"Linkedin Online Lottery Reward" Lotto Scam

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Updated: Sep. 20, 2017 2017-09-20T04:44:07
Posted: Sep. 20, 2017 2017-09-20T04:36:09
Online Threat Alerts (OTA)

The email message below, which claims that the recipients are lottery winners of the Linkedin Online Lottery Reward, is a lottery scam. There is no such lottery. Every month, thousands of those email messages are sent out by lottery scammers to trick their potential victims into sending them their personal information and money, to collect so-called lottery prizes. Also, never respond to an email message that claims that you are a lottery winner with your personal or financial information. Legitimate lottery companies do not request personal or financial information via an email message, and will never ask winners to send money or financial information in order to collect their prizes.

The "Linkedin Online Lottery Reward" Lotto Scam

From: Linkedin Online Lottery Reward <linkedin-reward20@samba-bank.co.uk>

Date: September 20, 2017 at 02:54:57 GMT+2

Subject: EXT: Congratulations!

LinkedIn

LINKEDIN CORPORATION

LinkedIn Membership Reward

REFERENCE NO: LKD/IN-475061725/19

CONGRATULATIONS!

LINKEDIN CORPORATION IS PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE THE 19th WINNER IN OUR ANNUAL LINKEDIN UNIVERSAL LOTTERY (INUL) 2017.

YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE EMAIL WAS SELECTED AMONG THE 25 LINKEDIN UNIVERSAL WINNERS IN THE FIRST CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED TO RECIEVE A SUM OF £1.000.000 (ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS). THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF £25.000.000 SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY-FIVE (25) LUCKY WINNERS WORLDWIDE.

WINNERS WERE SELECTED FROM REGISTERED AND VERIFIED LINKEDIN MEMBERS FROM EACH CONTINENT (ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE, AND MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA & OCEANIA) TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF LINKEDIN WORLDWIDE.

YOUR (REWARD CHEQUE) HAS BEEN INSURED WITH REF NO: LKD/IN475061725/19 AND WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU DIRECTLY BY POST.

CONTACT YOUR AGENT THROUGH THE BELOW STATED E-MAIL TO APPLY FOR CLAIM YOUR CHEQUE.

Contact Email: - (Linkedin-Reward.Agent@email.com)

NOTE: -YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL WINNIG DETAILS AND CONTACT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.

LINKEDIN CORPORATION © 2017 INCUL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

LinkedIn

Linkedin Corporation © 2017 LinkedIn.

