Most of the emails that state you have won a prize are in fact
ways to get you to reveal sensitive information. Really good tip
offs are: You have won prize x, to receive prize x you need to send
100.00 dollars to cover transfer fees. (or some other variant of
this) You have won prize x, to receive prize x, you need to send us
your name and social security number to verify you identity. When
in doubt you can Google email hoaxes and look for you particular
email. And the absolute thing to remember is the old phrase your
mother used to tell you: "If its too good too be true, it probably
is."