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The "Panasonic Annual LinkedIn Promotions" is a Lottery Scam
The Panasonic Annual LinkedIn Promotions is a Lottery Scam

The "Panasonic Annual LinkedIn Promotions" is a lottery scam. The lottery scam, also called "The Panasonic Promotions," is located at the fake and fraudulent Panasonic website: www.panasonicpro.co.uk, which the lottery scammers alleged is the claims website. Therefore, online users are asked not to visit the fraudulent website and should not follow the instructions on it, or from anyone who claims that they are employees or claims agents of such a promotion or lottery.

Online users can verify the authenticity of a Panasonic promotion by visiting their legitimate website at: www.panasonic.com and search for the word: "promotion".

The Lottery Scamming "Panasonic Promotions and Claims" Website

The Fraudulent "Panasonic Promotions and Claims" Website

Remember, do not be fooled by the lottery scammers who have created the fake promotion in order to lure their potential victims to the fraudulent website (www.panasonicpro.co.uk), by claiming they are winners in the Panasonic Annual LinkedIn Promotions, a lottery that does not exist.

How the Lottery Scam Works?

The lottery scammers will send a message to their potential victims, claiming that they have won the fake lottery or promotion and they can claim their so-called cash prize by visiting the fraudulent website: www.panasonicpro.co.uk. Once the potential victims visit the website, they will be asked for their LinkedIn’s account credentials, which the scammers will steal and use to hijacked their victims' LinkedIn accounts and use them fraudulently. They may ask their potential victims for their personal information, which the scammers will collect and use, or sell to other scammers, for contacting the same potential victims, in an attempt to scam them.

The potential victims will also be asked to send money via money transfer services like Western Union or MoneyGram, which the lottery scammers will claim is for taxes or processing fee. Or, they may be asked to visit phishing websites created by the lottery scammers, where they will be asked to enter their credit card and other financial information, which will be stolen by the same lottery scammers.

Online users who are victims of the "Panasonic Annual LinkedIn Promotions" are asked to contact the police for help. And those who have received messages with so-called instructions for claiming their so-called lottery prizes, are asked to delete them, and not follow the instructions in them.

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by an anonymous user from: Manama, Bahrain

I got a message in my mobile Panasonic key, it is a fake.

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by an anonymous user from: Manama, Bahrain

Here is another scam:

"I am very happy to announce to you that the National Lottery Commission -NLC- (The government body responsible for all games and promos in the UK) has finally reviewed your request sent to them earlier on and they have replied that they will grant you the approval to be paid even though you are not a British citizen. (Please check the document attached to this e-mail for their official response)

Being that you are outside the United Kingdom and the government office demands the involvement of a legal practitioner to legally complete the process for you, I have made contact with one of the leading legal practitioner, Barrister. Tom Rochford(St. Philips Chambers) to take care of the notarization as required by the NLC.

You will however need to pay a small exemption processing fee(524 Pounds) to the government authority as described in their document. Panasonic have already covered the fees for the lawyer's services as he(the lawyer) is under legal contract with Panasonic Ltd, you will only be responsible for the payment as demanded by the government body.

I have already briefed the lawyer everything about your case and I have informed him you will be contacting him soon. See his e-mail address below:

EMAIL: trochford-st-phillips.com

You should contact him right away on the above e-mail and demand he send you an official invoice to enable you wire the required fee to the office of the NLC. He should be able to show you what to do. Just follow his instructions diligently.
I also like you to understand that Panasonic have not budgeted for this extra cost because your winning was a rare coincidence in which we have not planned for. It is now your responsibility as the lucky winner to immediately complete the legal requirement as demanded by the British government. This small amount of money cannot be deducted from your winnings because it is a regulatory requirement here in the UK that all winners of promos be paid exactly what is advertised without any form of deductions or subtractions.

We however like to mention at this point that you are 100% guaranteed of approval from the government If you study their letter closely. They have also stated that we MUST pay your complete winnings to your bank account within one week after you must have gotten the full approval from them. We will ensure your payment of 850,000 GBP is done swiftly within a week of completing the NLC process.

Kindly let me know as soon as you receive this email and give me a call if you need to discuss. At this point I must say congratulations and the celebrations can begin now as the major hurdle has been crossed. It seems your prayers were answered. Congratulations to you.

