An email chain letter which claims supermarket Sainsbury's is offering free gift vouchers to shoppers is spreading among internet users.

The hoax email says the supermarket is giving away £60 gift vouchers as part of an "exciting new marketing method".

It states: "Yes you read it right, Free gift vouchers, no catch. All you have to do is forward this email on to 10 friends and a copy to j.sainsburys @ customerservices.com, simple as that. Once everyone in your list has sent 10 emails you will be emailed your £60 voucher which you can exchange in all Sainsbury's stores."

A spokeswoman for Sainsbury's has confirmed that the email is a hoax and does not originate from the supermarket.

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for email security company Sophos, said: "Chain letters like this have a life of their own - good natured users of the internet pass them on to each other in the distant hope that they may be true."

"The fact is that they're a waste of not only time, but also of email bandwidth. Passing the message on only serves to give a twisted kick to the person who started it."

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