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An Email with the Subject "CONGRATULATIONS LUCKY WINNER!" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:53:16 -0700 and has been classified as a Lotto/Lottery Scam Email. The sender shows as "YAHOO/MICROSOFT" <INFO@YAHOOMICROSOFT.NET>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
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