Regards,
Frederick Sidney (Client Executive)
Panasonic (UK) Ltd.
Fred-panasonicmail.com
44 134 457 6277(ext 244)"

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by an anonymous user from: Riyadh, Ar Riya?, Saudi Arabia

it's good I was able to search for this page...I was praying because I was almost convinced that it isn't a scam. thank you for this page.

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by an anonymous user from: Kuwait City, Al Asimah, Kuwait

Just got a text message from NXSMS(www.panasonic2017.com).

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by an anonymous user from: Iran, Markazi, Iran

Hello.
A similar email was sent to me.

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by an anonymous user from: Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta, Indonesia

I was also almost fooled by this sort of mode, luckily I'm looking for a lot of information before doing their actions/requests and more. This is the email I received:

"Martin Boyle
Ke Rui.jaguar-yahoo.co.id MeI 24 pada 2:55 PM

Dear

Compliments of the day to you, I am very delighted to be contacting you as one of the winners of this year's annual promotion organized by Panasonic™ Electronics. You are indeed a very lucky person.

My duty is to guide you through every process with regards to your prize claims to ensure you receive your winnings within the shortest possible time.
I have however observed from your application form that you are not from the United Kingdom. This year's iPrize was however targeted for United Kingdom only. That not withstanding you can still proceed to claims under special appeal.

We will need to file a special appeal to the UK Gaming council to create an exemption in your case under the hospices of fair-play. Once granted your prize will be approved and we at Panasonic will immediately proceed to payment of your 850,000 Pounds as mandated.

This legal procedure of appealing to the UK government is compulsory because our company was given license to conduct a product promotion/prize award within the UK to only benefit UK consumers. Hence we will need the UK government's permission before we can pay anyone outside of the UK.

To file this appeal on your behalf, you should print the document attached to this email.
1. Write your name into the document, sign, and date the document.

After you must have done the above, you must ensure to scan it and send it back to us via this email. I will personally post the signed document to their office and hopefully, they will respond within a day or two with some good news.
This is the legal documentation needed to file an exemption appeal on your behalf. You must be a very lucky person to have won outside of the UK. This was due to Linkedin profile randomization error.

Again I say congratulations as I look forward to receiving the above-stated document from you so I can immediately envelope them to the National lottery commission. You can call me on 44 134 457 6277(ext 603) If you need any assistance.

Regards,
Martin Boyle (Client Executive)
Panasonic (UK) Ltd.
Martin-panasonicmail.com
44 134 457 6277(ext 603)"

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by an anonymous user from: Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines

I just received one message now saying that I've won the 2nd prize amounting to 850,000 great britain pounds. This is crazy.

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by an anonymous user from: Madinah, Al Madinah al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

I received the same message too. I am here in Saudi.

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by an anonymous user from: Ouled Fayet, Algiers, Algeria

me too .. from Algeria

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by an anonymous user from: Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Here is another one please beware.

"Dear **,

Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjunction with Linkedin.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.

E-mail : **.com
Panasonic Key : b8k5l3i

Kindly go to hxxp://www.panasonicpro.uk/?id=-gmail.com&key=b8k5l3i

You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

Please don't follow their instructions.

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by an anonymous user from: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

This what you get in the if you hsignedave the form:

"I am very happy to announce to you that the National Lottery Commission -NLC- (The government body responsible for all games and promos in the UK) has finally reviewed your request sent to them earlier on and they have replied that they will grant you the approval to be paid even though you are not a British citizen. (Please check the document attached to this e-mail for their official response)

Being that you are outside the United Kingdom and the government office demands the involvement of a legal practitioner to legally complete the process for you, I have made contact with one of the leading legal practitioner, Barrister. Tom Rochford(St. Philips Chambers) to take care of the notarization as required by the NLC.

You will however need to pay a small exemption processing fee(524 Pounds) to the government authority as described in their document. Panasonic have already covered the fees for the lawyer's services as he(the lawyer) is under legal contract with Panasonic Ltd, you will only be responsible for the payment as demanded by the government body.
I have already briefed the lawyer everything about your case and I have informed him you will be contacting him soon. See his e-mail address below:
EMAIL: trochford-st-phillips.com

You should contact him right away on the above e-mail and demand he send you an official invoice to enable you wire the required fee to the office of the NLC. He should be able to show you what to do. Just follow his instructions diligently.

I also like you to understand that Panasonic have not budgeted for this extra cost because your winning was a rare coincidence in which we have not planned for. It is now your responsibility as the lucky winner to immediately complete the legal requirement as demanded by the British government. This small amount of money cannot be deducted from your winnings because it is a regulatory requirement here in the UK that all winners of promos be paid exactly what is advertised without any form of deductions or subtractions.

