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"Verizon Wireless Communications and Viber" Lottery Scam
Verizon Wireless Communications and Viber Lottery Scam

There is no "Verizon Wireless Communications and Viber" lottery or award. Therefore, recipients of messages claiming that they are winners in the same lottery or award programme asked not to follow the instructions in them. They should just delete the messages because they are fakes that being sent by lottery scammers to their potential victims. The scammers trick their potential victims into sending them their information by claiming that they are winners in a lottery that doesn't exist. Once they have received the information, they will subsequently ask their potential victims to send money in order to receive their so-called lottery prize.

But, once the scammers receive their potential victims' information they will sell it to other scammers who will constantly contact the potential victims in an attempt to scam them. And, if the potential victims send their money to the scammers, they will take it and disappear leaving the victims depressed, and hundreds or thousands of dollars broke.

Remember, once you are asked to send personal information and money in order to receive a lottery, promotion or an award prize, it is a scam. This is because legitimate companies do not ask their winners to send personal information via an email message or send money in order to collect prizes.

The "Verizon Wireless Communications and Viber" Lottery Scam

From: "Verizon Wireless Communications"<info@superappsballot.com>

Sent: 2017-12-04 11:03:22

Subject: Re: Prize fund

Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Inc

P.O. Box 630. New York City, 10029

New York, United States

Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779. Batch-B

Ticket: 67506VZ25B935640902

Dear Esteemed Lucky Winner

This is to officially inform you that your application form has been approved for payment, We have forwarded your winning file and payment approved documents to our paying bank where your won prize fund is currently deposit onward payment. Please contact the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Bank through their e-mail address below for the release of your won prize fund to you.

Remember to quote your approval number when you contact the bank for easy reference to your payment. Your payment approval numbers is : USA-PNAWD-US/7T231. Your prize fund is on short term deposit with the bank, So please contact the bank immediately to receive your prize fund from the Bank.

Bank contact information

Bank Name: BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Contact Person: Mr. Gerald Oxford

Foreign Operation Manager

Bank E-mail: finance@bnymellonremit.com

Congratulations on your winning. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help!

Regards,

Mary Gates

Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Inc.

New York City, 10029 New York, United States

Payment Ref: Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779

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by an anonymous user from: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

I received a message via Viber saying I had won 400k usd in the sprint communications lucky ballot draw, anyone else?

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by an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

I just got one that said $300,000.

And I knew it was probably a scam, and to check it out through Google before getting my hopes up. But I'll be honest, even though I didn't fall for or, give any information, or get hurt by it at all, I'm still super disappointed.

Why can't it be real just once?!

That would have turned my nightmare into a beautiful dream.

Ugh.

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Afghanistan

Received this:

"Congratulations!!!Your Mobile number has been selected as the auspicious champ of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars(400,000.00 USD)in the AT&T World Apps International ballot award draw. Payment Ref:VRZUS-VB/W779. Please contact ( superapps-atntwirelesscomm.com ) to receive your won prize fund. Thank you for being part of our community, and for helping to connect the world free.
........................................
Please contact ( superapps-atntwirelesscomm.com )for your payment"

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by an anonymous user from: Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia

Hi, if I block their email address in my computer can they do something to me? I did not give them any number in the bank nor indetification card.

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by info

No, they cannot do anything to you unless you send them your information.

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by an anonymous user from: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Just received it 3 days back that I won 400,000 USD so funny that I thought that it is legit.. anyway thanks for posting this one l, if I havn’t read this from google maybe I sent money to this as**ol*s

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Afghanistan

I also received the same email that I was the winner of 400000 US dollar. I fully understand that they are scammers. I know that this is because legitimate companies do not ask their winners to send personal information via an email message or send money in order to collect prizes.
Khalilrahman
Kabul Afghanistan

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by an anonymous user from: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

They also saw me:

"International Remittance Department
TBI Bank Thailand
1012 SoI ding daeng III Road, Bangkapi,HanThawa, Bangkok 10120 Thailand
transfer-tbifinance.com
24 Hours Service Line 66-944-825-301

Attention: To Whom it may Concern.

