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Here’s for a real chance to have some real fun, learn about spam and win some nice gifts! What? All that at once? How do I do that? The idea is pretty simple You have the sacred corporate mission of lending a hand to the company’s poor IT guy (the Admin) to remove the myriad of spam messages coming into the corporate email inboxes. If you fail, the poor admin will be sacked for not keeping the inboxes clear of spam.

Anyone can help to save the admin! Simply go to this link http://www.savetheadmin.com to register an account. Soon you can even compete with the rest of the world to see who is the best admin helper friend.. But what’s in for you? If you help the administrator to get rid of all the spam (and avoid him getting fired!) and if you are among the top three admin helpers by August 31st when the competition ends you win a Nintendo Wii, a PSP or an iPod!

Want more? If you like this anti spam game, you can even refer your friends to try their luck to save the admin. After the competition ends, the top three referrers stand to win iPod Touch and Amazon gift vouchers. Tell all your friends to try their luck and save the admin from the awful spam problem, and the top 3 players that refer the highest amount of players will be in chance to win an iPod Touch, 75$ and 50$ Amazon gift vouchers.

The game itself is simple. You will be shown an imaginary email inbox. Random emails will appear and you, as the anti spam hero, will have to identify and clear the messages that belong to the spam folder. If you clear the spam correctly, you score will rise accordingly. If you don’t, your scores will be deducted. As you help you help the admin clear the inboxes, you will be promoted to next level.

In short, this is a nice way to learn about how to best fight spam while having some fun. The prizes are an additional incentive but even if you don’t score any of them, you still win.