...

Regards,
John Morgan (Client Executive)
Panasonic (UK) Ltd.
Morgan-panasonicmail.com
44 134 457 6277(ext 750)"

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by an anonymous user from: Tlemcen, Algeria

Here is another scam:

"Compliments of the day to you, I am very delighted to be contacting you as one of the winners of this year's annual promotion organized by Panasonic™ Electronics. You are indeed a very lucky person.

My duty is to guide you through every process with regards to your prize claims to ensure you receive your winnings within the shortest possible time.
I have however observed from your application form that you are not from the United Kingdom. This year's iPrize was however targeted for United Kingdom only. That not withstanding you can still proceed to claims under special appeal.

We will need to file a special appeal to the UK Gaming council to create an exemption in your case under the hospices of fair-play. Once granted your prize will be approved and we at Panasonic will immediately proceed to payment of your 850,000 Pounds as mandated.

This legal procedure of appealing to the UK government is compulsory because our company was given license to conduct a product promotion/prize award within the UK to only benefit UK consumers. Hence we will need the UK government's permission before we can pay anyone outside of the UK.

To file this appeal on your behalf, you should print the document attached to this email.

1. Write your name into the document, sign and date the document.

After you must have done the above, you must ensure to scan it and send it back to us via this email. I will personally post the signed document to their office and hopefully they will respond within a day or two with some good news.

This is the legal documentation needed to file an exemption appeal on your behalf. You must be a very lucky person to have won outside of the UK. This was due to Linkedin profile randomization error.
Again I say congratulations as I look forward to receiving the above stated document from you so I can immediately envelope them to the National lottery commission. You can call me on 44 134 457 6277(ext 770) If you need any assistance.

Regards,
Mason Blake (Client Executive)
Panasonic (UK) Ltd.
Mason-panasonicmail.com
44 134 457 6277(ext 770)

Copyright © 2017 Panasonic (UK) Limited, All rights reserved.
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and the attachments transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you have received this e-mail in error, kindly notify the sender. If you are not the addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Any views or opinions expressed in this e-mail or attachments are solely those of the sender and may not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Panasonic (UK) Ltd. .

Our mailing address is:
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8FP"

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by an anonymous user from: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

I also got the following. Their e-mail address is admin-duskmailpro.com:

"Dear,

Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjunction with Linkedin.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.
E-mail :
Panasonic Key:
Kindly go to hxxp://www.panasonicpro.uk/
You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"


Thks.... to the alert by Panasonic. Deleted everything all emails.information.

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by an anonymous user from: Lagos, Nigeria

Thanx for this information.I received a mail that I have won a certain amount of money in the Panasonic Promotion.I filled my information on the form provided on the link.My name,address,age,email address,country etc. Please, how do I erase that? Please, it's urgent before I'm defrauded.

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by info

They cannot erase the information or undo sending it. The information you have sent is not enough to steal your identity or defraud you. But, the scammers will be contacting you in an attempt to scam, therefore, be careful going forward. Do not send money or information to strangers or people who you do not know.

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by CrisJun from: Riyadh, Ar Riya?, Saudi Arabia

Hi, Guys!

Thank you for your information. I was very close to believing their scam, they used the different website (hxxp://www.panasonic2017.com) just like them and I've won the 2nd prize with the amount of £850,000. please see below agent who will contact me. hope this help.

Agent Name: Andrew Gareth
Agent E-mail: andrew-panasonicmail.com
Agent Telephone: 44 134 457 6277(ext 801)
Agent Location: United Kingdom

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by an anonymous user from: Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Hi, I got a message FROM Panasonic my phone has been gifted xxxxxx GBP in 2017 how I collect my gift.

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by info

It is a scam. There is no gift, only a scammers trying to trick you into sending them your information and money.

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by an anonymous user from: Islamabad, Pakistan

They have sent emails to a number of potential victims who are not located in the United Kingdom. However, to every such person, they are sending same text i.e., “This will be the very first time we will be having a winner outside of the United Kingdom and we say special congratulations to you. They are also managing a list of winners for every potential victim upon submitting requisite information by showing you as a winner (1 winner out of 6) from outside the UK and 5 other winners from within the UK. If one of the selected winners is located outside of the UK and 5 winners are from within the UK then all such emails which are received by non-resident of UK are clearly fakes and prove that this lottery is totally scam.