You are welcome to TBI Finance Bank Limited, we are happy to have you as one of our numerous customers all over the world who uses our advanced Banking system. The TBI Bank Thailand, better known by its trading name TBI , is a retail bank in Thailand that has been part of The Royal Bank of Thailand and Central Bank of Thailand since 1990.Traditionally considered one of the Big Four clearing banks in Thailand with International offshore correspondent Banks in United States, TBI Bank has a large network of 1,017 branches and 1,400 cash machines across Thailand and offers 24-hour Action-online telephone banking services.

We received the sum of Four Hundred Thousand United states dollar on your behalf, from the AT&T Wireless Telecommunications Inc, with your details as the legal beneficiary of the Super apps International ballot award award draw with payment approval number USA-PNAWD-US/7T231. We have commenced on the process to enable us carry out your payment. Please choose and let us know from the under listed payment options a more convenient way for you to receive your Prize fund from our bank.

1, Choose if you want to come to our bank in Bangkok,Thailand and sign M.O.U agreement with the Ministry of finance after which your prize fund will be released to you in person at our Bank head office.

2, Through Universal ATM Card: You are required to provide the complete details of your postal address and a copy of your Government issued ID Card.our bank credit card section will issue your won prize fund in a Universal ATM credit card and send to your postal address. You can be able to check your deposit and withdraw your funds from any Visa or Master Card ATM machine in any part of the world.

3, Through bank to bank transfer: Please provide the complete details of your account information's as shown below with a copy of your government issued Identification Card.

1) Bank Name
2) Bank Address
3) Bank Account number
4) Account Beneficiary Name
5) A Copy of a Government issued ID card.

...

Customer satisfaction is our first priority. If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to contact us. We love to hear from our customers

WE EXPEDITE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

Sincerely

Mr. Natawuth Saengchanda Foreign Operation Manager
International Remittance Department.
TBI Bank Thailand"

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by an anonymous user from: Rho, Lombardy, Italy

I receive this email:

"AT&T Wireless Telecommunications Inc
P.O. Box 630. New York City,
AT&T, 250 W 57th St, New York,
NY 10107, United States

Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779. Batch-B
Ticket: 67506VZ25B935640902

Dear Esteemed Lucky Winner

We deeply congratulate you once again for winning the sum of Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($400,000.00 USD) in the just concluded AT&T Wireless Super Apps International ballot award programme held in New York City, United States of America. AT&T Wireless Communications Inc, is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate and the largest U.S. wireless communications service provider based at AT&T, 250 W 57th St, New York, NY 10107. All participants Mobile Phone numbers in this lottery program were selected randomly through our computer ballot system, drawn from 97.000.000.00 individual Phone numbers from all registered mobile networks around the world.

Your Phone numbers was selected by the automated computer ballot system, which was programmed for this random selection. This selection eventually qualified you for this year AT&T Wireless Super Apps International ballot award winner. This Ballot promotional pro-gramme is being organized and sponsored by AT&T Wireless communications with the support and coordination of World Super Apps network including WhatsApp, Viber and other corporate mobile App companies and organizations around the world to encourage the use of Mobile phone Apps to connect the world more freely.

You are required to provide the required information's stated below and send it back to this email,we shall forward your details to our paying bank to enable them commence with your payment.

1. Beneficiary Full Name:

2. Beneficiary Address:

3. Beneficiary Nationality:

4. Beneficiary Age:

5. Beneficiary Occupation:

6. Beneficiary Mobile Phone Number:

7. Beneficiary Home Phone Number:

It's imperative that you provide the required payment information as quickly as possible to enable our paying bank issue your payment on time, your won prize fund is on short term deposit with the bank,

Thank you for being a part of our community and helping to connect the world free. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help!

Regards,

Anne Bestian
AT&T Wireless Telecommunications Inc
250 W 57th St, New York,
NY 10107, United States

Payment Ref: Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779"

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Afghanistan

I receive an Email from AT&T world apps international award draw that I won 400,0000 dollar. And after that they refer me to the TBI finance bank in Thailand and now l can not bleive that is it a fake Email or real Email

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by an anonymous user from: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

I sent them my personal data. I want to know what they can do to me.

