Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The email message below with the subject: "Official Notification Letter 2014" or "Microsoft Google Customers and Users Award 2014," which claims the recipients are winners of the Google Reward Promotion, is a lottery scam. Please do not respond to the email message with your personal information because the email message was sent by scammers and not by Google or Microsoft, and there is no 'Microsoft Google Customers and Users Award'.
Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their personal information and sending money.
Remember, never send your personal information to anyone in an email message or send money to someone who contacted you via email message.
Also, there is no Google Plus, Gmail, Google, Hotmail, Live.com, Windows Live, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft, Windows 8 or Android, Samsung lottery.
Subject: Re: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER 2014Google Enterprise Operation LondonGoogle UK LtdBelgrave House76 Buckingham Palace RoadLondon SW1W 9TQUnited KingdomMICROSOFT GOOGLE CUSTOMERS AND USERS AWARD 2014Congratulations on becoming a selected winner of the Google Reward Promotion. A Copy of Our Microsoft Google Customers and Users Award 2014 Letter is Attached for your Immediate followup. Congratulations on emerging as the Second (2nd) prize winner in our Microsoft Google Users and Customers award for 2014. You are advised to contact the Payment Consultant immediately for the release of your cash prize. Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Microsoft Google Networking United Kingdom.Yours Faithfully,VP. Matt Brittin,Chairman of the Board and Managing Director,Google United Kingdom.
Subject: Re: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER 2014
Google Enterprise Operation LondonGoogle UK LtdBelgrave House76 Buckingham Palace RoadLondon SW1W 9TQUnited Kingdom
MICROSOFT GOOGLE CUSTOMERS AND USERS AWARD 2014
Congratulations on becoming a selected winner of the Google Reward Promotion. A Copy of Our Microsoft Google Customers and Users Award 2014 Letter is Attached for your Immediate followup. Congratulations on emerging as the Second (2nd) prize winner in our Microsoft Google Users and Customers award for 2014. You are advised to contact the Payment Consultant immediately for the release of your cash prize. Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Microsoft Google Networking United Kingdom.
Yours Faithfully,VP. Matt Brittin,Chairman of the Board and Managing Director,Google United Kingdom.
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Here is another scam: "From: Google Corporation® Subject: RE: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER Google Corporation® 123 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 9SH United Kingdom Good day Sir/Madam. You have successfully been picked as one of our 12 Lucky Winners in this months Lottery Draw, Please see attached file for more details. Best regards Sundar Pichai CEO Google Inc."