They are managing this lottery in a way that it looks real but it is actually not, so kindly be careful of this scam and other such scams and work hard yourself to become wealthy.

I am very thankful for this article.

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by an anonymous user from: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

I received the same email, but luckily able to detect the scammers game and also by the help of this website. I almost follow the step but when they ask for details then binggo!!! thanks for the tips... like and love it

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by an anonymous user from: Mandaluyong, National Capital Region, Philippines

They sent me this. Their e-mail address is admin-duskmailpro.com:

"Dear,

Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjunction with Linkedin.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.
E-mail :
Panasonic Key: r8g5l3e
Kindly go to hxxp://www.panasonicpro.uk/
You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

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by an anonymous user from: Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

I'm from PH and I receive same email. Thanks for advice.

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by an anonymous user from: Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Hi, we are both from PH and I received the same message. Thanks for this website I've been warned to follow the next step that I need to send money to them.

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by an anonymous user from: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Thank you! they sent this:

"Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjunction with Linkedin.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.

E-mail :
Panasonic Key:

Kindly go to hxxp://www.panasonicpro.uk/

You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

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by an anonymous user from: Luanda, Angola

Thank you for the alert!

What if I have already sent my details?
Regards

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by info

Just be careful next time because the scammers will be contacting you.

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by info

Here is another scam:

"Dear

Compliments of the day to you, I am very delighted to be contacting you as one of the winners of this year's annual promotion organized by Panasonic™ Electronics. You are indeed a very lucky person. My duty is to guide you through every process with regards to your prize claims to ensure you receive your winnings within the shortest possible time.

I have however observed from your application form that you are not from the United Kingdom. This year's iPrize was however targeted for United Kingdom only. That not withstanding you can still proceed to claims under special appeal. We will need to file a special appeal to the UK Gaming council to create an exemption in your case under the hospices of fair-play. Once granted your prize will be approved and we at Panasonic will immediately proceed to payment of your 850,000 Pounds as mandated. This legal procedure of appealing to the UK government is compulsory because our company was given license to conduct a product promotion/prize award within the UK to only benefit UK consumers. Hence we will need the UK government's permission before we can pay anyone outside of the UK. To file this appeal on your behalf, you should print the document attached to this email.1. Write your name into the document, sign and date the document.

After you must have done the above, you must ensure to scan it and send it back to us via this email. I will personally post the signed document to their office and hopefully they will respond within a day or two with some good news.This is the legal documentation needed to file an exemption appeal on your behalf. You must be a very lucky person to have won outside of the UK. This was due to Linkedin profile randomization error.

Again i say congratulations as i look forward to receiving the above stated document from you so i can immediately envelope them to the National lottery commission. You can call me on 44 134 457 6277(ext 603) If you need any assistance.

Regards,
Martin Boyle (Client Executive)"
Panasonic (UK) Ltd.
Martin-panasonicmail.com
44 134 457 6277(ext 603)"

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by an anonymous user from: Petah Tikva, Merkaz, Israel

I have received the same email from the same person .

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by info

Here is another scam:

"From: Customer Service
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 1:17 AM
Subject: Message for Ijaz Bashir

Dear,
Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjunction with Linkedin.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.

E-mail:
Panasonic Key : e8s5l3h

Kindly go to hxxp://www.panasonicpro.uk
You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

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by an anonymous user from: Belcourt, Algiers, Algeria

it's pirate scam.

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by info

Here is another scam:

-- start of scam --
От кого: Customer Service
Кому: tina_pautina-mail.ru
Дата: Воскресенье, 26 марта 2017, 17:44 04:00
Тема: Message for Tamilla

Dear,

Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjunction with Linkedin.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.

E-mail: tina_pautina-mail.ru
Panasonic Key: n8t5i3i

Kindly go to hxxp://www.panasonicpro.uk/?id=&key=n8t5i3i

You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

-- end of scam --

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by an anonymous user from: Singapore, Central Singapore, Singapore

Here is another scam, please do not follow the instructions in it:

"Dear,

Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjuction with Linkedin.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.

E-mail : *-gmail.com
Panasonic Key : a8s5l3i

Kindly go to hxxp://www.panasonicpro.uk/?id=&key=a8s5l3i

You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

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by an anonymous user from: Marousi, Attiki, Greece

Mason Blake Panasonic admin (probably the head scammer) 00441344576277.

Unfortunately I filled in the first information but i have changed all my passwords.

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by an anonymous user from: Sixth of October, Giza, Egypt

Hi all,

I received the same massage; it is a scam, be careful all of you.

