Is yahoo lottery promotion true?

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Is yahoo lottery promotion true?

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A.cruz
I got this email from this people telling me that I won a  Yahoo lotery promotion are this people for real or this is a frog, can any one done antyhing  about it, do the US goverment knows about this?.

YAHOO LOTTERY PROMOTION YOU WON (GBP£820,000.00)‏
From:  Mercy Martins ([e-mail])  
Sent: Thu 6/10/10 9:32 AM
To:  

YAHOO LOTTERY LIVE EMAIL PROMOTIONINTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,Thames Valley Park, Reading Berkshire RG6 1WG.United Kingdom.REF: YHOl/30983/2010BATCH: 8254297137Registered Lottery No 220949Fax no:[phone] / Phone:  +(44)-703 174 3516***************************************************************************Dear Email Account Owner, This is to notify you of the email promotion held in the year 2010 by YAHOO LOTTERY PROMOTION & .Your email address has been selected and has won you (GBP£820,000.00) Equivalent to ($1,308,883.99 USD).in the YAHOO LOTTERY EMAIL PROMOTION.                                     HOW YOU WERE SELECTED Each email address is affixed with a ticket number, serial number and batch number and then a draw is held. As a result of the below numbers which was attached to your email address during the draw, you were selected as one of the ten winners worldwide with the following information:***************************************************************************Ticket number: 883834657492-200 / Serial number: 7263-267 /Batch number: 8254297137As a consequence, you are a 1st category winner and your lucky numbers are 14-22-28-37-40-44. As previously stated, you are entitled to the lump sum payment of (GBP£820,000.00) Equivalent to ($1,308,883.99 USD).  only. Your winnings are credited to fileREF: YAHl/30983/2010.**************************************************************************                             HOW TO GET YOUR PRICE Please contact your assigned claim officer below with your reference number above for verification and more information on how to claim your price.         Name:  Barrister Paul Pass (Esq).         Email:  [e-mail] ,  [e-mail]        Phone:  +(44)-703 174 3516 = FAX: (+44)- 844 774 1185       You are to send the completed verification form below to the our Agent in the United Kingdom Whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize   Money through our corresponding payment bank *************************************************************************Congratulations once more!! AWARD WINNING CERTIFICATEThis is to certify that: FIRST NAME: ...MIDDLE NAME:... (LAST NAME: ..DATE OF BIRTH:....  MARITAL STATUS (M)...........( D )........(S) ..OCCUPATION::....HOME ADDRESS:: ....STATE ......  ZIP CODE:.... COUNTRY:  NATIONALITY:....  ..TEL: .........FAX:NO………**************************************************************************I WANT TO BE PAID BY   (BANK TRANSFER)  (ON LINE BANK TRANSFER)-------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK NAME..........BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER:…….SWIFT CODE.....   BANK ADDRESS....... CITY:....     COUNTRY:........  BANK TEL NO: ... FAX: NO  A COPY OF YOUR  PASSPORT (OR) D/LICENSE NEEDED FOR THE TRANSFER.**************************************************************************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 program by non-selected winner or unofficial personnel.  ************************************************************************For inquiry} do contact this email address here: [e-mail] Please see attachment file Best RegardsMrs. Mercy Martins (Information Officer).YAHOO LOTTERY LIVE PROMOTIONUNITED KINGDOMTHIS YAHOO LOTTERY WAS SPONSORED BY THE BARCLAY’S PREMIER LEAGUE LONDON