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Microsoft COVID-19 Relief Fund Scam

The "Microsoft COVID-19 Relief Fund" is a scam. Therefore, recipients are asked not to follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by online scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money.

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The Microsoft COVID-19 Relief Fund Scam

From: Microsoft

Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 5:09 PM

To: Recipients

Subject: Microsoft COVID-19 Relief Fund

Dearest Esteemed Customer,

As the world responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, our thoughts are with the people affected and the medical professionals working around the clock to help those most in need. At Microsoft, we’re working to do our part by ensuring the safety of our employees and customers striving to protect the health and well-being of the communities in which we operate, and providing technology, tips and resources to our customers to help them do their best work while remote.

In the battle to stop the spread of COVID-19 across the globe and the vast effect it has caused lives and communities, your email address has being selected as one of the recipients to receive the Microsoft COVID-19 Relief Fund (MCRF). Kindly download and view the attached PDF file for further details.

NB: This email was sent from a Notification Email address from the sponsors of Microsoft Philanthropies. If this Notification Email Letter hits your Junk/Spam folder, simply move the email from your Junk/Spam folder to your inbox for better viewing and easy accessibility.

Microsoft believes in your right to privacy. Your information is 100% secure and protected and will be used exclusively for the purpose of this promotion ONLY.

Best Regards,

Jane Meseck

Sr. Director for Social Impact, Microsoft Philanthropies

Website: https://news.microsoft.com/covid-19-response/

©Copyright 2020 Microsoft Corporations

Our Ref: UK/020-22468/COVID

RESPONDING TO COVID-19 TOGETHER

As the world responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, our thoughts are with the people affected and the medical professionals working around the clock to help those most in need.

At Microsoft, we’re working to do our part by ensuring the safety of our employees, striving to protect the health and well-being of the communities/world in which we operate, providing technology, tips and resources to our customers to help them do their best work

while remote during this pandemic.

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to worsen around the world, it is taking a devastating toll on LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. To help address some of these challenges, Microsoft has donated $1,000,000,000.00 (One Billion United States Dollar) to support Microsoft users

and customers, small and medium business sized owners, government health organizations and health workers on the frontline of this global pandemic.

One of the key areas in combating COVID-19 pandemic by Microsoft is directly reaching out to individuals globally, through our online email Beta analysis via a GitHub repository, and the solution is hosted by our partner Esri’s ArcGIS mapping and analysis software, on Azure.

Through this analysis, your email address was selected to receive the sum of $9,654,000.00 USD (Nine Million, Six Hundred and Fifty-Four Thousand United States Dollar Only) from Microsoft Philanthropies.

Furthermore, your detail falls within our customer-user representative office as indicated in our database and your Microsoft COVID-19 Relief Fund (MCRF) will be released to you from our regional office in London, United Kingdom.

You are required to contact Microsoft Philanthropies in UK below via email for the documentation and processing of your fund, between the hours of 8:00am-7:30pm on Monday to Saturday.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Dr. Nicola Hodson

General Manager, Marketing & Operations Microsoft UK

Email: dr.nicola.hodson@outlook.com

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