Yay, no more financial worries

[feng_shui_house]

I just got this email:

This is to inform you that you have won $12.5 Million USD in the quarterly promo of the Microsoft Uk Award Promo.Your email address was attached to the winning number.Contact the Claims Agent right away his email address is: XXXXXXXXXXX@yahoo.co.uk

Regards,

Steven Smith.

Man, they sure love to insult your intelligence, don't they? (I Xed out the email on the off-chance that some innocent would read this and think it worth a try. Really, it's not.)

Comments

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, they spread it worlwide, we have got it here too!
Let´s celebrate, money pouring down cats and dogs!

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Yes, I could have fun with twelve and a half million dollars!

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

What not 5 million credits?

Wonder what Microsoft thinks of their name being taken in vain?

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Microsoft's been used in internet hoaxes & scams for so many years I doubt they care about one more.

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

Don't they know the UK uses pounds not dollars?

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

My feeling is that they assume any US citizen stupid enough to fall for their scam is too stupid to know that pounds are currency.