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by info

Here is another scam:

-- scam --
"De : 'Customer Service'
Date : 5 avr. 2017 06:15
Objet : Message for Kebir

Dear,

Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjuction with Linkedin.

Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.

E-mail :
Panasonic Key : b8k5l3e

Kindly go to hxxtp://www.panasonicpro.uk/ ?id=kebir901-gmail.com&key=b8k5l3e

You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

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by an anonymous user from: Climax Abad, Punjab, Pakistan

I'm from Pakistan and I received the same scam-email today. This is pretty annoying. Nobody would give you that kind of huge money for no reasons. Don't follow the instructions of fake agents as there is no clue about this promotion on official Panasonic website.

Regards.

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by an anonymous user from: Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

I have received this type of email and I also gave my little information on their linkdein page access is anything to worry about?

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by info

The scammers will sell your information to other scammers, and will use your information in an attempt to scam you. Therefore, just be careful next time.

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by an anonymous user from: Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta, Indonesia

Here is another scam, please do not follow the instructions in it:

"Indonesia DkI jakarta

Compliments of the day to you, I am very delighted to be contacting you as one of the winners of this year's annual promotion organized by Panasonic™ Electronics. You are indeed a very lucky person.
My duty is to guide you through every process with regards to your prize claims to ensure you receive your winnings within the shortest possible time.
I have however observed from your application form that you are not from the United Kingdom. This year's iPrize was however targeted for United Kingdom only. That not withstanding you can still proceed to claims under special appeal.
We will need to file a special appeal to the UK Gaming council to create an exemption in your case under the hospices of fair-play. Once granted your prize will be approved and we at Panasonic will immediately proceed to payment of your 850,000 Pounds as mandated.
This legal procedure of appealing to the UK government is compulsory because our company was given license to conduct a product promotion/prize award within the UK to only benefit UK consumers. Hence we will need the UK government's permission before we can pay anyone outside of the UK.
To file this appeal on your behalf, you should print the document attached to this email.

1. Write your name into the document, sign and date the document.
After you must have done the above, you must ensure to scan it and send it back to us via this email. I will personally post the signed document to their office and hopefully they will respond within a day or two with some good news.

This is the legal documentation needed to file an exemption appeal on your behalf. You must be a very lucky person to have won outside of the UK. This was due to Linkedin profile randomization error.
Again I say congratulations as I look forward to receiving the above stated document from you so I can immediately envelope them to the National lottery commission. You can call me on 44 134 457 6277(ext 603) If you need any assistance.

Regards,
Martin Boyle (Client Executive)
Panasonic (UK) Ltd.
Martin-panasonicmail.com
44 134 457 6277(ext 603)"

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by an anonymous user from: Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Just got an e-mail relating to this scam. It looks like authentic because they are using LINKEDIN. At first I was shocked, but it comes to my mind that this was a fraud because the prize involve was huge. what should I do? How to get rid of this kind of scams? Please help.

This is the kind of e-mail that I received:

"Dear brando,

Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjunction with Linkedin.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.

E-mail :
Panasonic Key : a8b5--r

Kindly go to hxxp://www.panasonicpro.uk
You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

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by info

Try flagging the email messages as spam, so they are automatically sent to your spam folder. The scammers cannot steal your money unless you send it to them, so do not follow the instructions in the lottery scamming email messages.

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by an anonymous user from: Riyadh, Ar Riya?, Saudi Arabia

They sent me the same messages. The problem is they looked and behaved so professionally. How do we complain?

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by an anonymous user from: Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Here is another scam:

-- start of scam --
Dear

Compliments of the day to you, I am very delighted to be contacting you as one of the winners of this year's annual promotion organized by Panasonic™ Electronics. You are indeed a very lucky person.

My duty is to guide you through every process with regards to your prize claims to ensure you receive your winnings within the shortest possible time.
    I have however observed from your application form that you are not from the United Kingdom. This year's iPrize was however targeted for United Kingdom only. That not withstanding you can still proceed to claims under special appeal.

We will need to file a special appeal to the UK Gaming council to create an exemption in your case under the hospices of fair-play. Once granted your prize will be approved and we at Panasonic will immediately proceed to payment of your 850,000 Pounds as mandated.

This legal procedure of appealing to the UK government is compulsory because our company was given license to conduct a product promotion/prize award within the UK to only benefit UK consumers. Hence we will need the UK government's permission before we can pay anyone outside of the UK.

