Should I call them 'thieves?'

Quite often I receive e-mails from con-men who are interested in stealing someone's identity. Please beware of such mails and the good idea is NOT to reply them in any way - Just delete them!
I know nobody can win a game he/she hasn't participated! And if these people, who call me a winner, are kind enough I advise them to pay the amount 'I have won' to any charity of their own choice wherever in the world.
See below the e-mails I am talking about!!! (Remember: Don't communicate with them, just ignore their requests!!):

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We are happy to announce that you are one of our Lucky Four(4)Star
Prize Winner in this months edition of the Swiss Lottery in England.
This
makes you a proud winner of a cah prize of £750,000.00 To claim your
prize it is important that you acknowledge the receipt of this
correspondence your Full Name: Full Address: to our claims officer.Mr
Micheal Anderson.(mr_micheal_anderson@live.com)

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We wish to inform you that you have won a and a cash price of
£1,350,000.00GBP from the draws that was held on 16th February
2008, by the Irish Online Promotion Board. Please contact claim agent
Mr Alan Brian via email: irish_comstomersdept@live.com
with your 1.Full Legal names 2.Occupation 3.Tel. number

Best Regards
Mr Alan Brian.

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Your E-Address was selected for category B in this weeks IRISH NATIONAL
LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME.

Please contact the programm co-ordinator with your
Name..,Address.,Age..,Phone,and Occupation.., And we shall give you full details on how you
won the lottery. Your draw has a total value of Four Hundred and Fifty
thousand pounds sterling,(£450,000.00).Name: Mr.Robert
E-mail:(dr_robert01@live.com

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MOTTO : CELEBRATING THE DIFFERENCE YOU'VE MADE

FROM:
THE PROMOTION EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD COMITEE
NATIONAL LOTTERY OF BURKINA FASO,
AFFILIATE OF NATIONA LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM
AVENUE CHARLES DE GUILE
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO
19th / FEBRUARY / 2008

€850,000.00 EMAIL SELECTION AWARD WINNING PRIZE 2007 /2008

!!!!!CONGRATULATION!!!!

DEAR LUCKY WINNER,
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE RESULT OF THE E-MAILS LOTTERY RAFFLE DRAW AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM HELD ON THE 15TH OF DECEMBER, 2007.
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WAS ATTACHED TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS.

(WINNING NUMBERS)

(1) TICKET NUMBER: 857-58-34-001-6358
(2) SERIAL NUMBER: BATCH/548500023
(3) LUCKY DRAW NUMBER: 2007/2589-630/14501

WHICH CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE 2ND CATEGORY, YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF €850,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS).

NOTE: DUE TO MIX UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED, AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOU.

THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOLS TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM BY SOME PARTICIPANTS.
ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM OVER 20,000 COMPANY AND 30,000,000 INDIVIDUAL EMAIL ADDRESSES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THIS PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR. THIS LOTTERY WAS PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE, WE HOPE WITH PART OF YOUR WINNING YOU WILL TAKE PART IN OUR NEXT COMING (1MILLION EURO) INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CLAIMING AGENT.

EMAIL : winners_centre@gawab.com

CONGRATULATIONS: CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR CASH PRIZE TO A DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE.
REMEMBER, YOU MUST CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER NOT LATER THAN 30TH OF FEBRUARY / 2008.

AFTER THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBERS IN EVERY ONE OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOUR OFFICERS. FURTHERMORE,SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS, DO INFORM YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL OUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR PROMOTIONS PROGRAM.
WE WISH YOU CONTINUED GOOD FORTUNES.
BEST REGARDS.
DR DOUGLAS MACHANSEL
PROMOTION COMITEE CHAIRMAN

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*I say, 'go away you rats!'