Microsoft Awards Team Lottery winner Harlesden London United Kingdom internet

I've recevied the below notification and am leary of it. From what I've researched so-far it is a scam. See below:

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park, Harlesden London NW10,United Kingdom.
Winning number027-29Set-2008-02MSW.
Serial Number:S/N-00168.

Microsoft Award Notification

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUND(500,000.00) for the New Edition 2009 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.YAHOO & MICROSOFT WINDOWS,collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

You are to contact your Claims Agent with immediate effect to faciliate the protocol of your winning prized before the date of Claim, Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

These are your identification numbers:

Winning number027-29Set-2008-02MSW.
Serial Number:S/N-00168.
cash prize of 500,000.00 GBP

To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent assigned to you

Mr. Wouter Miller
(VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER)
Email: msw.mrwoutermiller@w.cn

You are therefore advised to send the following information to the claims agent to facilitate them and in order for them to have access in proceeding with the transfer of your funds to your nominated bank account.

1. Full name............
2. Country..............
3. Contact Address........
4. Telephone Number.......
5. Marital Status.........
6. Occupation............
7. Company..............
8. Age....................

Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Congratulations!! once again.

Yours in service,
Christi M Rischar.
(Operation Manager)
Microsoft Award Team

MICROSOFT AWARD TEAM COPYRIGHT 2009 ALL RIGHT RESERVED

Ed
Troy, Montana
U.S.A.