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NAME:	Microsft piracy letter
ALIAS:	Microsoft piracy letter, PIRATED VERSIONS DETECTED

The message below is a hoax that claims to be a email about pirated version of Microsft products (note not Microsoft). The hoax claims that the recipient has pirated versions of their software on his computer, and demands the recipient to reply on the sharpmail account listed on the link.

This message has nothing to do with either Microsoft or Sharpmail, someone is just collecting peoples replies for some purpose.

The message below is a hoax. Please ignore it and do not reply or distribute it.

  Dear Customer,

  Advancements in internet technology mean we are able to track the use of
  Microsft � products. It enables us to analyse its use to aid us in the new
  version redevelopments. Whilst this is one of the key uses of the internal
  software distributed with all Microsft � products it also plays a part in
  discovering Piracy of software.
  We have discovered that you are using Pirate versions of Microsft �
  software, which is pursuable in a criminal court as Fraud, in addition to
  this, it breaches our copyright which we can pursue in a civil court.
  We are hereby giving you notification to remove Pirate versions of our
  products immediately. Failing to do this we will have no alternative but to
  take legal action.

   Best Regards,
   Neil Henderson
   Microsft � Piracy Department

  REPLYING PLEASE NOTE : To reply to this email click this link
  http://www.sharpmail.co.uk/xxxxxxxxxx This email is sent
  using Encrypter(R) software for the highest email security. Failing to reply
  to the email via the link above will result in your reply NOT being
  received.

[Description created: Jarno Niemel� April 2002]