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"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam

FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards Lottery Scam

There is no FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards or FIFA World Cup Microsoft Network lottery. Therefore, online users are asked to delete email messages which claim that they are winners in the same promotion or lottery. They should also not follow the instructions in them. Below is a sample of the FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft lottery scam.

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The "FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam

Microsoft FIFA

Microsoft London (Cardinal Place) 100 Victoria Street,London SW1E 5JL Ref: FIFA/MOP/2014-8 Contact FIFA 2018 World Cup Sent From Manager (Mrs. Rose Smith) From Our Head Office In London United Kingdom

We are pleased to inform you of the result of 2018 draws held on the 4th Jan, 2017, you are the legal beneficiary/User of this selected e-mail address, selected for the FIFA 2018 Microsoft online promotional Awards. Computer ballot was organized by the Microsoft Online Network sponsored by FIFA MICROSOFT NETWORK, at Johannesburg, South Africa. This promotion was held in South Africa because of the successful FIFA 2010 WORLD CUP that was hosted in South Africa (2010) and the main aim of this award is to promote the upcoming (FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP) which will be hosted in RUSSIA.

FIVE (5) email addresses was finally picked out from among the total (1,000,000.00) email addresses, and out of those (65) email addresses, your Email address is among the winning e-mail address on the winning Pot, which was attached For your Security code FIFA/ Y67/U4 or Pin Code Number: 1208 to Winning Numbers: IFA/MOP/2013-14 21 3 and Bonus Number is (31) and Winning Amount is (One Million Pound) (£1,000,000.00)

PAYMENT PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. Your security file number is FIFA/Y67/U4 (keep personal) Remember; FIFA Prize Award must be claimed not later than 90 days from the date of acknowledgement receipt. Failure to claim your fund will be added to the next 10 Million Dollars lottery promotion.

You are requested to contact your claim agent in South Africa, send your winning details to him;

E-mail: danielhalewilliamsfifaworld@gmail.com

E-mail: danielhalewilliamsfifaworld@yahoo.com

NAME: Daniel Hale Williams.

Tel: +27-717-897-173

You have to chose one payment Option and send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of your fund to you, two Payment Options given to you below.

(Option A) Bank Certified Cheque; (Option B) Bank Transfer;

(1) NAME: (1) B EN EFICIARY:

(2) AGE: (2) AGE:

(3) SEX: (3) SEX:

(4) ADDRESS: (4) OCCUPATION:

(5) EMAIL: (5) COUNTRY:

(6) CELL PHONE: (6) MOBILE No:

(7) OCCUPATION: (7) BANK ACCOUNT NO:

(8) COUNTRY: (8) BANK NAME:

(9) AMOUNT WON: (9) BANK SWIFT CODE:

Yours sincerely

MR. JERRY KENN (Microsoft 2018 Admin Sec)

Microsoft Organizing Committee

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Oct 23, 2018 at 1:57 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

I also received the same sms today and I won't entertain them. please beware of this crime.
I received and sms to my cell saying CONGRATULATIONS! You have just won R950,000.00 from FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP MOBILE AWARD with ref/no F...
Call 0834000674 from 8am-5pm to claim your cash prize

Delete

Jan 23, 2019 at 12:38 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

I have received the very same SMS. Please beware, this is one of those scum Nigerian scams. Just delete and forget about it.

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Oct 29, 2018 at 8:01 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

What can you do if you have already sent your personal information?

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Oct 29, 2018 at 8:13 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
info

The scammers will contact you and attempt to trick you into sending them money, so just ignore them.

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Sep 20, 2018 at 3:02 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

I received and sms to my cell saying CONGRATULATIONS! You have just won R950,000.00 from FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP MOBILE AWARD
they said I must give them my account number and I gave them an expired account they saw there was nothing and they said I must buy R120.00 and I hanged up.

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Aug 24, 2018 at 11:26 PM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

I received an sms congratulating me for winning R950 000,00 from FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP MOBILE AWARDS. I said I must claim my prize.

Delete

Aug 30, 2018 at 3:25 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

So did I, was told to call 0834000674

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Aug 26, 2018 at 5:34 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

On 22August 2018 at 7:45AM I received an sms to my cellphone saying
"congratulations
! You have just won R950,000,00 from FIFA 2018 WORLD0 Cup Mobile Award with ref/no f... and saying call 0834000674 to claim your cash price fromm 8:00AM-17AM"
Is that true or not?

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Aug 26, 2018 at 9:38 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
info

It is not true.

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Aug 22, 2018 at 3:46 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

I received and sms to my cell saying CONGRATULATIONS! You have just won R950,000.00 from FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP MOBILE AWARD with ref/no F...
Call 0834000674 from 8am-5pm to claim your cash prize
is this a scam?

Delete

Aug 22, 2018 at 7:55 AM by
"FIFA World Cup 2018 Microsoft Online Promotional Awards" Lottery Scam
info

Yes, it is a scam.

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