTAL £645.00 00
SECOND CLASS(48HOURS DELIVERY) Flight £150.00 00
Custom duties £160.00 00
Insurance £210.00 00
Administrative fee £50.00 00
TOTAL £570.00 00
NORMAL(4DAYS DELIVERY)
Flight £100.00 00
Notary fee £110.00 00
Insurance £186.00 00
Administrative fee £ 50.00 00
TOTAL £446.00 00
The total delivery charges is a bit high due to the insurance cover that have been undertaken incase of loss, damage or theft of your highly sensitive document. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
For us to make the delivery of your parcel to you the total delivery charges selected by you must be paid by you .Note that we do not operate on C.O.D(Cash On Delivery).HAVE IT IN MIND THAT OUR DELIVERY CHARGES CAN NOT BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR WON PRIZE ; this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly.This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.
You must pay the delivery charges before we dispatch your prize.
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
You are advice to make the above payment for the option choosen by you via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER to our account officer.
Account officer details and guideline to help you in making your payment shall be given to you after you must have selected from the lited delivery options you deem fit to receive your parcel.
Be informed that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly 10days after the receipt of this email. After this period, your parcel will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will then be return back to the GoogleUK Head office as unclaimed parcel so it can be re-used in the next GIVE-AWAYS edition.
Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24hrs to this same email address.
Yours in service,
MR.STANFORD WALTERS(dispatch officer),
Fax:+44 870 479 1652
Open 7days-24hrs-365days a year
Posted by jayanta km mandal | September 30, 2007 12:13 AM
I have recevied mail from Microsoft Award Team, that i have won 5 Laks British Pounds, i have send my details, they are asking to pay 440/- pounds as dispatching charges.
what shall i do,
Posted by Shashikant Khadke | October 2, 2007 4:56 AM
this elnoria huntley they email me said that i won 500.000.00 and said that i had to send a lettle say i declaration that i am the rightful user of the winning email address 363 crowder road andthe sent information is true. and date 10-2-2007 2 courier delivery David hay young
Posted by elnoria huntley | October 2, 2007 6:36 PM
I have got another email on the 31 said won 425,810,00 and send a post for 75 and insure for 210 and total 285 ups rev jamelukas
Posted by elnoriahuntley | October 2, 2007 6:50 PM
Come on guys ...wake up....who in his right mind would throw money....even i have received such mails ..but just to let you know i have contacted my friends at microsoft and then have no people with any of the following names .....
i would suggest ..don't waste u r time and money on such foolish mails ....
Posted by rbd | October 3, 2007 2:56 AM
i have got two mail in a day like other (lottery winning).plz donot reply,all are stupid mails.
THE GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS TEAM.
Google UK,North London Business Park (NLBP)
Oakleigh Road South , London N11 1NP
TEL:+44 703 196 7682,+44 703 195 8488
Fax:+44 700 597 8372 .
Dear Googler,
Your email was received and duly acknowledged.
I am Farrow Smith, the Give-Aways Processing Agent assigned for the claim process of your funds. GoogleUK has successfully organized for the first time a Cash Give-Aways marking the end of the year 2007 supported by City & Financial (one of the leading financial company in UK). Over £10,000,000.00 (Ten Million British pounds) are to be given out for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected from a wide range of web searchers who use the Google search engine (Googlers) and other Google ancillary services.
Google is now the biggest search engine worldwide and in an effort to make sure that it remains the most widely used search engine, Google is running an e-mail beta test. Your email address was linked with our Computer Generated Profile Numbers (CGPN) and attached to the following details: Ticket number: 008695733664 / Serial numbers: / BTD/8070447706/06 / Lucky numbers: 12-12-23-35-40-41(12) / (CGPN)7-22-71-00-66-12 was picked among our lucky winners to receive £500, 000.00 British pounds.
The 10 winners in the Give-Aways were selected randomly through a computer ballot system from worldwide users of the Google search engine.Your email have passed the Email screening and verification matching test conducted for all online winners in your Category today.On Behalf of the Screening Committee of GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS TEAM, you are therefore cleared as approved Official beneficiary of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds) only
.You are to come in person to the Disbursements Center of the GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS BOARD with the following requirements:
(a) A printed copy of your WINNING NOTIFICATION
(b) An International Passport or Drivers license
(c) A tax clearance from your local tax office
(d) An Affidavit of age Declaration
(e) A Printed copy of your Verification form (you may be asked to fill it as done before)
(f)police report attesting your patrotism and crime free citizen of your Country
In receipt of these requirements your winning cheque will be made available to you after 24hrs as the Cheque will be made in your name and presented to you as soon as you arrive our office.
NB: Inability to meet up with the stipulated dates given due to non availability of some requirements, non-availability of travel documents may result in loss of winnings as funds will be re-used for other upcoming draws.To prevent this from happening, you can contact : MR. STANFORD WALTERS, Of SWIFT EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE affiliated with the GoogleUK GIVE-AWAYS Lottery Board for assistance in claiming your winnings without you coming down to the United Kingdom, SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE will help you to facilitate your claims and Forward your winnings to you before the next lottery draw.
However, Your winnings have been forwarded to the COURIER DEPARTMENT for disbursement. Therefore you are to contact the courier officer within 24 hours from now with your complete datas.
