Spam or not? Please tell me what to do

[gildred]

Has anyone received this kind of email before? Dati rati ignore ko lang mga ganito pero sa email address ng nagpadala parang hindi spam. Please tell me kung papatulan ko.
Below is the content of an email I received. Note that I purposely deleted reference numbers.

Microsoft Corporations:
Customer Service
Plaza Marqués de Salamanca,
8. Postcode: 28006 City: Madrid. Country: Spain
FILE REF: ---------------
BATCH: ---------------------
INSURANCE: --------------------

Attention Beneficiary:
On behalf of the screening committee of the Microsoft Lottery Promotions
and (F.P.S), I wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully
passed the Email screening and Verification test and clarification from
our payment Office for the online lottery program. Note that this is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do
not need to buy a ticket to enter. All participants were selected through
a computer ballot system drawn from over 6,000,000 Email addresses from
all over the world.. All necessary documents that will facilitate the
clearance of your Cheque Of €615,000.00 (Six Hundred and Fifteen Thousand
Euros Only) in your name has been processed and Sealed in Your Winning
parcel Which contains the following documents:
1. WINNING CHEQUE VALUED €615.000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand
Nine Hundred & Fifty Euros)
2. WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM THE MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PROMOTIONS.
3. CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES (C.S.F.C.)
4. CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS (C.O.F.)
These documents has been securely sealed and packed for security reasons
which makes it impossible for anyone to view it until its been delivered
to you.
Your parcel with Identification Number ---------- has been sent to A
Courier Company (SANTA LUCIA SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY). You are
required to Contact the Dispatch Unit of Santa Lucia Finance and Security
Company with IMMEDIATE EFFECT SO AS TO SPEED UP THE DELIVERY OF YOUR
WINNINGS via email or call with the following details.
Overseas Claims Unit
Madrid Spain Lottery Fiduciary
Claims agent: Dr Lucas Pablo
Company: Santa Lucia Security and Finance
E-mail: lucaspablo51*yahoo.com.hk
Phone: + 34-634-120-113
Fax: + 34-911-817-638
NOTE:This office will not be responsible for any outstanding fees.
Services rendered by the Courier Company are to be paid by you and not the
lottery board, for the fact that the lottery organizers didn't make any
provision for any upcoming expenses, regarding delivery of parcel or any
such.
It is imperative that you Quote your Parcel Identification Number in your
mail to SANTA LUCIA SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY for Easy Identification of
your Parcel In Their Company.
I will Require a Concise Update as soon as you are in contact with the
Courier Company.
Congratulations once more.
Regards
Mrs. Kohana McKnight
Foreign Transfer Manager
Microsoft Promotion Award Team

Thanks in advance.

[shadow]

hinde spam yan....

















































ma ling yata...

[ghosthunter]

[renzo_d10]

:spam: and the email handler should be :banned:

[uls]

Microsoft Corporations:

haha

first line palang palpak na

baket plural?

[Jun aka Pekto]

XP promotions? What's this, the year 2001?

Not sure about over there. But, I've never seen MS do any promotions esp through a 3rd party.

Also..... M$ giving away cash? Bwaaaaa Haaaaa Haaaaa. He he.

[ghosthunter]

Scam emails like that work on personal greed.

You can reply to it to see what response you will get from them. Just like fish biting on a baited hook. "They" might even fly over here to meet you personally to give you confidence. But the moment you ask for hard documentation as proof, they vanish into the internet backwaters.

[jjmd3_787]

"The best way to deal with spam is to block it before it gets to your Inbox. A good first line of defense is a spam filter at your Internet gateway or at your e-mail server. Even with filters in place there, however, it's still a great idea to use the Outlook spam-blocking filters to help keep your Inbox uncluttered."
[SIZE=1]- from a Microsoft website[/SIZE]

Personally, I just ignore them. Kung wala naman akong magawa sa extra time ko e nagre-reply ako. The moment na humingi sila ng personal/secured infos about me, that's goodbye. Or do a reverse psychology like what Ghosthunter said. Sila mismo ang iiwas.

[magister]

smells like tuna to me

i thought only the Nigerians had the gall to do this. may Pinoy din pala, ha ha.