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by info

They will contact you and attempt to scam, so just be careful going forward.

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by an anonymous user from: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Here is another scam:

"AT&T Wireless Telecommunications Inc
P.O. Box 630. New York City,
AT&T, 250 W 57th St, New York,
NY 10107, United States

Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779. Batch-B
Ticket: 67506VZ25B935640902

Dear Esteemed Lucky Winner

This is to officially inform you that your application form has been approved for payment, We have forwarded your winning file and payment approved documents to our paying bank in Thailand where your winning balloting numbers fall for this payment. Please contact the TBI Finance Bank in Thailand with their e-mail below for the release of your prize money to you.See Attachment for a copy of your Winners Certificate.

Remember to quote your approval number when you contact the bank for easy reference to your payment. Your payment approval numbers is : USA-PNAWD-US/7T231. Your prize fund is on short term deposit with the bank, So please contact the bank immediately to receive your prize fund from the Bank.

Bank contact information

Bank Name: TBI Finance Bank
Contact Person: Natawuth Saengchanda (Foreign Operation Manager)
Bank E-mail: financedept-tbifinance.com

Congratulations on your winning. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help!

Regards,

Anne Bestian
AT&T Wireless Telecommunications Inc
250 W 57th St, New York,
NY 10107, United States

Payment Ref: Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779"

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by an anonymous user from: Rho, Lombardy, Italy

I received this email too

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by an anonymous user from: Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia

Here is another scam:

"International remittance department
tbi bank thailand
1012 soi ding daeng iii road, bangkapi,hanthawa, bangkok 10120 thailand
transfer-tbifinance.Com
24 hours service line 66-944-825-301

attention: to whom it may concern.

you are welcome to tbi finance bank limited, we are happy to have you as one of our numerous customers all over the world who uses our advanced banking system. The tbi bank thailand, better known by its trading name tbi , is a retail bank in thailand that has been part of the royal bank of thailand and central bank of thailand since 1990.Traditionally considered one of the big four clearing banks in thailand with international offshore correspondent banks in united states, tbi bank has a large network of 1,017 branches and 1,400 cash machines across thailand and offers 24-hour action-online telephone banking services.

we received the sum of four hundred thousand united states dollar on your behalf, from the at&t wireless telecommunications inc, with your details as the legal beneficiary of the super apps international ballot award award draw with payment approval number usa-pnawd-us/7t231. We have commenced on the process to enable us carry out your payment. Please choose and let us know from the under listed payment options a more convenient way for you to receive your prize fund from our bank.

1, choose if you want to come to our bank in bangkok,thailand and sign m.O.U agreement with the ministry of finance after which your prize fund will be released to you in person at our bank head office.

2, through universal atm card: you are required to provide the complete details of your postal address and a copy of your government issued id card.Our bank credit card section will issue your won prize fund in a universal atm credit card and send to your postal address. You can be able to check your deposit and withdraw your funds from any visa or master card atm machine in any part of the world.

3, through bank to bank transfer: please provide the complete details of your account information's as shown below with a copy of your government issued identification card.

1) bank name
2) bank address
3) bank account number
4) account beneficiary name
5) a copy of a government issued id card.

no more stress, just great banking. Never go to the bank again and get award winning 24/7 customer service with tbi bank. Please read carefully and let us know the best option you chose to receive your prize fund from our bank. This will enable us commence with your payment. We are glad to be of service to you. Easy and fast banking highly safe and secured

customer satisfaction is our first priority. If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to contact us. We love to hear from our customers

we expedite your urgent response.

sincerely

mr. Natawuth saengchanda foreign operation manager
international remittance department.
tbi bank thailand
© 2018 all rights reserved."

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Afghanistan

Here is another scam:

"From : award-verizonappsballot.com
award-verizonappsballot.com

Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Inc
P.O. Box 630. New York City, 10029
New York, United States.
Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779. Batch-B
Ticket: 67506VZ25B935640902

Dear Esteemed Lucky Winner

This is to officially inform you that your application form has been approved for payment, We have forwarded your winning file and payment approved documents to our paying bank in Thailand where your winning balloting numbers fall for this payment. Please contact the ING Finance Bank in Thailand with their e-mail below for the release of your prize money to you.See Attachment for a copy of your Winners Certificate.