Please copy out the claim verification form below ,fill and forward a copy to the below mentioned Courier Company along with any of your identity document to prove your Identity.
CLAIM'S VERIFICATION/PAYMENT FORM
1.FULL NAMES:________________________ __________
2.HOME ADDRESS:____________________ ______________
3.SEX/MARITAL STATUS:_______________________
4.AGE/OCCUPATION:________________________
5.TELEPHONE NUMBER/MOBILE:_________________ _______
6.STATE/COUNTRY:_______________________ __
7.PRESENT OCATION/ADDRESS:_____________________________________
8.Ticket number/Serial numbers:_________________ ____________
9.Luckynumbers/(CGPN):________________________ ________
10.Email address:__________________ _____________
With regards to this,please contact the courier department SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE with the informations provided below:
****************************** ***************
Company Name:SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE LTD
Contact Mr.Stanford Walters (Dispatch Officer)
For Enquiries Please Call :+44 703 193 0187
:+44 703 192 2897
Fax :+44 870 479 1652
Email: info_dispatch@swiftexpresscourierservice.com
****************************** ***************
YOU MUST CALL THE HELP DESK OF SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE AFTER SENDING EMAIL TO ENABLE THEM GIVE YOU URGENT ATTENTION.
Also be inform that the services that will be rendered by the Courier Company will be handled by you the Winner and not the Lottery Board.Which state that you will have to adhere to all instructions from this company on how to finalise the final process.
Regards
Mr. Farrow Smith
PROCESSING AGENT.
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Dear Winner,
Congratulations from all the staff here in the British lottery department,you have been granted clearification as a winner of the TOYOTA LOTTERY.
Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:31-6-26-13-35-7 , which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version of the national lottery,were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
We have received your filled out informations so to proceed with your claims, you must immediately contact Mr Felix Frye of our affiliated security/courier company, EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE. So that arrangements can be made for your cheque and winning documents to be delivered to your door step.This makes the claims process much easier, since a good majority of our overseas winners can't come in person to the lottery headquaters here in England,to collect their winning documents and get paid directly. Do endevour to contact them via email,with the following details:
(1).Your full name
(2).Your address in full
(3).Your phone number
(4).Your Fax number
(5.)Your order number,which is:(D5657543)
Contact details:
EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
Head Office: Link House,
1C Church Street, Whitchurch
Hants, RG28 7AD England .
Name of Dispatch Officer: MR Felix Frye
Phone: +447045741795
Fax: +448715289791
Email: expresscourierfrye@yahoo.co.uk
Pls note that your information is held with ustmost confidentiality so be rest assured.
Congratulations once again!!
Kelvin PerQAkins.
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govt. should take necessary action against this kind of people.
Posted by deepak kumar sharma | October 11, 2007 3:38 AM
Hi, After reading comment i think these ppl are fare, Pls tell me how can i help to punish them.
Thanks,
Yogesh Gautam
Posted by Yogesh Gautam | October 11, 2007 3:45 AM
Hi, After reading comments, i think all the mails and ppl are fare like Mr. Farrow Smith (Tel: +44 703 195 8488) and Company Name:SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE LTD, Mr.Stanford Walters (Dispatch Officer)+44 (0) 703 193 0187
:+44 (0)703 192 2897 Fax :+44 (0)870 479 1652
Email:dispatchofficer@swiftexpresscourierservice.com
.
I request to this web site, Pls file a complaint against them and tell me how can i help for that.
Thanks,
Yogesh Gautam
Posted by Yogesh Gautam | October 11, 2007 3:51 AM
Hi, After reading comments, i think all the mails and ppl are fake like Mr. Farrow Smith (Tel: +44 703 195 8488) and Company Name:SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE LTD, Mr.Stanford Walters (Dispatch Officer)+44 (0) 703 193 0187
:+44 (0)703 192 2897 Fax :+44 (0)870 479 1652
Email:dispatchofficer@swiftexpresscourierservice.com
.
I request to this web site, Pls file a complaint against them and tell me how can i help for that.
Thanks,
Yogesh Gautam
Posted by Yogesh Gautam | October 11, 2007 4:54 AM
hi,i am receive this e-mail plz tell me this is fake or not. acknowledged regarding the delivery of your GIVE-AWAY WINNINGS..
SWIFT EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
SWIFT HOUSE,Hambridge Lane, Newbury Berkshire, RG14 5TU
UNITED KINGDOM
TEL +44-703-193-0187,+44-703-192-2897
11/10/2007
ORDER NUMBER: OBC55617
ATTN: MANOJ KUMAR
The receipt of your correspondence have been acknowledged regarding the delivery of your GIVE-AWAY WINNINGS..
First of all let me welcome you and congratulate you as one of the approved winners of the GoogleUK sweepstakes lottery.You must count yourself so lucky for this once in a life time opprortunity because opportunity like this does not come easily and you must take advantage of it.We understand you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. of the GooogleUK GIVE-AWAYS Sweepstakes headquarters.
This E-mail sent to you is to inform you that the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the GooogleUK GIVE-AWAYS Sweepstakes has officially cleared you for payment.
We received your winnings from the Google(UK)company Head office ,which have been packed and ready for dispatch.We have been instructed to make the delivery of your winnings to you without delay.
DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL TO BE DELIVERED
________