Smells like... BS

Brad

Shared on Sat, 06/09/2007 - 12:45
I got the following email today – what’s the point of this?  I included the source:
 
 
Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69])
          by rwcrmxc13.comcast.net (rwcrmxc13) with ESMTP
          id <20070609111806r1300g0nu6e>; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 11:18:16 +0000
X-Originating-IP: [205.152.59.69]
Received: from ibm63aec.bellsouth.net ([192.168.16.253])
          by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP
          id <20070609111805.MNKJ6345.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm63aec.bellsouth.net>;
          Sat, 9 Jun 2007 07:18:05 -0400
Received: from mail.bellsouth.net ([192.168.16.253])
          by ibm63aec.bellsouth.net with SMTP
          id <20070609111805.LXPE24553.ibm63aec.bellsouth.net@mail.bellsouth.net>;
          Sat, 9 Jun 2007 07:18:05 -0400
X-Mailer: Openwave WebEngine, version 2.8.16.1 (webedge20-101-1106-101-20040924)
X-Originating-IP: [208.97.171.17]
From: Microsoft Award Team <webinfo9@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: claimsagent_david102@yahoo.dk
Organization: Microsoft Award Team
To: <no-reply@winners.co.tt.uk>
Subject: Dear Lucky winner
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 7:18:05 -0400
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Message-Id: <20070609111805.LXPE24553.ibm63aec.bellsouth.net@mail.bellsouth.net>
 
Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden
London NW10,United Kingdom.
Ref: BTD/747/07
Batch: XXXXXXXXX
 
 
Dear Lucky winner,
 
                     WINNING NOTIFICATION
 
This is to inform you that your email has won a consulation prize 
of the Microsoft Corporation EMAIL DRAW held 5th June 2007.
Your email has won you 1,000,000.00 Great British Pounds.
To claim your prize, please contact your fiduciary agent
Mr. David Brown with your Batch: XXXXXXXX and Ref: XX/XXX/7
and contact him via email or phone immediately within 24hrs.
 
Mr. David Brown
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Head Winning Claims Dept.
Email: agentdavidbrown@claimspaymentoffice.com
Tel: +44 704 572 7787

Comments

Gman's picture
Submitted by Gman on Sat, 06/09/2007 - 14:27
Standard BS phishing dude. You'd be suprised though how many folks fall for it. Just ignore it.

Join our Universe

Connect with 2o2p