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"Google or Windows Live U.K End of Year Sweepstakes" Lottery Scam

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Dec 11, 2016 2016-12-11T21:11:39-05:00
Dec 27, 2019 2019-12-27T22:17:42-05:00

There is NO "Google/Windows Live U.K End of Year Sweepstakes" organized by Google or Windows Live, giving away thousands or millions of dollars in prizes. Therefore, recipients of messages claiming that they have won thousands or millions of dollars in this so-called award or lottery, should delete them. Below is a sample of the "Google/Windows Live U.K End of Year Sweepstakes" lottery scam being sent by scammers to their potential victims.

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The lottery scam is an attempt by scammers to trick potential victims into sending them money they claim are for taxes and other fees required before their potential victims receive their so-called lottery prizes. But, once the scammers have received money from their potential victims, they will disappear, and some may continue to attempt to trick the same victims into sending more money.

The "Google/Windows Live U.K End of Year Sweepstakes" Lottery Scam

From: Holle McSpadden
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 5:06 PM
To: Holle McSpadden
Subject: Notification from Google
Google/Windows Live U.K End of Year Sweepstakes has selected your email for a grand prize of 750, 000 Pounds. Contact googlesweepstakes@yeah.net for claim procedures.

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Dec 27, 2019 at 10:18 PM by info

"From: Saundra Davis
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2019 11:47 AM
To: Saundra Davis
Subject: Award

Your e-mail address has won 750,000 Pounds Sterling in the ongoing Google/Windows Live End of Year Sweepstakes U.K. Send a mail to our Claims Processing Department (googlelottouk-yeah.net)"

Here is another scam.

Jan 20, 2018 at 7:07 AM by an anonymous user from: Santo Domingo, Nacional, Dominican Republic

Here is another scam

"From: RACHEL KLEMMER
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2018 2:32 PM
Subject: Urgent Winning Alert

Google/Windows Live U.K Sweepstakes program 2018, has selected your email for a Grand Prize of 750,000.00 Pounds Sterling. Contact googlelottopromo-yeah.net for claim procedures."

Dec 28, 2017 at 6:49 AM by info

Here is another scam:

"From: "Nese, Amy"
Date: 28 December 2017 at 12:05:24 PM HKT
Subject: RE: Urgent Winning Alert

Google/Windows Live U.K Sweepstakes End of Year program 2017, has selected your email for a Grand Prize of 750,000.00 Pounds Sterling. Contact googlelottopromo-yeah.net for claim procedures."

Oct 11, 2017 at 10:06 PM by an anonymous user from: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Thank you so much for posting this information on this scam. I am so very suspicious for just going into my email and just start clicking away. Something told me to search this out and thank God I did. Lord only knows what I would have gotten myself into. Thank you again and God Bless you

Sep 2, 2017 at 12:25 PM by info

Here is another scam:

"From: Raup Lisa
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2017 11:13 AM
To: Raup Lisa
Subject: Notification mail from Google Inc

Google/Windows Live Sweepstakes U.K 2017 has selected your e-mail for a grand prize of 750.000.00 Pounds Sterling. Please contact googlesweepstakes-yeah.net for claim procedures."

Jul 15, 2017 at 12:23 PM by an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

Hi, I got an email saying my email has been selected as the winner of £750,000, asking me to contact googlesweepstakes-yeah.net. I am very sure this is a big scam.

Thanks

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