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"NBA 2017 Lottery" or "NBA International Mobile Award Program 2017"

There is no “"NBA International Mobile Award Program 2017" Or "NBA 2017 Lottery," therefore, online users who have received email messages like the one below, claiming they have won such lottery, should delete the email messages, and should not follow the instructions in them. The messages are lottery scams sent by lottery scammers to trick their potential victims into sending them money for their so-called lottery. The scammers may also ask their potential victims to send them personal information, which they will sell to other lottery scammers.

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A Sample of the NBA 2017 Lottery Scam

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: "NBA COMPANY" nba19008@gmail.com

Date: Feb 26, 2017 1:52 AM

Subject: Re: NBA 2017 LOTTERY USA From a nos. 09323608330

FROM: THE DESK OF THE NBA COMPANY MOBILE PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, NBA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION,USA/UK.

WC1B 4AR.

REFERENCE NO: 875061725/08

BATCH NO: NBA/E03/5Q-037

ORDER NO: 3/F-437/USA

WINNER: NO36

ELECTRONIC MOBILE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: LA USA.

NBA INTERNATIONAL MOBILE AWARD PROGRAM 2017

ATTENTION: WINNER,

SEQUEL TO THE DECISION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THIS COMPANY", WE HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR ENTITLEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF ($500.000.00 USD). HAS BEEN PACKAGED IN CASH AND SEALED IN A SAFETY BOX AS A DIPLOMATIC PACKAGE FOR IMMEDIATE DISPATCH THROUGH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY IMMUNITY TO YOUR COUNTRY.

THE CASH PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT WILL HELP YOU AND THIS COMPANY TO OVERCOME ALL THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL HITCHES, AND TAXES UNDER THE BTO TRANSFER LAWS, FINANCIAL CONSTITUTION AND POLICIES OF YOUR COUNTRY AND OUR COUNTRY FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE RULE OF LAW. IT IS THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ENTITLEMENT WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM AT THE POINT OF ENTRANCE TO YOUR COUNTRY HENCE A DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AS YOUR DELIVERY AGENT IN THIS REGARD.

WE ADVISE YOU TO HELP US SERVE HIM BETTER, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE CONTENT OF THE PACKAGE IS, AS SUCH THE PACKAGE IS "TAGGED A DIPLOMATIC PACKAGE", THEREFORE EXPOSING THE CONTENT OF THE PARCEL BEFORE THE PUBLIC IS AT YOUR RISK. BY THE VETO OF POWER CONFERRED TO US, WE HAVE TAKEN THE DECISION TO FOOT THE TRAVELING COSTS OF THE DELEGATED DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT, AND ENSURED PAYMENTS FOR SHIPMENT OF SAFETY BOX TO PHILIPPINES, AND WOULD WANT YOU TO PREPARE THE PHILIPPINES CUSTOM AIRPORT CLEARANCE FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $450 USD, WHICH IS PAYABLE IN CASH TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT THROUGH OUR CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT DETAILS ON HIS ARRIVAL TO PHILIPPINES AIRPORT FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE SHIPMENT AND AIRPORT CLEARANCE CHARGES.

THE PHILIPPINES CUSTOM AIRPORT CLEARANCE FEES IS EXPECTED TO BE FORWARDED TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT IMMEDIATELY ON HIS ARRIVAL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO ENABLE CLEARANCE OF YOUR PACKAGE FROM THE AIRPORT AUTHORITIES BEFORE PROCEEDING TO YOUR HOUSE OR OFFICE FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE, THE SAID CLEARANCE CHARGES OF $450 USD WILL BE CONVERTED TO YOUR LOCAL CURRENCY (21,186 PH) BEFORE SENDING TO THE DIPLOMATIC AGENT FOR THE CLEARANCE OF YOUR PACKAGE FROM PHILIPPINES AIRPORT AUTHORITIES.

AND UPON SETTLEMENT OF THE SHIPMENT CLEARANCE COST AND PHILIPPINES CUSTOM AIRPORT CLEARANCE , THE DIPLOMATIC AGENT WILL PROCEED FOR FINAL DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP AFTER WHICH HE SHALL FURNISH YOU WITH YOUR PAYMENT RELEASE DOCUMENTS, WHICH YOU WILL LEGALLY SIGN FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PACKAGE TO YOU, AND UPON THE ENDORSEMENTS, THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT WILL HAND OVER YOUR PACKAGE (THE SAFETY BOX) CONTAINING THE TOTAL SUM IN PRINCIPLE TO YOU AND AS WELL AS ASSIST IN DEPOSITING THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS INCLUDED.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO TO THE AIRPORT FOR THE PAYMENT RATHER THE DIPLOMAT WILL PROVIDE YOU OUR CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT DETAILS TO MAKE THE PAYMENT AS YOU HAVE NO DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND IDENTITY.

THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND ENDORSED TO AVOID IMPERSONATIONS, DOUBLE CLAIM AND FUND TRANSFERS TO QUESTIONABLE CHARACTERS WHO MIGHT USE THE FUND FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WHICH IS AGAINST THE ETHICS AND CONSTITUTIONS GOVERNING SUCH MAGNITUDE OF INTERNATIONAL FUND TRANSFER.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.THE DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF THE SENIOR DIPLOMAT MR.ALBERT WILHELM HAS TO BE KEPT SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL HE ARRIVES IN YOUR HOME IN PHILIPPINES. THIS IS FOR THE SAFETY OF HIS LIFE AND THAT OF YOUR VALUABLE PACKAGE.

THE DIPLOMAT WILL PROVIDE YOU OUR CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT DETAILS WERE YOU WILL DEPOSIT THE MONEY FOR THE CLEARANCE OF YOUR PARCEL FROM THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES BEFORE THE FINAL DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP. PLEASE DO NOT KEEP THE DIPLOMAT WAITING AT THE AIRPORT ON HIS ARRIVAL TO PHILIPPINES, CONSIDERING HIS CONDITION AS AN OLD MAN. LET US KNOW AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR PARCEL.

FIND THE DIPLOMAT BIO.DATA BELOW:

(1) NAME OF OUR DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT: (DIPLOMAT, MR. ALBERT WILHELM)

(2) DEPARTURE DATE: 01/03/2017.

(3) ARRIVAL DATE: 02/03/2017.

AIR FRIEGHT COURIER WEBSITE: hxxp://airfreightcouriers.wixsite.com/courierservices

AIR FRIEGHT COURIER COMPANY EMAIL: Airfreightcourierservice450@gmail.com

DIPLOMAT EMAIL: DIPLOMAT.W.ALBERT@diplomats.com

(4) DIPLOMAT ID PROOF IS ATTACHED.

For your willingness and readiness to receive the Diplomatic Courier Agent, you are advised to reconfirm to us the below details:

A: FIRST & LAST NAME:______

B: RECEIVING ADDRESS:____

C: CELL PHONE NO:_____

D: HOUSE PHONE NO_____

E: BATCH NUMBER:____

F: YOUR REGISTRATION ORDER NUMBER:_____

G: CLEARANCE DUTY FEE AMOUNT:____

ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS IMPORTANT EMAIL PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE OF THE DELEGATED DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT.

Followed is the control numbers and instruction to operate the hard safe box

STEPS TO OPEN

1.Press '' START" button,

the LED display will show

2.Enter the six digit code

number 462182, the green

light will be display within

4 seconds turn the knob clockwise

and pull the door open.

Note: After 4 second’s Green light

goes out and the safe will be locked

again automatically.

If the green light is on and the door

is not opened, then please turn the

knob back (anti clockwise) and the

turn clockwise again. The door will now open.

STEP TO LOCK

1.Close the door.

2.Turn the knob anti clockwise and door is locked

Yours faithfully,

Barr, Richard Edward ,

Officer In-charge of Claims

Public Welfare Department,

(Asia Online Coordinator)

NBA DRAW PROMOTION

For Further Clarifications Contact Tel: (+1)-425-336-0633

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