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Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery

The Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery was an internet email scam that has been circulating for some time and continues to do so. The basis of the scam is that winners are told that they have been randomly selected by their email address to win a very large amount of money. They are told that Microsoft is administering the lottery and their randomly assigned number has been one of the winners drawn. In order to claim their winnings, victims are instructed to wire a large amount of money via Western Union in order to pay for the fees and insurance for their winnings, after which their money will be sent to them promptly. They also require the submitting of your name, address, and other personal information.

There are a few tip offs to let people know that the Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery is a scam. First of all, no company exists in the world that is going to give away that amount of money when they have no money coming in for the contest. All legitimate lotteries have a method of fundraising. Sometimes that is by ticket sales, and sometimes just through advertising, but there must be a way to raise money. Secondly, no genuine lottery would eve require upfront money in order to claim your prize. Also, most scams favor the use of Western Union, because once the money has been wired to them there is no way for people to get it back.

The email claiming to award the Microsoft Mega Jackpot Lottery has actually circulated with other names substituted as well, such as the Yahoo Mega Jackpot Lottery. This is the final tip off that this is entirely a scam. It is just something that dishonest people do in an attempt to swindle innocent people out of their hard earned money. Barring that, they hope to gain enough personal information to engage in identity theft further down the road.

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