Lottery Scam - "GOOGLE 2015 PROMOTION" or "GOOGLE WALLET PROMOTION"
The email message below with the subject: "GOOGLE 2015 PROMOTION" or "GOOGLE WALLET PROMOTION," is fraudulent and you should not respond to it with your personal information. There is no Google lottery, sweepstakes or promotion. 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.
Remember, never send your personal information to anyone in an email message or send money to someone who contacted you via email message.
The Fraudulent Email Message
Dear User.
GOOGLE 2015 PROMOTION
Happy new year from all of us at Google Corporation, we are delighted to have you as a loyal customer in this new year, It has been a long journey for us, but with the committed contribution of great and wonderful customers like yourself, Google has been able to stand out as a global multinational corporation. As of September 30, 2014, cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $62.16 billion, which excludes cash classified as held for sale, compared to $58.72 billion as of December 31, 2013. This figure is a representation of the collective hard work of our dedicated staff, various departments and most especially you, and all we can say is thank you for your continual loyalty and contribution to the Google Brand.
We are very much excited about the growth in our advertising and emerging businesses, with 100 Billion search on the Google search engine per month and 3 billion visitor per month from a world population of about 7 billion, we can proudly say that we are reaching out to a large number of the world's population and impacting lives positively.in view of this, we have decided to not only make impact in the form of providing information and services to our numerous customers but we have decided to create a difference in the lives of 20 users worldwide. Thus the GOOGLE WALLET PROMOTION which was suppose to end on the 30th of November 2013, was continued. But this time around only 20 winners emerged and each of them will be getting a whooping some of £600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling).
On that note we are pleased to congratulate you and officially notify you that you are one of the lucky winners in the ongoing GOOGLE WALLET PROMOTION which was drawn from users from different countries around the globe. Your eligibility for this reward was not by chance , but due to the fact that you have used the Google services at one time or the other within the last 10 Years. Hence we strongly believe this will encourage your continual usage and loyalty.
A Bank Cheque have been issued in your favor, hence you have won for yourself the sum of £600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling), Two Google Glasses which is our latest wearable technology and also enlisted as One of the Google Ambassadors. This is in line with keeping to our promises of been audacious in philanthropy and meeting with our corporate social responsibility to our users.
We are aware of the continual rampant abuse of Google as a corporation and other multi-national companies, thus we are assuring all our winners that we are working on this, as Google does not run a lottery.Hence all information with regards the Promotion will be treated with utmost confidentiality only limited information will be available on the web to avoid missing leading our winners and abuse of this promotion.
However you will be required to contact our Promotion Adviser Dr. Patrick Golden by neatly filling the validation and funds release form below,in other to ensure all details are correct. As your payment will be released and arranged by our United Kingdom Office;
VALIDATION FORM
1.FIRST NAME:
2. LAST NAME:
3.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
4.TELEPHONE/ MOBILE:
5.NATIONALITY/COUNTRY:
6.AGE:
7.GENDER:
8.OCCUPATION:
9.ALTERNATE EMAIL(OPTIONAL):
To File For Your Claim, Please Contact Our,Promotion Adviser
Dr. Patrick Golden
E-mail: claimsvalidator@gmail.com
Note: You can either fill your claims verification form by printing and manually filling out the requested details or you can fill directly on e-mail, or provide the details on Microsoft Word.
Congratulations from the Staff & Members of Google Incorporated.
Regards,
Dr. Larry Page.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
Google Inc.
Corporate Headquarters,
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View,
California, 94043, United States of America
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