Gates Foundation Email Scam

There is an email circulating that does it’s best at looking legitimate by mixing facts with lies to appear official. The scammers go as far as explaining they need money up front from you for prize delivery because it will make you appreciate the prize more?

They even make this statement, so that you don’t call and try to verify:

Yes, if you call our Redmond, Wash office or any of our affiliate offices we will always tell you we know nothing about this promotion, this is for security reasons.

You’ll find other statements, such as

The whole game has to do with trust and confidence.

and to top it off, they tell you that you have also won .43% shares as one of the share holders of the company.

It is all a big scam designed to obtain your personal information and money. Details below:

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Here is the pitch:

First and second paragraph, cut and paste from information about who Microsoft is and when it was founded…

Third paragraph is a lie and contains:

In late 2007 reached a trust settlement with the US and the UK Justice Department. Agreeing to have an internet award system where E-MAIL ADDRESSES all over the world are selected through Microsoft 2007-2008 award winning software. Five Selected winners were awarded (Five Million, five hundred, thousand great British Pounds sterling) £5,500,000 GBP each. It was also agreed that the award is been conducted by their subsidiary company in the United Kingdom. To our surprise your email address emerged one of the winners of the Microsoft Windows E-mail Award.

To proceed with claims it is advisable to follow instructions. Furthermore, we have closed all budgets for this award, our total budget for this award is (Twenty seven million, five hundred thousand great British pounds sterling) £27,500,000 GBP been sheared among the five (5) winners. Yes; the question comes up, why is this multi-billion dollar company still asking winners to pay delivery/insurance charge, yes first of all, you did not buy ticket to enter the promotion your email gave you these unexpected luck (£5.5, million pounds). The rest is for you to handle, if we do everything for you, you will not know the worth.

Fourth through the eight paragraph is a copy of the the Microsoft Privacy statement.

Ninth paragraph and on is a lie and contains:

In 2005 the co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates, was not only awarded the richest man on Earth he was also awarded the Philanthropist of the year and has given out £27.5, million pounds, to 5 lucky selected winners to promote the use of “E-Mail” (Electronic Mail) and the intensive use of Microsoft Office and Software he means it. His foundation partners pledge $90 Million to boost incomes of small farmers in Asia, North America and Africa. He has invested $7.3 million on the manufacturing of the HIV Treatment Test Closer. All this are all his plans to expand the availability of financial services.

The philanthropist has been pushing to reduce malaria deaths through the non-profit. In September, Gates announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would provide $168.7 million to the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative to help develop a vaccine for the deadly disease. In other words when Microsoft gives out £5.5, million pounds each to five lucky selected winners, winners needs no doubts, what he his trying to build is trust among every human and a perfect relationship among everybody regardless of the financial status. When you do so much verifications and phone calls you are automatically disqualified because, the game is all about the promotion of “E-mails” Trust and reliability and not phones or television. So when you give it up the money goes back to the less privilege. Now that we have made it known to you it is wise of you to claim your due money and use part of these funds to help the less privilege.

Yes, if you call our Redmond, Wash office or any of our affiliate offices we will always tell you we know nothing about this promotion, this is for security reasons. For your own good do not verify from the offices we provide for you because, they will all say they are not aware of this. This promotion is different and one of a kind with serious rules and regulations. Everything has been put in place for you, now the choice is yours it is either you understand, clear all doubts make up your mind and proceed with claims, or you back off. The whole game has to do with trust and confidence. We will not be happy with you if you back off but we have no choice, because, if you claim your award there are other hidden gifts from Microsoft Corporation like been given 0.43% shares as one of the share holders of the company.

FedEx Mail Express:
The major reason why we ask you to use FedEx is due to the fact that one (1) the London FedEx headquarters is one of our supporting sponsors; two (2) they are reliable stead fast and cheap in terms of delivery charges. If you take note their delivery charge remains £41 GB Pounds sterling compare to others. The use of your FedEx delivery account will not be necessary in this situation due to the Insurance charge. Insurance is the most important of all because; the cheque is sensitive and needs serious security backup.

Insurance:
Cardif Pinnacle Insurance Ltd, we prefer them because, they are of good services to this company all through the years with no disappointment, and they insured our entire vehicle and assure our staffs with good insurance and assurance policies. They charge very little for your cheque insurance just to clear all doubts. They charge just £349 GB Pounds, this is consider good and ok to proceed with. Insurance is very necessary for this.

Payment (Delivery Charges):
Sorry; we gave you the responsibilities of paying the delivery charges due to the fact that we have no available funds for this promotion we closed all budgets and gave out £5.5, million pounds to each winner of five. Please, we apologize for any inconveniences this might course you. We beg you to please pay the delivery charges so you get your funds before deadline, do not be disappointed we are very sorry. We truly understand you are not required to pay any charge when you win a lottery, in this situation we accept the blame, we should have taken these charges from the £5.5, million awarded to you before taking the insurance policy, but we insured your funds before we were informed that you must pay the delivery charges and insurance charge before delivery. So we beg you to remove all doubts and proceed with claims.

Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Wire Transfer:
The reason for the use of western union or Money Gram wire transfers is due to the fact that we can not give out the company’s account for mere £349 GB Pounds, it is on called for, you look at it from our point of view. Most time we prefer Money Gram, because of their hospitality, transfer charge rate and more adequate and legitimate. If you must use western union then you must make them understand you know whom the payment is been sent to and the payments is been sent to a friend who is on his/her way back to your country, stand by your words and give them no room for too many questions. If you have any problem transferring the charges with western union or money gram, then get back to us, do not listen or do not put yourself in the position to be asked unreasonable questions as they are known for that.

Good, we know they are doing their job protecting people from being defrauded, but with the over protection, they do not know who is right or wrong, so keep it to yourself and ask them to send this money to your friend in London. With this, the money will go through with no too many questions. We were informed of this procedure by the western union Head Office London.

Assurance and Guarantee:
Truly, we understand how you feel and what might be going through your mind. Be rest assured everything is very ok. We guarantee you that if after 48 hours of payment, your cheque is not received we will refund the entire amount paid. This might sound funny but it is the truth. Claim your due prize before deadline pay the required delivery and insurance charge to avoid delay. Below is a note on Guarantee please read trough;
I MR. MARK WEEVA (ESQ), LONDON CO-ORDINATOR OF TANFIELD CHAMBERS LTD HEREBY GUARANTEE
THE MICROSOFT WINDOWS AWARD WINNER AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT THE MICROSOFT WINDOWS AWARD WINNER OF PRIZE MONEY GB POUNDS £5,500,000 (FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GB POUNDS), WILL RECEIVE HIS/HER CERTIFIED FUNDS, ON THE EXACT DATE AND TIME, UPON MEETING THE FEDEX DELIVERY AND INSURANCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS.
2. THAT MICROSOFT WINDOWS AWARD WINNER WILL HAVE HIS/HER PARCEL DELIVERED WITHIN 24HRS AFTER MEETING THE REQUIRED CHARGES £391($599.96 US DOLLARS) FOR FEDEX DELIVERY AND INSURANCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS.
3. THAT THERE SHALL BE NO OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS AWARD WINNER AFTER THE ABOVE MENTIONED REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
4. THAT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REQUESTED BY, MICROSOFT, FEDEX OR CARDIF PINNACLE INSURANCE LTD, MICROSOFT WINDOWS AWARD WINNER WILL BE REINBURSED THE ENTIRE SUM PAID.
5. THAT MICROSOFT WINDOWS AWARD WINNER WILL BE GIVEN 21 WORKING DAYS STARTING FROM TODAY TO MEET UP PAYMENT FOR THE FEDEX DELIVERY AND INSURANCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS.
I MAKE THIS GUARANTEE IN GOOD FAITH, HAVING CONSULTED WITH MY SUPERIORS, AND WITNESSED BY THE BRITISH HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE; BENTLY Q. S.DAVIDS ESQ., I HEREBY GUARANTEE YOU MICROSOFT WINDOWS AWARD WINNER TO PROCEED WITH CLAIMS WITH NO FEAR.
(Please, answer {YES} or {NO} to the questions below)
1. Are you ready to file for claims? {YES} {NO}
2. Have you handle this amount of money in the Past or present? {YES} {NO}
3. Do you need our help in investing these funds? {YES} {NO}
4. Are you sincere that at least 10% of these funds will go to the less privileged? {YES} {NO}
5. Will you be interested to be a member and part of the Microsoft Corporation? {YES} {NO}
6. How many kids have you? {YES} {NO}
7. Will you pay the required delivery and insurance charge for £391 GBP ($599.96 USD)? {YES} {NO}
(If the Answer to 7 is {NO} Please, answer the question below)
I. Do you prefer to have a Bank transfer? {YES} {NO}
ii. Will you pay the COT and even open a new account for a swift transfer cost (£1,492 GBP)? {YES} {NO}
8. Will you fill the disclaim form below to automatically disqualify you of your claims? {YES} {NO}

Terms and Conditions:
By accepting or replying this mail, you agree to these terms of claims, conditions and all applicable laws. If you do not agree to these terms you may not be liable for claims. Microsoft reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the Microsoft offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the claims. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions. Microsoft respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our winners to do the same.

These terms and conditions are applicable to you upon your accepting and completing the claims process. These terms and conditions, or any of them, may be modified or terminated by Microsoft without notice at any time for any reason. The provisions relating to Copyrights and Trademarks, Disclaimer, Claims, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, Applicable Laws, Arbitration and General, shall survive any termination.

Disclaim and unsubscribe:
Fill the form below if you wish not to be part of this promotion, only then do we have the right to unsubscribe your email address from our data base.
I……………………………………………..do not wish to be part of the Microsoft Windows Mega Jackpot Award. I have read the terms and conditions. My reasons are: ……………..

Full name: ………………………..
Signature: …………………………
Date: ………………………………………………

If you are interested then contact the Microsoft Windows claims management with the answers to the eight (8) questions asked above and do not forget to ask the management for the information’s on how the delivery/Insurance charge should be sent. We hope with this you will claim your prize with no fear or doubts. Remain Blessed.
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Magret M. Keane MSA Terry Adams MSA Mni
Microsoft Promotional Manager Head of Management and Operations

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