Beware of "Viber's 7th Anniversary Award Programme" Lottery Scam

Updated: March 10, 2018 2018-03-10T08:40:34 - Posted: March 10, 2018 2018-03-10T08:38:55 - Views: 5,559 - Comments: 16 +

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There is no "Viber's 7th Anniversary Award Programme" lottery. 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.

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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 hundred or thousands of dollars broke.

The "Viber's 7th Anniversary Award Programme" Lottery Scam

It is Viber's 7th Anniversary and Your number has been nominated as the winner of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (500.000.00 USD) in the Viber International Purple Ballot Award program.

Send your winnings ref no: VB/US-‎‎64634578. To email: claims@vibergifts.info For more information on how to claim your money. Contact: claims@vibergifts.info for further inquiries. Congratulations from the Viber Promotion Office.

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Posted: Aug 16, 2018 at 2:53 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Niš, Nisava, Serbia
Received this:

"Lovely Customer!! Sir, Your number 381600457657 has been luckily selected as the winner of $500,000 United State Dollars in the VIBER Promo programme for our customers. Please send your winning NO:US854407ViB. To Email: info@viberinc.com for more information. Please quote the verification 3 19 96 7 when sending us mail here info@viberinc.com
16.08.2018 15:04:28"
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Posted: Aug 9, 2018 at 3:51 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Belgrade, Serbia
Received this:

"Your number has been selected as the winner of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (500.000.00USD)in the International Ballot award programme. Send your winning REF No: VB/US-64634579 to email: procedept@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more information on how to claim your funds.Contact: procedept@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more inquiries."

on 09.08.2018 at 14:40:30.
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Posted: May 23, 2018 at 7:06 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Chisinau, Chi?inau Municipality, Republic of Moldova
Here is another scam:

"Congratulations!!!
It is Viber's 7th Anniversary and Your number has been nominated as the winner of Five Hundered Thousand United States Dollars (500.000.00 USD) in the Viber International Purple Ballot Award program. Send your winnings ref no: VB/US-64634578. To email: reward@vibergifts.info For more information on how to claim your money. Contact: reward@vibergifts.info for further inquiries. Congratulations from the Viber Promotion Office.
5/22/2018 11:29:02 AM"
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Posted: May 18, 2018 at 8:30 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Belgrade, Serbia
Receive this scam:

"Congratulations!!!
Your number has been selected as the winner of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (500.000.00USD)in the International Ballot award programme. Send your winning REF No: VB/US-64634579 to email: ballot@intllotteryawards-viber.info for more information on how to claim your funds.

Contact: ballot@intllotteryawards-viber.info for more inquiries."
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Posted: May 15, 2018 at 3:53 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Kuwait City, Al Asimah, Kuwait
"XCMB no. 77057116070 send SMS your number has been selected as the winner of five hundred. Thousand united states Dollars(500.000.00.USD)in the international ballot Award Program send your winning verification no.VB/US-64634579 to email procedept@intllottery-.com for more information on how to claim your funds contact: procedept@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more inquiries."

I'm asking if this is scam? I receive this SMS on may 15,2018 today at 08:03 morning in Kuwait.
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- Posted: May 15, 2018 at 4:23 PM by info
  It is a scam.
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Posted: May 4, 2018 at 7:35 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Rijeka, Primorsko-Goranska Zupanija, Croatia
Here is another scam:

"Congratulations!!!

Your number has been selected as the winner of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (500.000.00USD)in the International Ballot award programme. Send your winning REF No: VB/US-64634579 to email: winner@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more information on how to claim your funds.Contact: winner@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more inquiries."
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- Posted: May 8, 2018 at 6:50 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Belgrade (Senjak), Central Serbia, Serbia
  Received this:
  
  "Congratulations!!!
  Your number has been selected as the winner of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (500.000.00USD)in the International Ballot award programme. Send your winning REF No: VB/US-64634579 to email: winner@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more information on how to claim your funds.Contact: winner@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more inquiries."
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Posted: Apr 27, 2018 at 7:01 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
"Your number has been selected as the winner of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (500.000.00USD)in the International Ballot award programme. Send your winning Verification No: VB/US-64634579. to email:  procedept@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more information on how to claim your funds. Contact:  procedept@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more inquiries."

Got the same.. and even bank of Thailand was contacting me for this... this is insane..
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Posted: Apr 21, 2018 at 9:01 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Kuwait City, Al Asimah, Kuwait
Here is another scam:

"Your number has been selected as the winner of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (500.000.00USD)in the International Ballot award programme. Send your winning Verification No: VB/US-64634579. to email:
info@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more information on how to claim your funds. Contact:
info@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more inquiries."
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Posted: Apr 13, 2018 at 6:47 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
also received and just reported as spam.. like duh
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Posted: Apr 6, 2018 at 6:42 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Received this:

"Dear Esteemed Viber Winner ,

Congratulations from members and Staff of viber company for being among the lucky winners of our lottery program. This is to officially confirm you as the winner and sole beneficiary of the winning prize money of Five Hundred Thousand dollars with the above reference information."
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Posted: Apr 6, 2018 at 6:40 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Received this:

"We deeply congratulate you once again for winning the “VIBER” international balloting award program. Your mobile number has been selected among the five lucky winners of the VIBER Programme , USA for five hundred thousand dollars"
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Posted: Apr 1, 2018 at 6:08 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
"Congratulations!!!
Your number has been selected as the winner of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (500.000.00USD)in the International Ballot award programme. Send your winning REF No: VB/US-64634579 to email: winner@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more information on how to claim your funds.Contact: winner@intllotteryawards-viber.com for more inquiries."

He massage for me. What this scam.
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Posted: Apr 1, 2018 at 6:07 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Viber Inc . This email is a scam.
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Posted: Apr 1, 2018 at 4:22 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Kabul, Afghanistan
I received a message which said "your number has been selected as winner"
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