There is no "Microsoft Lottery Draws" sweepstake, therefore, recipients of fake email messages like the one below, which claim they are winners in the same so-called lottery, are asked to delete the email messages and should not follow the instructions in them. The fake emails are being sent by lottery scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into believing they are lottery winners and subsequently trick them into sending their personal information and money.
The "Microsoft Lottery Draws" Scam
From: Lottery Promotions Advisor.
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 4:41 PM
Subject: Congratulations
Good Day Congratulations ,
Your email has been selected among the 20 winners of $1 Million and a chevy truck for this month Microsoft Lottery Draws Which was held on April 30th 2020 at about 3:00pm EST
Kindly contact your winning agent with your winnings numbers which are (Winning Ticket Numbers are #MicroTTCDraws-0147/2020/KRF & Batch Numbers PDC109/2020/MMT,Serial Number: 562876YRN-01(c),Always Quote Batch,Serial and Ticket Numbers).
Agent Name: JOHN LELAND
E-mail : ( johnleland01@gmail.com)
Mobile Telephone Number Cell Phone: (701) 368-3249
Mrs Julie LaFollette.
Lottery Promotions Advisor.
Once you are asked to send money in order to receive a lottery prize, it is a scam. Legitimate lottery companies will never ask their winners to send money in order to receive their prize.