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July 31, 2019 at 4:17 AM by an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"From: Mike Cooper <mikcooper17@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, 1 August 2019 2:33:12 AM
Subject: Re: LINKEDIN INC promotion.
31st July 2019.
Dear,
Reference No: LKD/IN-396587445/19
Serial Number: 47932-54183.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM LINKEDIN!
I am Mr.Mike Cooper, the Fiduciary Agent assigned to your case to help you in the claims process of your funds.The online draw was conducted by a random selection of 500,000 names and e-mail addresses of active LINKEDIN users.You were picked by an advanced automated random computer search from LINKEDIN. This program is a new innovation by LINKEDIN, as a way of saying thank you to our users for making LINKEDIN your number one professional networking platform.
Your name and email address was attached to ticket number:249521387643 with serial number:47932-54183 and Ref No:LKD/IN-396587445/19 which comes under our 2nd category of winners.You have therefore been approved to receive the sum of $750,000.00 (Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars) as one of our lucky winners.
You are to send the following information as stated below to help us in the processing of your prize win.As soon as we receive this,we shall furnish you with more details on how to proceed.
Full Name:
Residential Address:
Mobile Phone Number:
Age:
Occupation:
Marital Status:
S*x:
Nationality:
Country of Residence:
Your lucky email address:
We expect to receive your information soon so we can start the process of the release of your funds to you.
NOTE: You are to keep your winning information confidential from the general public to avoid double claim or unwarranted abuse of the program.
Congratulations once again and we thank you for been a part of this program.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Mike Cooper
Fiduciary Agent,
Linkedin Online Award Promo."
Here is another scam.
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June 17, 2019 at 1:05 PM by info
"From: LINKEDIN INC <office@u-more.com>
Subject: Official Notification Letter .
Date: 16 June 2019 at 12:48:49 BST
To: info@linkedInc.org
Reply-To: mikcooper17@gmail.com
Congratulations,
We are pleased to inform you that your name and email has emerged as one of the winners of $750,000.00 (Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars) in our just concluded draws of the LINKEDIN ONLINE AWARD PROMO.Please Contact Mr.Mike Cooper via his email (mikcooper17@gmail.com) for more information and details about your Win.
Yours in service,
Prof Richard Decker
Award Co-ordinator Linkedin"
Here is another scam.
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January 22, 2019 at 4:54 AM by an anonymous user from: Luanda, Angola
I got this message, after first receiving a message to contact that Eric, which I did:
"Dear Award Winner, This is Your Raffle Ticket No: L-T-299-7742
Congratulation to you my dear, The Entire LinkedIn Team Bond are Very happy to inform you that Your LinkedIn Registered E-mail-I.D have won the sum of {$2,500,000,00 Million US Dollars}, From the Annual LinkedIn online international Raffle Draw.
Your Registered E-mail-ID was selected through electronic ballot System without you applying. Your name was selected by Mr. Jeff Weiner, the C.E.O of LinkedIn (Founder & Amp Chief Executive Officer).
The promotion was made to make all LinkedIn users to benefit from the profit the company made while they use LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is the First and ever largest means of Meeting both old and new Friends
The program was done to serve as a means of appreciation to visitors on our site and also to help people to fight off poverty and to maintain a good standard of living. Kindly contact Mr. Eric Bra**ily the Foreign Service Manager of the LinkedIn Team and appointed as your claims officer via this email (Mr.Ericbra**il@rediffmail.com OR Call Whats-App 14089566821) immediately with the following information below:
As soon as he gets your email with all the information stated above he will tell you on what next to do as regards the claiming and receiving of your winning prize sum of $2,500, 000, 00 Million US Dollars. Please after receiving winning prize do not forget to help the poor ones in your country.
SEND YOUR DETAILS BELOW FOR YOUR PAYMENT
Full Name
Address:
S*x:
Age:
State:
Country:
E-mail Id :
Occupation:
Whats-App Number:
Telephone Number:
Identity Proof ID:"
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June 28, 2018 at 6:39 PM by info
They are using this email address: donald@pm-linkedin.com
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May 3, 2018 at 10:28 AM by an anonymous user from: Lagos, Nigeria
Here is another scam:
"Your name was selected among the seventeen winners on LinkedIn Easter Promo 2018. Therefore you have been awarded the sum of $100.000.00 (Hundred Thousand Dollars). This program was organized by Microsoft, for the encouragement of subscriber that is active online on LinkedIn professional Network.
Your Cheque will be send to you as soon as we receive the below listed information's.
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Your home address
(3) Phone Number
As soon as we receive the above listed information, your cheque will be send to you via DHL, FedEx or UPS delivery service and you will receive within 3-5 working days.
We advise you to keep this award notice confidential to avoid double claim or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by unscrupulous individuals.
LinkedIn Safety Operations Support Specialist
1000 Avenue West Maude,
Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA
URL: https://www.linkedin.com
Tel: 1(209)3489533"
Please is this a scam
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October 9, 2017 at 4:11 AM by an anonymous user from: Jakarta Selatan, West Bengal, Indonesia
This email I get today:
'From: "Steven Gilbert" <stevengilbert259@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 9, 2017 11:32
Subject: Hello T_ D_ R_ S_
Hello Mate,
I'm Steven Gilbert the Samsung online promo coordinator i'm here to inform you that your (LinkedIn) profile was selected among the lucky winners who won $800,000.00 in the ongoing Samsung Promotions help do eliminate poverty from the society.
Are you ready now for claims?"
Is this true / scam?
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- October 9, 2017 at 5:24 AM by info
  It is a scam.
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September 23, 2017 at 11:48 AM by info
Here is another scam, please do not follow the instructions in it:
- start of scam -
"From: Linkedin Online Lottery Reward <linkedin-reward1@samba-bank.co.uk>
Date: 23 September 2017 at 16:55:45 BST
Subject: Congratulations!
LinkedIn
LINKEDIN CORPORATION
LinkedIn Membership Reward
REFERENCE NO: LKD/IN-475061725/19
CONGRATULATIONS!
LINKEDIN CORPORATION IS PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE THE 19th WINNER IN OUR ANNUAL LINKEDIN UNIVERSAL LOTTERY (INUL) 2017.
YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE EMAIL WAS SELECTED AMONG THE 25 LINKEDIN UNIVERSAL WINNERS IN THE FIRST CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED TO RECIEVE A SUM OF £1.000.000 (ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS). THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF £25.000.000 SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY-FIVE (25) LUCKY WINNERS WORLDWIDE.
WINNERS WERE SELECTED FROM REGISTERED AND VERIFIED LINKEDIN MEMBERS FROM EACH CONTINENT (ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE, AND MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA & OCEANIA) TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF LINKEDIN WORLDWIDE.
YOUR (REWARD CHEQUE) HAS BEEN INSURED WITH REF NO: LKD/IN475061725/19 AND WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU DIRECTLY BY POST.
CONTACT YOUR AGENT THROUGH THE BELOW STATED E-MAIL TO APPLY FOR CLAIM YOUR CHEQUE.
Contact Email: - (Linkedin-Reward.Agent@email.com)
NOTE: -YOU ARE TO KEEP ALL WINNIG DETAILS AND CONTACT INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.
LINKEDIN CORPORATION © 2017 INCUL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
LinkedIn
Linkedin Corporation © 2017 LinkedIn.
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