Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"

Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00

The email message below: "This email is to inform you that your email address has just won you $500,000.00 and a Motorola Nexus 6 Android Smartphone," is fraudulent and you should not respond to it with your personal information. Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their personal information and/or sending money.

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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 Gmail, Motorola, Google, Hotmail, Live.com, Windows Live, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft, Windows 8 or Android lottery.

The Fraudulent Email Message

Dear Email User

This email is to inform you that your email address has just won you $500,000.00 and a Motorola Nexus 6 Android Smartphone for the month of March 2015 lottery promotion, which is organized by Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery.

Google collects all the email addresses of the people who are active online; among the people who subscribed also to Hotmail and yahoo, we only select five people every month as our winners through an electronic balloting system without the winner applying. We congratulate you for being one of the selected winners.

NOTE: CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION. Contact Email: GML11@qq.com

1. FULL NAME:

2. HOUSE ADDRESS:

3. OCCUPATION:

4. SEX:

5. AGE:

6. DIRECT PHONE NO:

7. STATE:

8. COUNTRY:

Thank you and accept my hearty congratulation once again!

Copy and Send Your Details to Contact Email Only FOR IMMEDIATE CLAIM RESPONSE: GML11@QQ.com

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May 4, 2015 at 5:13 AM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Ramnicu Valcea, Vâlcea, Romania

Here is another scam:
"Dear Email User
This email is to inform you that your email address has just won you $500,000.00 and a Motorola Nexus 6 Android Smartphone for the month of March 2015 lottery promotion, which is organized by Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery. Google collects all the email addresses of the people who are active online; among the people who subscribed also to Hotmail, Aol and yahoo, we only select five people every month as our winners through an electronic balloting system without the winner applying.
We congratulate you for being one of the selected winners.
NOTE: CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW WITH YOUR INFORMATION. Contact Email: GGML11@qq.com
1. FULL NAME: 2. HOUSE ADDRESS:
3. OCCUPATION: 4. S*X: 5. AGE:
6. DIRECT PHONE NO: 7. STATE: 8. COUNTRY:
Thank you and accept my hearty congratulation once again!"

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Apr 18, 2015 at 1:20 PM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

Just received the exact same email except Microsoft is inserted in place of Motorola. Reply email address is GGML11@outlook.com.

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Mar 22, 2015 at 8:49 AM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Kilgore, Texas, United States

Steve: Please tell me why you would think that anyone would believe that NEXUS or GOOGLE would need someone from WSU to notify anyone that they had won $500,000.00?
The only thing you aren’t asking for is their SS and BANK ACCOUNT numbers. Why don't you spend your time studying at WSU get you education and go to work?
Keep this up and I may be forced to support you in one of the countries fine penal systems.

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Mar 21, 2015 at 6:16 AM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Macon, Georgia, United States

I sent my info to this email and didn't know that it was scam.

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Mar 21, 2015 at 11:43 AM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Henderson, Nevada, United States

Has anything happened to anyone that have sent information to them so far?

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Mar 21, 2015 at 11:55 AM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
info

Some people have told us that they sent thousands of dollars and never received what they were promised. They said they were told to send money for taxes, to clear customs or for some other purposes, which the scammers use to trick them.
Other persons said they told the scammers to deduct the money from their winnings, but the caller got angry and hang up.

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Mar 19, 2015 at 7:26 PM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

I figured this was a scam. Thanks for putting this info out so people don't get scammed.

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Mar 19, 2015 at 1:35 PM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Ocoee, Florida, United States

"steven.damouni@email.wsu .edu" sent somehting similar, crazy people.

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Mar 19, 2015 at 4:13 AM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

"steven.damouni@email.wsu .edu" sent me a wonderful email with a nice pdf attached stating that I won LoL ... silly scammers ...

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Mar 17, 2015 at 2:19 PM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

My name is Brandon I received the message yesterday and knew it was bull shi*, but who to turn it in to for tracking purposes to catch the scammers?

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Mar 11, 2015 at 12:57 AM by
Google-Motorola Gmail Lottery Scam - "Your Email Address has Just Won you $500,000.00"
an anonymous user from: Yatanarpon Cyber City, Mandalay, Myanmar

I got this same email and I gave him my details and he sent back this email. What should I do?How bad is he?
= =
"Your Ref No’s/GML/2190/005
Dear Lucky winner:? Aung Thet Paing
From the desk of Events Manager and Lottery Director Mrs Lucy Changi, We wish to congratulate you once again on this note, for being part of the winners selected for this months lottery promotions. The Google Mobile(Motorola)and Gmail felicitates with you and your family. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Google Android Mobiles and Gmail.
...
A winning check(Cheque)$500,000 00 US DOLLARS has been issued in your name by the Google Gmail Lottery Board, a Motorola Nexus 6 Android Smart Phone and also a certificate for prize claims had be sent alongside your winning check(cheque) to our affiliated (DTDC INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS COURIER AND CARGO) to be delivered to you in person.
...
Furthermore, do contact the DTDC INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS COURIER AND CARGO Company through information below for further instructions on how to send the consignment to your location and the amount to be charged for the delivery.
Email Your Delivery Address To The Courier dtdcfreight@foxmail.com
Full Name... ... ... ...
Mailing Address... ... ...
Country Of Residence... ... ...
Tel(Mobile) /fax... ... ...
DTDC INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS COURIER AND CARGO
Mr Melvin Patel (Dispatch Manager)
Okhla Industrial Area, DelhI - 110020 INDIA
E-MAIL: dtdcfreight@foxmail.com
Telephone Number: 91 7022 540103 ( 24 Hours)
...
Package to your designated location timely.
The recent Google/Gmail lottery events has discovered a huge number of double claims due to winners informing close friends, relatives and third parties about their winning and also sharing their ref numbers...
This office will not be responsible for any outstanding fees, as Services rendered by DTDC INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS COURIER AND CARGO are to be paid by you and not the lottery board, for the fact that we did not make any provision for any upcoming expenses, regarding delivery of the winning proceed to you. Have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted from, as the total amount must be insured to its value before delivery. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.
It is expected that you add your ...
Do have a nice day.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Lucy Changi
(Events Manager And Lottery Director)"

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