"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam

Viber Ballot Promotion Lottery Scam

There is no "Viber Ballot Promotion" 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 "Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam

Viber Ballot Promotion Lottery Scam

Dear Esteemed Viber Winner

Congratulations to you once again from the desk of the Viber Ballot Promotion Team.

We wish to officially inform you that your application has now been approved for payment. {Cheque}

Your numbers attached to lucky number VIB/US-64634579 drew the lucky numbers of 03-06-08-10-12-16-27, which consequently won the ballot in category C which falls in Asian region for payment.

Your won prize fund ($500,000,00 USD}Cheque has been issued by our correspondent bank in Thailand where your winning ballot numbers fall for payment. Please take note of this enclosed number ( VB-US/U679 ) and contact the Courier Dispatch Manager immediately via the contact {email} detail below to enable them proceed with the delivery:. thaidelivery@thaispeedcouriers.com

Once parcel is delivered. You can take the cheque { bank documents} to your bank for confirmation and payment of your funds.

Thai Speed Courier Service., Ltd

[Head Office] Victory Monument,

Soi 33/21 Sukhumvit Bangkok Thailand

Dispatch Manager: Suksawat Opium

Whats App Contact: +66 9 6027 2787

Website: www.thaispeedcourier.com

E-Mail: thaidelivery@thaispeedcouriers.com

courierdelivery.thailogistics@gmail.com

Note: When contacting the courier company, you are to send your complete delivery address, attached winning certificate and contact telephone numbers to the courier to enable them honor your request on time.

Congratulations to you once again.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us, We would be happy to help.

Best Regard

Francis .Kepp

Viber Inc.

650 Castro Street, Suite 120-219

Mountain View, California, 94041

United States of America

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October 25, 2021 at 2:38 AM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

Dear sir

I got this message from viber please check it if it’s scam

"Dear Esteemed Beneficiary,

Congratulations to you once again from the desk of the charity promo Events Manager. We wish to officially inform you that your application has now been approved for payment. Your numbers attached to lucky number VIB/US-64634579 Serial Number. ... which consequently won the ballot in category C for payment.

Your benefited prize is ($900,000,00 USD} and the payment will be made by our correspondent bank in Istanbul Turkey where your ballot numbers fall for payment. Please take note of this enclosed number ( ..-US/U..9 ) and never disclose this number to any other person or company except the bank in Turkey.

Kindly contact the bank for your payment with the information below;"

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October 25, 2021 at 8:31 AM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
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It is a scam.

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October 25, 2021 at 2:09 AM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

I received please check it is right

CONGRATULATIONS!

On behalf of *VIBER INC* We deeply congratulate you on the award of (900.000 USD)Nine Hundred Thousand United State Dollar On the *VIBER INC* (COVID-19 PALLIATIVES) 2021 International charity award programme held in USA. Our beneficiaries include both subscribers and non-subscribers of *VIBER INC*. The Mobile Phone On-line draw was conducted randomly on all active Mobile Numbers worldwide during this pandemic. We only selected One Hundred And Twenty (120) candidates as our winners from each region of the world (America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia) through the On-line Electronic Balloting System and your Mobile Number has been selected among the (120)-beneficiaries of the programme.

This charity promotion is part of the financial empowerment programme of the *VIBER INC* in its struggle to alleviate poverty world wide especially during this pandemic. This promotional programme is being promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities in the person of Brian Acton of WhatsApp Inc, Talmon Marco of Viber Inc. With the support of AT&T CEO: Randall L.Stephenson,and other corporate companies and organizations in the world to encourage the use of computer systems worldwide.

This award fund MUST be claimed by the Mobile Number Owner ONLY, within 7 Days from the day of notification. Provide your claims information as required below:

1. Full Names:

2. Address:

3. Age:

4. S*x:

5. Mobile Number:

6. Country:

7. Occupation:

8. Nationality:

9. Annual Income:

10.Your Won Amount:

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October 25, 2021 at 8:31 AM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
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It is a scam sent by thieves.

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July 12, 2021 at 11:51 AM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

dear sir

I got this message from viber please check it if it’s scam

Congratulations! Charitable Foundation "AntiCOVID" held a raffle of donations and your mobile phone number was chosen as the winner in the raffle of $155,000 in the 2021 Viber Covid-19 donation program. Email your winning REF# VB/US-6463457 to request@intlldraw.com for more details on how to receive your funds. Contact us: request@intlldraw.com for more information.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL TEXT

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September 27, 2021 at 6:59 PM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: As Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

dear sir

I got this message from viber please check it if it’s scam

Congratulations! Charitable Foundation "AntiCOVID" held a raffle of donations and your mobile phone number was chosen as the winner in the raffle of $155,000 in the 2021 Viber Covid-19 donation program. Email your winning REF# VB/US-6463457 to request@intlldraw.com for more details on how to receive your funds. Contact us: request@intlldraw.com for more information.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL TEXT,I received the same letter from you and I'm not sure if it's true or not. You've seen your email,

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September 27, 2021 at 8:49 PM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
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It is a scam.

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September 27, 2021 at 6:52 PM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: As Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

‌I received the same letter from you and I'm not sure if it's true or not. You've seen your email,

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September 27, 2021 at 8:51 PM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
info

It is a scam.

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February 27, 2020 at 12:25 PM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
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"Congratulations to you once again from the desk of the Viber's Ballot Promotion Team.

We wish to officially inform you that your application has now been approved for payment by ATM Master Card Valued $700,000.00 USD.

Your numbers attached to lucky number (VB/US-64634579) drew the lucky numbers of 03-06-08-10-12-16-27, which consequently won the ballot in category C which falls in Asian region for payment.

Your won prize fund ATM Master Card Valued $700,000.00 USD will be issued in your name by our correspondent bank in Thailand where your winning ballot numbers fall for issuance of your debit card.

Please take note of this enclosed number (VB/US-64634579 ) and contact the Bank Manager immediately via the contact {email} detail below to enable them proceed with the issuing you a debit card valued $700,000,00USD: info@ayudhya-bk.com

AYUDHYA BANK PCL THAILAND.

[Brdaanch Office] 1222 Rama III Rd.,Bang Phongphang,Yan Nawa Bangkok,10120, Thailand

Manager: Mr.Peter Thonglor

E-Mail: info@ayudhya-bk.com

Note: Your winning certificate/ ATM Visa Master Card will be given to you at the same time, kindly contact them for collection.

Congratulations to you once again."

Here is another scam.

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November 26, 2019 at 4:16 PM by
"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam
info

"From: allwaytransfer@allwaymail.info

Date: 26 November 2019 at 20:45:10 AEST

Subject: Verification Unit On Payment

Dear Sir/Madam

We have received your application form and winning information as the legal beneficiary from Viber Promotion Team in America

However, be informed that according to payment instructions from Viber team, you are to be paid by an ATM Visa Master Debit Card valued {seven hundred thousand United States dollars}

Finally, to avoid any Miss-identification during remittance process you have to furnish us with your complete and correct information below to enable us issue an ATM Visa Master Card correctly in your name.

• Name:

• Country:

• Address:

• City&Post Code:

• Contact Phone Number

Any form of identification

We expedite your response

Yours in service,

Mr.Simon Kuwar

(Foreign Remittance manager)."

Here is another scam.

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"Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam