I received an email from Yahoo Uk Ireland and I need to know if it is authentic?

[kasthurie]

YAHOO MAIL LOTTERY
124 Stockport Road, Long Sight, Welling DA16 2DB - United Kingdom
Telephone: +44704 573 7561 Fax: +447005938299

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ($950, 000. 00) for 2012 Prize Promotion which is organized by YAHOO, AOL & WINDOWS LIVE.

YAHOO and MICROSOFT collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIMS

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed no later than 14th days, from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Please be informed that you’re CHEQUE (CHECK) of the sum of US$950, 000. 00 Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) is now with your FIDUCIARY AGENT in your allotted Settlement Centre insured and issued with your email address which won you this prize, therefore you should contact your FIDUCIARY AGENT with your detail information so that they will expedite actions for the processing of your fund transfer.

Stated below are your identification numbers:
BATCH NUMBER: MFI/08/APA-43658,
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2008234522
AWARD WINNING NUMBER: 01 14 21 30 35 48
PIN: SA979Y

These numbers fall within the South Africa Location file, you are requested to contact our Fiduciary Agent in Johannesburg, South Africa and send your winning identification numbers to him;

FIDUCIARY AGENT/CLAIMS MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION:
TEL: +27-789 0515 14
FAX: +27-86-219-1768
CONTACT PERSON: MR. ALEX KHUMALO
E-Mail: alexkhumalofmb@gmail.com

You are advised to send the following information to your Fiduciary Agent to facilitate the release of your fund to you. Terms and Conditions applied.

1. Full name...............................
2. Country..................................
3. Contact Address.....................
4. Telephone Number.................

Congratulations!! Once again.