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I have received countless You Win and other lottery scam emails. NEVER EVER fill in any information and NEVER EVER click on a link in any so called authentic looking email as from PayPal, EBay, AOL, etc. Use your browser and type in the name of the site who is purporting to ask you for information, validation, etc. Usually you will get a 404 message that the site doesn't even exist. Further, if you have a PayPal account use: Spoof@paypal.com to forward the email in question and they will respond. Also, be sure to change your passwords on ALL of your online accounts every 6 months. I just got hit 5 times in two days on my PayPal account and I simply changed my password and account verification data. There are millions of very smart criminals in this world who spend countless amounts of money(usually yours if you got scammed) and time with very advanced computer hacking skills who can scan and data scoop endlessly. TV and movies has shown the methodology of getting classified information instantly (24 and other shows). These shows are helpful since that technology does exist and has for a long time. This is why it is absolutely necessary to change your passwords every 6 months or less. Use letters and symbols and even words in a foreign language ie: spanish or some such and use symbols on the numbers line on the top of your keyboard. This makes it very difficult to hack, still criminals do so keep good computer health by doing one simple act which is frequent password change. I have been hit way too many times to count. Good advice, thanks to everyone for sharing, I hope these comments also help newbies.