Is this yahoo email (next box) that says I won a large sum of money legitimate.?

YOU WON $800,000! YAHOO MAIL CONGRATULATES YOU!





Batch number.........LUH 01475 WJ


Lotto number..........LWH 05436 DR


Winning number.....LFG 03497 QS











CONGRATULATIONS!





You won $800,000!





YAHOO! Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account is randomly selected as the one of 5 top winners accounts who will get cash prizes from us.We are happy to inform you that you have won a prize money of (Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)($800,000) of the year, 2007. Lottery win promotion which is organized by yahoo messenger .com every month.





YAHOO, collects all the mail ID of the people that are online on yahoo messenger, among the millions that subscribe to yahoo messenger we only select five people every month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we are congratulating you for been one of the people selected.All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.


This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.





Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in United kingdom, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of $800,000 will be released to you from this regional branch office in U.K


We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$2.3 Billion international draw.





HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:


To begin your claims, kindly contact our fiduciary agent company at this email address: yplagent_info@yahoo.es.





You are required to forward him with the following details:


His name is Mr Larry Walter(RCA)





1.FULL NAME:


2.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:


3.PRESENT ADDRESS:


4.SEX:


5.DATE OF BIRTH:


6.AGE:


7.OCCUPATION:


8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:


9.FAX NUMBER(IF ANY):


10.MARITAL STATUS:


11.WINNING NUMBER:


12.BATCH NUMBER:


13.LOTTO NUMBER:


14.THE MONTH YOU WON:





As soon as you contact the agent,he will advise you on what to do in order to get your prize money.Congratulations once more!!


For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information


confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your


prize released to you.


This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programmed by non-participant or unofficial personnel.





Yours Sincerely,


Dr. Kelvin Travis.


LOTTO CO-ORDINATOR.


The Yahoo.com staff


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Is this yahoo email (next box) that says I won a large sum of money legitimate.?
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