Why is there a ball next to a contact name?

I was contact by a Mr. Abraham from the UK. I'm supposed to give the mail courier $936. Is this familiar?

• FREE AWARD DEPT. The Marina Offices, St Peters Marina, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England www.freelotto.com Ref. Number: 87K4/336/T071/006 Batch Number: 468911521-Bc87 We happily announce to you the draw of LOTTERY 2008..Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 27522465896 6433 with!Serial number 3772-554 drew the winning: 942-20-23-28-45, which subsequently won you the lottery in category 2E. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)credited to file PC/9080118308/07. This is from a total cash prize shared amongst the lucky winners in this category world-wide. lucky ball number The prize has been insured with a hard INSURANCE POLICY called the IRREVOCABLE GURANTY BOUND.That makes the prize NON-DEDUCTABLE. Due to mix up of some names and winning numbers, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim has been processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid online impersonation and doulble claiming of prizes. 8 Winners were selected online from over 50 million email addreses world wide from 8 different countries, with a microsoft powerd ballot system your email, was among the lucky 8 CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE!. To redeem your prize instantly, you are to contact your lottery agent Mr. Richard Abraham. NAME:.................................… AGE:..................................… SEX:..................................… ADDRESS:..............................… EMAIL:................................… PHONE:................................… OCCUPATION:.......................... COMPANY:.............................. COUNTRY:..............................… Mr. Richard Abraham TEL: +447031890218 EMAIL:[email protected] Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize in not later than 2 weeks (14 days) of their winning notification. And we are very much aware of the frudulent lottery notification circulating the internet, this is why we have made our activities online verifiable so be carefull who you contact and please report any notification that claim to to be from us to : [email protected], should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. The Free Award lottery company is proudly sponsored by OPEC and it is organized to encourage the use of Internet round the world.And we are proud to say that over 50 Million Dollars is won annually in eight countries worldwide. Your Sincerely, Mr., George Peterson, Public Relations Officer. NOTE: You can come to our U K head office to claim your prize personaly at: FREE AWARD DEPT. The Marina Offices, St Peters Marina, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England OUR Executives: Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr.Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).

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  IT's SPAM!! I actually got this very same email like 3-4 days ago.. Don't reply to this! Be careful what you reply too. Welcome to the INTERNET!