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I have just received an email that informs me that my email address has won cash 850k euro. Is this a spam?

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  • Last reply by Ahmed Nefzaoui

Dear Beneficiary,


  This is to inform you that your E-mail Address has won €850, 000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO ONLY) in the 2012 Mozilla Firefox Online promo, which was recently conducted. Click on the attach file to view details of your winning details and also fill out the Application Form of Payment for immediate collections of your winning fund.


    Congratulations!


   Mr. Bright Clinton  +44 (0)7045754780 Mozilla Firefox Online Promo

Dear Beneficiary,     This is to inform you that your E-mail Address has won €850, 000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EURO ONLY) in the 2012 Mozilla Firefox Online promo, which was recently conducted. Click on the attach file to view details of your winning details and also fill out the Application Form of Payment for immediate collections of your winning fund.       Congratulations!      Mr. Bright Clinton  +44 (0)7045754780 Mozilla Firefox Online Promo

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Well it seems like a spam because Mozilla don't have an online promo.. There is a good way to differentiate spam from other emails.. Check the headers and it will show you the real source of the email.. Which is normally another non-mozilla email :) Sincerely, Ahmed N.