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CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"

CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - Congratulations Lucky Winner

The email messages below, which claim the recipients are lucky winners of the CNN Award Promotion, is a lottery scam. Please do not respond to the email message with your personal information, because the email message was sent by lottery scammers. As a matter of fact, there is no such CNN Award lottery 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 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 claiming you are a lottery winner.

The Fake CNN Award Promotion or Lottery Email

From: cnn.promo2015@ yandex.com
Subject: Congratulations lucky winner
Reply-To: cnn.lotteryy@ rogers.com

CNN
One CNN Center Atlanta,
GA 30303.

Your E-MAIL ADDRESS WON £1,000,000.00 GBP IN 2015 CNN AWARD PROMOTION. For claims process,
send (Full Name, Mobile Number) to Email: cnn.lotteryy@ rogers.com or Call Mr. Mark Gilbert
Tel# +44 7479849024,+17733721535
Fax: +44 8715047751.
Note: Contact with Reference Number CNNUK838344

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-----Original Message-----
From: CNN housee@kgh.kari.net
Sent: Thu, Jul 28, 2016 6:05 am
Subject: GREAT NEWS!!!

Congratulations... Your E-mail Address has been selected as the winner of the 1,000,000.00GBP in the 2016 CNN AWARD

PROMOTION.

For claims process, send the following details.

Full Name:
Address:
Mobile Number:

To Email: (promocnngrant@centurytel.net) C/O Mr.Mark Anderson Contact with Reference Number: CNNSA838344

Yours truly,

Mr Mark Anderson
Claims representative.
CNN AWARD PROMOTION.

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Aug 8, 2018 at 8:03 AM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada

Got one today via text message from a acotel-ils.fr

'This is to notify you that your mobile number has been picked for a cash sum of $500,000.00 in our 2018 CNN Promo. Email: winner-cnnpromo2018.com with Ref Number: CNN-SA18 for claim.

Lovely bunch of BS isn't it?

Delete

Aug 13, 2018 at 7:17 AM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I just got one on a Toronto phone number this morning, same sort of message as yours:

Text message from acotel-ils.fr

"Your Mobile No. WON$500,000.00USD IN 2018 CNN AWARD.Reply with Ref No:CNNSA59 to email: cnn512-yandex.com"

I hate scammers!

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Aug 25, 2017 at 11:00 AM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Portland, Oregon, United States

Received via text this morning:

"FRM:cnn

MSG:You WON $500,000.00USD IN 2017 CNN PROMOTION. Contact with Ref No: CNNSA34 to email claimcnn310a-msn.com"

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Aug 23, 2017 at 9:41 PM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Mesa, Arizona, United States

Received today 8/23/17

"FRM: CNN AWARD
You have won $500,000.00 USD for claim e-mail to awardcnn-gmail.com with ref. # CNNSA34"

Just amazing that people actually fall for this stuff!

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Aug 25, 2017 at 10:19 AM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States

Hey, I just got one with that reference number too! You better not be elbowing in on my totally real and not at all a scam prize money.

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May 17, 2017 at 6:50 AM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Received this scam email on Monday...

Your E-MAIL ADDRESS WON 500,000.00 IN 2017 CNN AWARD PROMOTION. For claims process, send(Full Name,Mobile Number) to Email: alexfrederick17-outlook.com with Reference Number: CNNSA838344 Mr. Alex frederick

I get these all the time!

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