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Online users, there is no Office 365 lottery or O365 lotto that is paying out or giving away thousands or millions of dollars in prize. Therefore, recipients of email messages claiming they have won the Office 365 / O365 lottery or lotto, should delete them. Below is a sample of the lottery scamming email messages being sent by lottery scammers, to trick their potential victims into sending them money, they claim are fees or taxes for a promotion or lottery that doesn’t exist.
From: O365 LotterySent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 5:02 PMTo: O365 LotterySubject: Hello Winner!Hello, You are a winner in the ongoing OFFICE 365 LOTTERY.Please send your e-mail to our below e-mail.e-mail: info@365lotto.infoPLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL O365 Lottery
From: O365 Lottery
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 5:02 PM
To: O365 Lottery
Subject: Hello Winner!
Hello, You are a winner in the ongoing OFFICE 365 LOTTERY.
Please send your e-mail to our below e-mail.
e-mail: info@365lotto.info
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL O365 Lottery
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Have we determine the source of this scam? Do we have known public IP or domain name that we can block on our end?
This scam doesn't have links to websites, instead, it asks the recipients to respond with their personal information.