Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers

Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers

There is no "Viber Powerball" lottery. Therefore, recipients of messages claiming that they are winners in the same lottery 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 Powerball" Lottery Scam

Subject: Remittance Department

From: Allway Bank Thailand

Office Of The Director, Exchange Control And International

Remittance Department.

158/38 Bumrung Samranraj Road, Pranakorn, Bangkok 10200

Thailand 158/38 ถนนบํารุงเมือง แขวงสําราญราฎร์ เขตพระนคร กรุงเทพฯ 10200.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We have received your application form and winning information as the legal beneficiary from Viber Powerball in United States of America.

However, we have commenced with processing of your transfer documents.

we outline here ways or avenues through which your winning prize will be sent to you. You have to choose any of the following methods:

1. Payment by Bank to Bank telegraphic transfer (T/T). By this you are to furnish us with your banking information which will include;

• Bank name and address

• Account Name

• Account number

• Swift /ABA Code etc

2. Payment by delivery {cheque} with this method, you are to forward to us your complete residence address/information to enable us arrange for a cheque deposit.

A TRANSFER APPROVAL

As a matter of fact, following the government of Thailand Financial Regulation Policy on money transfer across countries, before any amount exceeding four hundred thousand United states dollars is transferred out of the country, the bank has to receive a transfer approval from the Ministry of Finance. We will arrange for the transfer approval with the services of our solicitor and make a transfer to your bank or deliver a cheque on your name to your address once requirements mentioned above are completed, the management board of our bank will complete the transfer.

Yours in service,

Mrs. Putara Thuithong.

(Foreign Remittance manager).

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April 29, 2020 at 6:55 PM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Amman, Amman Governorate, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Now I faced the same problem, but it was through WhatsApp, I don’t know if it was fraudulent, but the same message style and content that I won $ 700,000 through the WhatsApp team and they gave me a certificate and then they sent me a picture of the Master Card bearing my name and then transferred me to a shipping company.

Please help me with this problem

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May 18, 2020 at 1:08 PM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Amman, Amman Governorate, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

... they are just scummers... you may send them the fees for delivery... but u will not get any penny in the master card the claimed... remember it is not allowed to send or received debit cards or master cards... etc... with the reputable shipping or delivery companies such as WU.. money gram... etc... so beware the scummers used third party delivery company to deliver you the parcel with the fake winning cards..and give you tracking your parcel throw the third party shipping company and ask you to transfer the delivery fees to western union or money gram.. once they receive the fees..they will ignore all your emails..to claim your parcel.. from the fake shipping company... . all these winning wards are just fake.

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April 29, 2020 at 7:04 PM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
info

It is a scam, just ignore them.

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August 22, 2019 at 9:58 AM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Rosh HaAyin, Merkaz, Israel

Received almost the same scam:

"Viber Incorporation

670 Castro Street, Suite 125-220

Mountain View, California, 94041

United States of America

We deeply congratulate you once again for winning the Viber International balloting award programme.

This is a reward program for the patronage of internet services, all participants were selected randomly from world wide mobile number Directories, and your mobile number appears on the Viber machine as the winner of the 2019 Viber yearly promotional Award Prize of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars.

This promotion is part of the financial empowerment program of the VIBER in its struggle to alleviate poverty.

We have forwarded your winning files and payment approval details to our paying bank in Thailand. You are required to contact the bank for the payment of your winning prize fund. Please remember to quote your approval number when you contact the bank for their easy reference {VB2990/001}

Your won prize fund is temporally deposited with our correspondent bank in Thailand. Allway Bank Thailand, for payment to you.

Note below for the contact details of our paying bank. Attached to this mail is your winning certificate, You may send it to the bank for reference. allwaytransfer@allwaymail.info

Allway Bank Thailand [Head Office]

149/38 bumrung samranraj road. Pranakorn., Bangkok Thailand.

BA | Manager: Mr. Simon Kuwar

Web Site: www.thaiallwaybank.com

Email: allwaytransfer@allwaymail.info"

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July 29, 2019 at 4:59 AM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Sandanski, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

I did not get a bank account, and it took me $ 400 to pay for the delivery of PATAM ATM

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July 29, 2019 at 4:57 AM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Sandanski, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

I received such a letter Bank Guide on Visa Card:

"With the ATM debit card, you can withdraw from any ATM machine in your location that has the visa logo sign, slot the visa card and key in the 4 digit pins(with the ATM card package) you will see the balance on the ATM display screen {$700,000.00}and you will be able to withdraw and transfer from Visa ATM card.

The daily withdrawal of this ATM visa card is $10,000.

We have forwarded all your delivery details to the shipping company to enable them deliver your visa ATM package. Send this approval number to them:

Contact the shipping company with the below details

Contact email address: courier@thaipostshipment.online

Address: Postal Shipments. 3 Victory Monument, SoI 33/21 Sukhumvit road, Bangkok Thailand.

Contact person: Mr. Pat Ubon

You can send them your delivery details for easy reference. Това измама ли е..."

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July 29, 2019 at 12:08 PM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
Emiliya81 from: Sandanski, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

And I got the same letter and I think it's a scam and I will not pay for the delivery of this card

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June 20, 2019 at 10:57 PM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

"Congratulations for being the winner of Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (700.000.00USD)in the International Ballot award programme. Send your winning REF No: VB/US-64634579 to email: info@viberballoting.com for more information on how to claim your funds. Contact: info@viberballoting.com"

Received this scam.

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May 7, 2019 at 11:06 PM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

I received mail from Viber inc and it declared that I have won 7000USD and contact Mr Puthara at Allway bank Thailand Then I wrote massage to bank complaining about this but they didn’t reply. This is the mail address of Mr Puthara

allwaytransfer@allwaymail.info

He asked me to send my bank details

Please do something to catch this kind of scammers

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March 29, 2019 at 12:09 AM by
Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Ampara, Eastern, Sri Lanka

I got a message that I won the prize and I need to contact Mrs Puthara.

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Viber Powerball is a Lottery Scam Created by Scammers