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No, what this spammer has "set out to do" is rob you of your money. Sorry. Such a "sweepstakes" don't exist, and I assure you, if it does, it's quite illegal. Delete this spam if you receive it. Knowledge is power against spammers.

The Spammer Hammer

To:
undisclosed-recipients
Dear Sir/ Madam,
The prestigious Microsoft and AOL has set out and successfully organized a Sweepstakes marking the year 2009 anniversary we rolled out overUS$400,419,864 for our New year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hostswhich we enjoy their patronage.The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this message, youwill definitely regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies & in effort to make sure that Internet Explorerremain the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to reference and ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers MIC-AOL/8303/09 anddrew the lucky numbers 04-18-35-38-53-46 (12) which subsequently won you £ 1,000,000 ( One Million Great Britain Pounds) as one of the jackpotwinner in this draw. You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £ 1,000,000 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) the draws registered asDraw number one was conducted in Liverpool, UK on the 1st April,2009.These Draws are commemorative and as such special.Please be informed by this winning notification to file your claims immediately. You areadvised to make contact to your referred agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your winning prize.To file for this claims, Please Contact your referred agent with your verification information as required on the form below, beginning theclaims of your winnings funds as conducted by the lottery company. We dedicate our special thanks & gratitude to Bill Gates {Now Retired fromMicrosoft Corporations} .We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.Note: You have Two (2) weeks from the date of this publication to claim your prize or you may forfeit your winnings. Thank you for being partof our commemorative New year Anniversary Draws.Find below your referred agent and the verification form:Address: 18 South Drive, Hepworth,Diss,N0rfolk, IP22 2HF, UKContact Agent: Mr. Frank PowellTel: +44 703 593 0585Email:http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=frank_powelldesk@yahoo.com.hkName: ..................................Country of Origin.......................Place of Residence......................Occupation..............................Sex/Age.................................Telephone/Fax...........................Winning Email ID........................NOTE: DUE TO FRAUDSTERS, WE HAVE DECIDED TO EFFECT TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ONLY AND WHEN CONTACTING YOUR REFERRED AGENT, DO QUOTE YOURTICKET NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER FOR SECURITY REASONS.
Mr.Michael PaynePublic Relations Officer©2009 Microsoft Corporation