To file this appeal on your behalf, you should print the document attached to this email.

1.  Write your name into the document, sign and date the document.
    
After you must have done the above, you must ensure to scan it and send it back to us via this email. I will personally post the signed document to their office and hopefully they will respond within a day or two with some good news.

This is the legal documentation needed to file an exemption appeal on your behalf. You must be a very lucky person to have won outside of the UK. This was due to mobile randomization error.

Again I say congratulations as I look forward to receiving the above stated document from you so I can immediately envelope them to the National lottery commission. You can call me on 44 134 457 6277(ext 801) If you need any assistance.

Regards,
Andrew Gareth (Client Executive)
Panasonic (UK) Ltd.
andrew-panasonicmail.com
44 134 457 6277(ext 801)

-- end of scam --

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by info

Here is another scam, please do not follow the instructions in it:

-- start of scam --
Dear,

Compliments of the day to you, I am very delighted to be contacting you as one of the winners of this year's annual promotion organized by Panasonic™ Electronics. You are indeed a very lucky person.

My duty is to guide you through every process with regards to your prize claims to ensure you receive your winnings within the shortest possible time.
I have however observed from your application form that you are not from the United Kingdom. This year's iPrize was however targeted for United Kingdom only. That not withstanding you can still proceed to claims under special appeal.

We will need to file a special appeal to the UK Gaming council to create an exemption in your case under the hospices of fair-play. Once granted your prize will be approved and we at Panasonic will immediately proceed to payment of your 850,000 Pounds as mandated.

This legal procedure of appealing to the UK government is compulsory because our company was given license to conduct a product promotion/prize award within the UK to only benefit UK consumers. Hence we will need the UK government's permission before we can pay anyone outside of the UK.

To file this appeal on your behalf, you should print the document attached to this email.

1. Write your name into the document, sign and date the document.

After you must have done the above, you must ensure to scan it and send it back to us via this email. I will personally post the signed document to their office and hopefully they will respond within a day or two with some good news.

This is the legal documentation needed to file an exemption appeal on your behalf. You must be a very lucky person to have won outside of the UK. This was due to Linkedin profile randomization error.

Again i say congratulations as i look forward to receiving the above stated document from you so i can immediately envelope them to the National lottery commission. You can call me on 44 134 457 6277(ext 209) If you need any assistance.

Regards,
William Harold (Client Executive)
Panasonic (UK) Ltd.
William-panasonicmail.com
44 134 457 6277(ext 209)
-- end of scam --

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by an anonymous user from: Algiers, Algeria

I've received the same above yesterday:

"Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjunction with LinkedIn.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.

E-mail : xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Panasonic Key : i8d5v3l

Kindly go to hxxp://www.panasonicpro.uk/

You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

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by info

Here is another scam:

"Subject: Message for
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:17:21 0200
From: Customer Service panasonicast-panasonicast.com

Dear,

Compliments of the day to you. You have received a special package from Panasonic in conjuction with Linkedin.
Your professional/business profile has been rewarded. Below are the details.

E-mail :
Panasonic Key : t8a5a3r

Kindly go to http://www.panasonicpro .uk/?id=art-ulianka.com&key=t8a5a3r

You must ensure your Panasonic Key is kept safe at all times.

Special regards,
Panasonic Pro
Panasonic House
Willoughby Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8FP
United Kingdom"

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by an anonymous user from: Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Hi all,

I have experienced the same yesterday but I got a bit further with the communication, and today they were expecting me to pay an invoice for fees, but I have not done it.

Should I worry about something more important like online access to my bank account, since I have done payments online and they can restore some how my details? Is that possibe? Everything happened through my smartphone and computer. Can they have access since I entered to their link?

Please note that so far I have given only data like name, number, address, but not bank account details.

What I have to do now?Change my password in Linkedin and in my personal email?

Thanks and regards,

Vassia.

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by info

You only need to change your LinkedIn and email passwords. The scammers cannot access your online accounts, unless you give them the credentials for the accounts, or if you download and install malicious apps or software called malware or spyware that steal information on your computer or mobile device.

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by an anonymous user from: Riyadh, Ar Riya?, Saudi Arabia

Today I received this SMS sent by Panasonic it reads: "Your Phone XXXXXXX has been gifted 850000 GBP in the 2017 Panasonic Promotions. Logon to www.pana2017.com to claim with your Panasonic key XXXXXXX."

This is also a scam?...I already login to the website.

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by info

It is a scam. Please change your online accounts password.

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