Beware of "Google End Of Year Reward" Lottery Scam

Updated: November 29, 2016 2016-11-29T10:29:19 -
Posted: November 29, 2016 2016-11-29T10:25:56
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The email message below with the subject: "Google End Of Year Reward," is a lottery scam created by scammers to trick the recipients into sending their personal information and money, by claiming that they are the winners of the "Google End Of Year Reward" promotion or lottery. There is no such promotion, reward or Google lottery, and Google will never ask online users to send their personal information via email message.

This type of lottery scam will ask you to send your personal information and subsequently ask you to send money in order to receive your prize. But, please do not respond to the email message or follow the instructions in it. Google is not taking part in or endorsing any lottery games, so if you receive an email claiming that you have won some lottery prize endorsed by Google, it is a scam.

The “Google End Of Year Reward” Lottery Scam Email

From: Google Promotion Award Team award_department@google.promo.com
Date: November 29, 2016 at 6:20:55 AM PST
Subject: Google End Of Year Reward!!!

Dear Google User,

We congratulate you for being selected as a winner on our ongoing promotion, you were selected due to your active use of our online services, find attached PDF file with more information.

Note: Contact the claims office via email: info@googleincpromo.com

Congratulations.
Page Larry,
CEO / CO-Founder

There is no prize, so please do not send your hard earned money to these cybercriminals. If you send your personal information, these cybercriminals will use it to further scam you.

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February 5, 2017 at 7:28 PM by an anonymous user from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I has received this " google annual promotion 2017."
How to know is it scam or what... already received more than 3 emails from the same sender.
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- February 5, 2017 at 8:30 PM by info
  There is no Google lottery or promotion giving away thousands or millions of dollars.
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