Alert - Software Promotion Companies Award Prize eMail Scam

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately did not win a £37,000,000,000 GBP prize sponsored by software companies like Intel, Dell and Microsoft, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:
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-----Original Message-----
From: steve morgan [mailto:stevganoffice@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:40 PM
Subject: AWARD PRIZE: £37,000,000,000 GBP

AWARD PRIZE: £37,000,000,000 GBP
Claims Agent : Mr.James West.
EMAIL: microsoft102award@yahoo.co.uk

TEL +447045744260
TEL +447045744260

AWARD FINANCE DEPARTMENTS
ACCREDITTED AGENCY.
REF NO: MSW/ 776090X2/23
BATCH NO: 013/05/8394369

DEAR WINNER
This Award is sponsored by a consortium Software promotion Companies
,The Intel Group ,Dell Computers,Microsoft and other International
Companies to encourage the use of the internate and promote computer
literacy worldwide.
We are proud to say that over 37 million are won
annually in more than 150 Countries worldwide.
Following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic
Online Sweepstakes Realise on the November 2007. Your electronic Email-
Address emerged as one of the online winning Lucky-Emails in the 1st
category and therefore you are hereby Approved to claim a cash award of
>>£37,000,000,000 GBP<<<{ Million Great Britian Pounds SterlingsOnly}.
CONGRATULATIONS!

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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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