Hello, I am Miss Young. I received the following email. It is about a fraud lottery. The lottery claims that I won, but the reality is that they want MY money.

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>  From: "MSN NOTIFICATION AWARD PROMO 2007" <msn_2007@hotmail.co.uk>
>  Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON MSN 2007 AWARD PROMO !!!
>  Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:08:26 +0000
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>        WINNING NOTIFICATION DEPT
>        MSN-ANNUAL AWARD PROMOTION
>        United Kindom ,61-70
>        Southampton Row
>        Bloomsbury London                          WINNER NO 4
>        United Kingdom WC 1B 4AR.            
>        23rd of April, 2007                  
>        Ref: MS-475061723             Batch: 744RT/MSN/UK
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>        We the MSN MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE are pleased to inform you  today been the 23rd of April, 2007,   winners of our MSN-ANNUAL AWARD PROMOTION  conducted in UNITED KINGDOM  on the 21th of April 2007 .
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>        Your e-mail  address have just won you an  award which was based on  electronic e-mail balloting system. In this system of e-mail balloting,we have computerised lucky numbers, and if any   e-mail happens to fall among the computerised lucky numbers,the e-mail user is a winner of £500,000.00.
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>        You e-mail address had been attached to WINNER NO4, with serial number:7741137002 ,drew the lucky numbers :6-9-11-33-36-49-29 , Batch No: 744RT/MSN/UK  which consequently won in the 3rd draw category.  You have therefore been approved for lump sums pay  of  £500,000.00  ( Five hundred thounsand pounds) in cash ,Credited to file REF NO:MS_475061723 .
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>        This is from the total prize money of  £20,000,000.00  which is to be shared among the forty award winners in  3rd categories  .
>        All participants in this Award  promotion were selected randomly through our MSN Computer Ballot System, drawn from 85.000.000 email addresses   from all search engines.Your e-mail address was picked by the automated MSN Computer Ballot System, which has been programed for this random selection.
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>        This has eventually qualified you for the Winning.This promotional program takes place annually, and is promoted and sponsored by MSN Company ,eminent personalities of hotmail  and msn users,with the support of  British/European corporate companies and organizations to encourage the use of Internet and computers worldwide .
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>        In view of this, your  prize  £500,000.00  would be released to you by Our  Prize Payment Manager (DR.TIMOTHY LANDON). He will immediately commence the process ,to facilitate the release of your lucky won prize as soon as you contact  him for the payment of your lucky prize.
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>        You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until you have received your cash prize  . This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the act of scamming /hacking people of their ref. number and prizes. We hope you will emerge a winner in our next year MSN ANNUAL  AWARD PROMOTION high  stake prize of  £1,000.000.00 .
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>        You are advised  to contact our  Prize Processing  Manager by means of email, fax or phone  with the below  contact info within the hour of reading this winning notification.
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>        DR.TIMOTHY LANDON
>        Prize Processing Manager
>        MSN-Annual Award Promotion.
>        Email: timothylandon_msn@hotmail.com   
>        Tel:  +447024016285 
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>        When you contact him for payment(Timothy Landon) furninsh him with the following details for the issue of your WINNING CERTIFICATE/PAYMENT
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>        (1)Full Name(2) Nationality (3)Date Of Birth                       (4) Occupation (5) Home/Moblie Phone(6) Scan copy of International Passport Or Driver's  License (7) Reference and Batch numbers
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>        Note that  all prize money must be claimed not later than one month of notification . All funds not Claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as Unclaimed Prize and donated to The Charity Organization (Motherless Babies Home) and please be aware that our Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report,Verifications and validation provided by our prize processing Manager.
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>        NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with our payment  Manager.
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>        Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staffs of MSN COMPANY  to all our  lucky winners of this year.                                                                      
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>        Robert Montaomery
>        Chairman of board of directors
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>        Dr.Tom Mohr
>        President
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>        Dr.Mrs Hilary Schneider
>        Award Co-ordinator
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>        Mrs.Sue Clark-Johnson
>        Financial Secretary
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>        Dr.Timothy Landon
>        Prize Processing Manager