Remember to quote your approval number when you contact the bank for easy reference to your payment. Your payment approval numbers is : USA-PNAWD-US/7T231. Your prize fund is on short term deposit with the bank, So please contact the bank immediately to receive your prize fund from the Bank.

Bank contact information

Bank Name: ING Finance Bank
Contact Person: Natawuth Saengchanda (Foreign Operation Manager)
Bank E-mail: finance-ingfinancebank.com

Congratulations on your winning. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help!

Regards,

Mary Gates
Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Inc.
New York City, 10029 New York, United States"

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by info

Here is another scam:

"From: Verizon Wireless Communications Inc [ballot-verizonballot.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2018 7:54 PM
Subject: Approved Contact The Bank For Payment

Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Inc
P.O. Box 630. New York City, 10029
New York, United States.
Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779. Batch-B
Ticket: 67506VZ25B935640902

Dear Esteemed Lucky Winner

This is to officially inform you that your application form has been approved for payment, We have forwarded your winning file and payment approved documents to our paying bank in Thailand where your winning balloting numbers fall for this payment. Please contact the ING Finance Bank in Thailand with their e-mail below for the release of your prize money to you.See Attachment for a copy of your Winners Certificate.

Remember to quote your approval number when you contact the bank for easy reference to your payment. Your payment approval numbers is : USA-PNAWD-US/7T231. Your prize fund is on short term deposit with the bank, So please contact the bank immediately to receive your prize fund from the Bank.

Bank contact information

Bank Name: ING Finance Bank
Contact Person: Natawuth Saengchanda (Foreign Operation Manager)
Bank E-mail: transfer-ingfinancebank.com

Congratulations on your winning. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help!

Regards,

Mary Gates
Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Inc.
New York City, 10029 New York, United States

Payment Ref: Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779"

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Afghanistan

I have also received this message from this fake Verizon Company. Unfortunately, I have sent them some personal information, but I was lucky while I searched google and got this warning message. then I left it. Ibrahim From Kabul.

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Afghanistan

Exactly, I'm faced with such an issue, they sent me a message and congratulating me that I have won the 400000$ the Viber number prize; then they wanted my personal information, so I saw this website and left their requests.

Samsoor
Afghanistan -Laghman

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Afghanistan

Here is another scam:

"Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Inc
P.O. Box 630. New York City, 10029
New York, United States
Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779. Batch-B
Ticket: 67506VZ25B935640902
Dear Esteemed Lucky Winner

We deeply congratulate you once again for winning the sum of Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($400,000.00 USD) in the just concluded Verizon Wireless Super Apps International ballot award programme held in New York City, United States of America. Verizon Communications Inc, is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate and the largest U.S. wireless communications service provider based at 1095 Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York. All participants Mobile Phone numbers in this lottery program were selected randomly through our computer ballot system, drawn from 97.000.000.00 individual Phone numbers from all registered mobile networks around the world.

Your Phone numbers was selected by the automated computer ballot system, which was programmed for this random selection. This selection eventually qualified you for this year Verizon Super Apps International ballot award winner. This Ballot promotional pro-gramme is being organized and sponsored by Verizon Wireless communications with the support and coordination of World Super Apps network including WhatsApp, Viber and other corporate mobile App companies and organizations around the world to encourage the use of Mobile phone Apps to connect the world more freely.
You are required to provide the required information's stated below and send it back to this email so we can forward to our paying bank to enable them commence with your payment as soon as possible.

1. Beneficiary Full Name:
2. Beneficiary Address:
3. Beneficiary Nationality:
4. Beneficiary Age:
5. Beneficiary Occupation:
6. Beneficiary Mobile Phone Number:
7. Beneficiary Home Phone Number: ,

It's imperative that you provide the required payment option as soon as possible to enable us issue your payment on time, your won prize fund is on short term deposit with the paying bank.
Thank you for being a part of our community and helping to connect the world free. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help!

Regards,
Mary Gates
Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Inc.
New York City, 10029 New York, United States
Payment Ref: Ref: VRZUS-VB/W779"

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