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.

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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?

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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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Sep. 20, 2017 at 1:30 AM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Oxnard, California, United States

I got one yestetday too, how sad!

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Oct. 13, 2016 at 1:45 AM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Hi there,

Can someone please assist I recieved this email lol SCAM?

I EVEN RANG THEM AND THEY STILL INSIST ITS TRUE

* * *

"Reference Number: CNNUK838344

Attention: #

Prize Won £1,000,000.00GBP Converted to Australian Dollar $1,615,754.84 AUD

Insurance/Cost of Transfer charges £900.00GBP Converted to Australian Dollar $1,455.00 AUD

Regarding 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."

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Sep. 17, 2016 at 11:34 PM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Wappinger, New York, United States

Another scam:

"$4 million donation sent via text...

Contact Mrs Kathleen and family thru the following email address's

Katttymorss@gmail and townsenb@kghkari.net"

These people need to be stopped...ugghhh.

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Jul. 7, 2016 at 5:43 PM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
info

Here is another scam:

- Original Message -

Subject: Promo.

From: "cnn" <laboratory@mmhrc.in>

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

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Apr. 12, 2016 at 11:06 PM by
CNN Award Promotion Lottery Scam - "Congratulations Lucky Winner"
an anonymous user from: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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)

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