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"Russia FIFA World Cup 2018" Lottery Scam

Online users who have received email messages like the one below, which claim that they are winners in the "Russia FIFA World Cup 2018 Lotto," should delete the email messages, and should not follow the instructions in them. The fake email messages are being sent by lottery scammers who are attempting to trick potential victims into sending them money or personal information, by claiming they are winners in the "Russia FIFA World Cup 2018" lottery. But, there is no such lottery.

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The "Russia FIFA World Cup 2018 Lotto" Lottery Scam

-- Forwarded message --
From: Rwc ClickableEmail amigoalbert1@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 14:10:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: RUSSIA FIFA WORLD CUP 2018

Online users who have already sent their information to the lottery scammers, are asked to be careful next time, because the same lottery scammers or others will contact them in an attempt to scam them.

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