Questionable e-mail on windows license has expired

I'm doing him Microsoft report on an email I received on 07/11/12, supposedly from MS Headquarters, telling me that my windows license has expired and I have to renew it by replying to the email or in appellant:
 
Nicolas Carter
Senior Associate (Department license)
Palais Cardinal
80 100, Victoria Street
London, SW1E5Jl, UK
Support line: + 44-793-742-6692.

I have no answer or call due to grammatical mistakes in the letter and my suspect character! (The first paragraph of the letter reads "this letter is information to make you aware of this operating system of windows (sic) (recorded under your name) has now expired.") I don't think that Microsoft would send a badly phrased letter, and I didn't know where else to report!

The email was sent to * address email is removed from the privacy *
From address was:

15010 ONLY 36th Street
Microsoft headquarters
Building 92
Redmond, WA 98052, United States

Hello

Yes, it's a SCAM!

In the United States, you can contact the FBI, Attorney general, the police authorities and consumer
Watch groups. Arm yourself with knowledge.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), funded in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance
(BJA).
http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx

No, Microsoft would not email or call you unsolicited. Or they would know if there were any errors
on your computer. So those are the frauds or scams to get your money or worse to steal your
identity.

Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently - Microsoft is not unsolicited
phone calls to help you fix your computer
http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/fraud/phishing/msName.aspx

Scams and hoaxes
http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_virsec_master?ws=support#tab3

Microsoft Support Center consumer
https://consumersecuritysupport.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?altbrand=true&SD=GN&ln=en-us&St=1&wfxredirect=1&gssnb=1

Microsoft technical support
http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support#TAB0

Microsoft - contact technical support
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-support

I hope this helps.

Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

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