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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.
From: cnn.promo2015@ yandex.comSubject: Congratulations lucky winnerReply-To: cnn.lotteryy@ rogers.comCNNOne 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 GilbertTel# +44 7479849024,+17733721535Fax: +44 8715047751.Note: Contact with Reference Number CNNUK838344DISCLAIMERA) This Agreement, which incorporates by reference other provisions applicable to use of CNN Interactive, including, but not limited to, supplemental terms and conditions set forth in paragraph 14 hereof ("Supplemental Terms") governing the use of certain specific material contained in CNN Interactive, sets forth the terms and conditions that apply to use of CNN Interactive by Subscriber. By using CNN Interactive (other than to read this Agreement for the first time), Subscriber agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to use CNN Interactive is personal to Subscriber and is not transferable to any other person or entity. Subscriber is responsible for all use of Subscriber's Account (under any screen name or password) and for ensuring that all use of Subscriber's Account complies fully with the provisions of this Agreement.Subscriber shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality of Subscriber's password(s), if any.DISCLAIMER
From: cnn.promo2015@ yandex.comSubject: Congratulations lucky winnerReply-To: cnn.lotteryy@ rogers.com
CNNOne 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 GilbertTel# +44 7479849024,+17733721535Fax: +44 8715047751.Note: Contact with Reference Number CNNUK838344
DISCLAIMER
A) This Agreement, which incorporates by reference other provisions applicable to use of CNN Interactive, including, but not limited to, supplemental terms and conditions set forth in paragraph 14 hereof ("Supplemental Terms") governing the use of certain specific material contained in CNN Interactive, sets forth the terms and conditions that apply to use of CNN Interactive by Subscriber. By using CNN Interactive (other than to read this Agreement for the first time), Subscriber agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to use CNN Interactive is personal to Subscriber and is not transferable to any other person or entity. Subscriber is responsible for all use of Subscriber's Account (under any screen name or password) and for ensuring that all use of Subscriber's Account complies fully with the provisions of this Agreement.
Subscriber shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality of Subscriber's password(s), if any.DISCLAIMER
-----Original Message-----From: CNN housee@kgh.kari.netSent: Thu, Jul 28, 2016 6:05 amSubject: GREAT NEWS!!!Congratulations... Your E-mail Address has been selected as the winner of the 1,000,000.00GBP in the 2016 CNN AWARDPROMOTION.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: CNNSA838344Yours truly,Mr Mark AndersonClaims representative.CNN AWARD PROMOTION.
-----Original Message-----From: CNN housee@kgh.kari.netSent: Thu, Jul 28, 2016 6:05 amSubject: 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 AndersonClaims representative.CNN AWARD PROMOTION.
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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?
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!
Received via text this morning:"FRM:cnnMSG:You WON $500,000.00USD IN 2017 CNN PROMOTION. Contact with Ref No: CNNSA34 to email claimcnn310a@msn.com"
Received today 8/23/17"FRM: CNN AWARDYou 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!
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.
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 frederickI get these all the time!
I got one yestetday too, how sad!
Hi there, Can someone please assist I recieved this email lol SCAM? I EVEN RANG THEM AND THEY STILL INSIST ITS TRUE * * *"Reference Number: CNNUK838344Attention: #Prize Won £1,000,000.00GBP Converted to Australian Dollar $1,615,754.84 AUDInsurance/Cost of Transfer charges £900.00GBP Converted to Australian Dollar $1,455.00 AUDRegarding our phone conversation you are to send the information below for transfer.Provide account details for Bank transfer.Account Name:Bank Name:We will obtain further detail from your Bank for security reasons.Instruction will be given upon respond on how you are to send 50% of the Insurance/Cost of Transfer charges.You will send the balance when you receive prize which is the only option to complete transfer as you can't complete full payment."
Another scam:"$4 million donation sent via text...Contact Mrs Kathleen and family thru the following email address'sKatttymorss@gmail and townsenb@kghkari.net"These people need to be stopped...ugghhh.
Here is another scam: - Original Message - Subject: Promo. From: "cnn" Date: Thu, July 07, 2016 1:32 am Your E-MAIL ADDRESS WON £1,000,000.00GBP IN 2016 CNN AWARD PROMOTION. For claims process, Contact us e-mail: winners@cnnaniversary.com
This scam is still active as of 12 April 2016. Received a mobile SMS last night.Message from Toolbox:"GRANT OF 1,000,000 GBP IN 2016 CNN AWARD PROMOTION.For claims process, send(Full Name,Postal Address) to Email: cnnpromodesk12@ centurytel.net]".Sender: Toolbox (not available)
