Msn/Yahoo Corporation
Email claiming I won 552,000 USD and a laptop prize

I received on my company Gmail account an email saying this:

Msn/Yahoo Corporation
Headquarters: 60 Merriman Road, Blackheath London SE3 8RS, United Kingdom
Ref: UK/9420X2/70
Batch: 065/088/XY24
Msn/Yahoo award winner identification number: {parcel/num11}

Congratulations once again on behalf of the MSN/YAHOO Corporation. We do believe that your winnings will be put into good use for community, educational and business development.

I am in receipt of your e-mail and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this year's lucky dip sweepstakes. As you already know, your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 50,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. Each email address was attached to a ticket number.

Your email was selected as winner. Note that your winnings can be delivered in the next 24-72 hours upon your contacting the delivery department. So you should contact them urgently to get your winnings.

A certificate of prize claims and a certified winning cheque will be sent to you directly at your home address. The documents to be sent are:
1. Winning cheque valued at the sum of 552,000 USD and a Dell laptop
2. Winning certificate from the MSN/Yahoo national lottery
3. Clear source of funds certificates (C.S.F.C.)
4. Certificates of origin of funds (C.O.F.)
5. Letter of affidavits from the British High Court of Justice, stating that the winning was received legally from the universal donation program, and duly signed by the legal attorney to the UK national board
6. Certificate of guarantee

Contact Customer Desk with the following details:
SKYNET HOME DELIVERY SERVICE
Contact Person: Mr. George Rowland JNR.
Email Address: skynetexpress24hrs@live.com
Tel: 44 704 574 79126

Have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted; this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value. This is in accordance with section 13 (1) (n) of the National gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1996 by the constitutional assembly.

This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds. It is imperative that you add your identification numbers {PARCEL/NUM11} as the subject of any correspondence with the delivery department to ensure that they respond in a timely manner.

Best Regards,
Barrister Wilson Harlings
Claims Agent

If in the "Monetary Damages" area you actually meant whether that money was stolen from me, it was not. This is the "price" that the scam told me I won, with a Dell laptop as well.

I did give them my address, but I changed a letter in my name so that if it was a fraud, I would not be in trouble.

Explanations at least would be much appreciated.

Company: Msn/Yahoo Corporation
Country: USA
State: WA
City: Redmond
ZIP: 98052
Address: 1 Microsoft Way
Phone: 4258828080, 8008263110, 8003865550
Site: msn.com

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