"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam

Gmail users, beware of a lottery scam called "Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award," that is being sent via email messages (see below) to potential victims by lottery scammers. It is important for everyone to know that there is no Gmail lottery, and there has never been one. So, recipients of email messages claiming that they are winners of a Gmail or Google lottery, should delete the email messages, and should never follow the instructions in them.

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Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award Lottery Scam

Also, it is important to know that Google, the owner of Gmail, and other legitimate companies will never ask their users or customers to send them their personal information via an email message. So, if you are asked to do so, more than likely, someone is attempting to scam you.

The "Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam

From: Mrs. Carol Mirandez
Microsoft London (Cardinal Place)

Dear Gmail Client/User,

This is to inform Five (5) Gmail Clients/User that there was a computer ballot that was organized by Gmail Network Board, on Saturday 13th February 2016. This Gmail Client Promotional Award was organized to promote our Gmail Network and support our Clients/Users.

Five(5) Gmail addresses was finally picked out from among the total 1,000,000 Gmail addresses, and out of those 5 Gmail addresses, your Gmail address is among the winning Gmail address on the winning Pot, which was attached to Winning Numbers: 06-17-23-26-31-46 and Bonus Number is 05 and Winning Amount is US$920,000.00 DOLLARS. (NINE HUNDRED & TWENTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

FOR YOUR CLAIM, DO CONTACT OUR PROCESSING DIRECTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Call Your Processing Director
Mr. Mark Vanda on
Teleline: +27 78 2740 996
E-mail: g2016.promotionaloffice @gmail.com
E-mail: promotional.agents2014 @aim.com

All the winnings must be claimed before 28-05-2016. You are required to fill the Form below, starting from your full name, etc. As listed below and forward it to your Processing Director Mr. Mark Vanda through the above e-mails or call his directly.

Form A

Ref Number: PR-Gmail PL/3-AA-74
Batch Number: PR-GMAIL -441-GUKD88
Insurance Number: PR-GMAIL/213/UKSA88
Winning Number: 06-17-23-26-31-46 / 05

Full Name:
Full Address:
Country:
Company Name:
Male/Female:
Age:
Tele & Fax:

Thanks and Congratulations.
From: Mrs. Carol Mirandez
Gmail.com 2016 Network,
Promotional Board

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May 2, 2018 at 5:28 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

What can I do cause am victim have sent to them copy of my ID and telephone contacts please help

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May 2, 2018 at 11:51 PM by
"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam
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Just be careful next time because the scammers will contact you and attempt to scam you.

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October 17, 2017 at 1:31 PM by
"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: New York, United States

what happens if you sent your information already to them.

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January 13, 2018 at 9:23 AM by
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an anonymous user from: Belgrade, Centralna Srbija, Serbia

I want to know what happens with my information that I sent them.

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October 17, 2017 at 2:46 PM by
"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam
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Just be careful next time because the scammers will contact you and attempt to scam you.

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July 5, 2017 at 2:37 AM by
"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Hi,

I even received a colour copy of a credit card HSBC numbers and all. Can;t we do something to stop these scams?

Thanks

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February 27, 2017 at 4:22 PM by
"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

I got this message late on my e-mail address and thought I had a great opportunity in my life.

I was actually having sleepless nights thinking about how I could have missed over 3 billion UGANDA shillings,

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January 21, 2017 at 6:56 AM by
"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Auckland, New Zealand

I received a google lottery email at my hotmail and i'm wondering is this real or fake?

it had a google watermark and a picture of the CEO "Google CEO Mr. Sundar PichaI Executive Chairman of Google"

"Dear Lucky Winner.

Your Award Winning Details.

Code Number: GUK/3554749405GK

Ticket No: GUK/1008272745GK

Winning Number: GUK/99334353734GK

We wish to congratulate you on this note, for being one of our lucky winners selected this year. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active use of the Google search engine and the Google ancillary services. Hence, we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to this company. Google is now the world leading search engine worldwide and to make sure that it remains the most widely used search engine, an online e-mail balloting was carried out on the 7th Of January, 2016 without your knowledge and was officially released recently.

We wish to formally announce to you that your email address was attached to a lump sum of £750,000.00 {Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling} only.

A winning Cheque will be issued in your name by the Google Promotion Award Team, and a certificate of prize claims will be sent alongside your winning Cheque.

Information's required from you are part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. To claim your won prize, please contact the Google Award Claims Manager (Mr. Kennedy Watson) neatly filling the Verification form below.

VERIFICATION FORM

* First Name

* Last Name

* Residential Address

* Telephone/ Mobile

* Fax Number

* Nationality/Country

* Date Of Birth (dd/mm/yy)

* S*x

* Occupation/Position Held

* Marital Status

* Amount Won

* Alternate Email

* Ever Won An Online Lottery Before? Yes/No

You are advised to contact your Foreign Claims Manager with his private email details below to avoid unnecessary delay and complications:

GOOGLE AWARD CLAIMS MANAGER.

Mr. Kennedy Watson

E-mail: nanniehtu@gmail.com

Tel: 44-703-190-4932

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information’s confidential till your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Note: You can fill your payment release form by printing and manually filling or you can fill directly on mail, or provide the details on Microsoft Word.

Please do not reply if you are NOT the owner of this email address.

Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Google Board Commission"

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January 21, 2017 at 7:09 AM by
"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam
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It is a fake. It is a lottery scam created by scammers. There is no Google lottery.

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January 6, 2017 at 8:58 AM by
"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

HELLO DEAR SIR?MADAM

SOMEONE SEND ME THIS IN EMAIL. KINDLY TEL ME THIS IS TRUE OR SOMEONE TRY TO CHET ME?

BEST WISHES & REGARDS:

MUJEEB FROM PAKISTAN.

"House.az 123.Bakers Road Uxbridge

Middlesex, UB8 1EZ United Kingdom

Tel. 44-871-9748521

Dear Winner,

We are happy to inform you of the result of the just concluded Samsung Company e-mails final draws held on the (02th January 2017) by the Samsung Company Ltd in conjunction with the British American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion, Your email address was luckily drawn by a computer balloting system as one of our winners in our online lottery bonanza from the prestigious Samsung Company Ltd. Thus, making you the winner of the sum of £500,000.00GBP .One Samsung Galaxy S 6 plus-32GB This is to let you know that this online email draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000.00 email addresses company, 30,000.00 individual id from over 40 networks and corporate bodies were picked by an advanced automated random computer selection from the web.

Please kindly complete the form below with your correct information and email back to us with a return email so that we can have a precise and comprehensive record of our winners and also provide you on how you will receive your winning amount.

These are your identification numbers.

Batch number...S.M.UK/004412010

Lotto number...S.M.UK/0-46

Winning number...S.M.UK/ 04567

Winning Amount...£500,000.00GBP and One Samsung Galaxy S 6 plus-32GB

Fill up This verification Form and send your details to: cla_im@mit.tc

Fill The Form Below:

1 Name:

2 Addresses:

3. Country/State:

4. Mobile No:

5. S*x:

6. Age:

7. Occupation:

8. Language Known:

9. Email id:

10. Two Copies of your passport photos/ id proof:

11. Your Bank Name:

12. Account Number:

13. Branch:Satadbato :

This is a formal notification of the just concluded final draws of the SAMSUNG ENTERPRISES.LTD E-mail promotional program held in United Kingdom. You have been approved to be paid.

Reply to this email Only: cla_im@mit.tc

Dr. Collins Joe

General Manager

Samsung Great Britain and Ireland

. Tel. 44-871-9748521"

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"Gmail 2016 Network Promotional Award" Lottery Scam