Fraud - "Samsung Company Anniversary Promotion" is a Lottery Scam

There is no "Samsung Company Anniversary Promotion" like the one below. Therefore, the email message below, which claims that the recipients are lucky winners of the same promotion or lottery, is a scam that is being sent by lottery scammers to their potential victims. Therefore, recipients of the fake email message should not respond to it or follow the instructions in it. Remember, every month, lottery scammers send out thousands of lottery scamming email messages in an attempt to trick the recipients into thinking they have won the lottery.

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Fraud - Samsung Company Anniversary Promotion is a Lottery Scam

Once potential victims respond to the fake lottery scamming email messages, they will be asked by the lottery scammers to send thousands of dollars, which the scammers will claim are for taxes and other fees that the potential victims must pay in order for them to receive their so-called lottery prizes. But, once the lottery scammers receive the money sent by their victims, they will disappear, leaving the victims disappointed, frustrated and thousands of dollars broke.

The "Samsung Company Anniversary Promotion" Lotter Scam

From: Sayan Sarkar <sarkarsayan263@gmail.com>

Date: Tue 19 Jun, 2018, 6:44 PM

Subject: Re: DELIVERY OF YOUR PARCEL/DEMAND DRAFT AND ARRIVAL OF OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO INDIA

SAMSUNG MOBILE®

SAMSUNG COMPANY® ANNIVERSARY PROMOTION™

SAMSUNG Charity Award Office,

22 Ganton Street, London, W1F 7BY.

United Kingdom.

Tell: ( + 44)-1133-203-958

Visit Us At: WWW.SAMSUNG.COM.

Dear Award Winner :MR. Sayan Sarkar

Winning Reference Number : SG-WIN-XPWIS-A79822.

File Number : SG-255/647/2018.

Good to hear from you regarding your SAMSUNG COMPANY® Lucky Gift Splash Promo Award Payment. My name is (Dr.) HENRY K (Asia Zone Co-ordinator)SAMSUNG COMPANY® Lucky Gift Splash Promo. On behalf of the CEO/Founder of SAMSUNG COMPANY.® We wish to announce to you and congratulate you on the award of RS.3,60,00,000 (THREE Crore, SIXty Lakh Rupee ONLY Cash prize), One (S.G) Laptop And One (S.G) Mobile Phone, in the SAMSUNG COMPANY® Anniversary Lucky Gift Splash Promotion, as organized by the SAMSUNG COMPANY®, held in London, United Kingdom. Celebrating SAMSUNG COMPANY® Anniversary and reaching Over 1 Billion Users worldwide.

Welcome to the SAMSUNG COMPANY® Anniversary Lucky Gift Splash Promotion Department.

We have received your complete delivery details, and wish to inform you that your address you forwarded to us has been noted here in our office and our representative DIPLOMAT JAMES MORGAN has been informed. Here below are the Items coming to your home in INDIA:

1) HARD COPY OF your PAYMENT DEMAND draft OF RS.3,60,00,000 (3CRORE SIXTY LAKH RUPEES).

2) ONE HP LAPTOP COMPLIMENTARY GIFT.

3) ONE I-PHONE7 MOBILE COMPLIMENTARY GIFT.

5) HARD COPY OF INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CERTIFICATE

6) HARD COPY OF FUND RELEASE ORDER CERTIFICATE

These above documents which are very vital have been received by SAMSUNG COMPANY .® Anniversary Lucky Gift Splash Promotion Department. In addition your parcel has been prepared for dispatch for onward delivery to you in INDIA.

The delivery system is the diplomatic delivery system because of the importance your parcel and its contents. We are working with the SAMSUNG COMPANY.® Anniversary Lucky Gift Splash Promotion Department to ensure a successful delivery of your parcel. One of our International Diplomat (Diplomat MR.JAMES MORGAN) will deliver the parcel to you, he will be the one to direct and inform you on how to claim your payment PARCEL/DEMAND DRAFT and get it credited in your private bank account there in INDIA. Diplomat (MR.) JAMES MORGAN, will be in INDIA for THREE (3) days ONLY to see you through all the process.

More so, we want to inform you that Diplomat (MR.) JAMES MORGAN, will depart the United Kingdom for the delivery of your parcel to you in INDIA, and he is going to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. He is going to do all the clearance process with the INDIA customs and after completing all Airport clearance process, he will board a local flight from NEW DELHI to your city proceeding to your home address for delivery of your parcel.

Below are the details of the delivery agent and his arrival time to India you are to make yourself available on that date to avoid problem during the delivery process..

DIPLOMAT NAME: MR. JAMES MORGAN.

CONTACT EMAIL: morganjames337@gmail.com

FLIGHT SCHEDULE FOR YOUR PARCEL/DEMAND DRAFT AND MR. JAMES MORGAN:

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.

Flight number: VS300 Airbus A330-300.

London (LHR) TO New Delhi (DEL).

Depart (United Kingdom) TUESDAY 19TH JUNE. 10:00 PM. (INDIAN TIME).

Arrive (India)WEDNESDAY 20TH JUNE. 09:30 AM (INDIAN TIME).

Stops: 0

CABIN: BUSINESS CLASS

Passengers: 1 Adult

Ticket Type: Ticket(s) on Departure.

You are to make yourself available on the arrival date (WEDNESDAY 20TH JUNE . 2018. 09:30 AM (INDIAN TIME) to avoid any form of delay in the process of delivery of your parcel, as you will be the only one to sign and collect your parcel AT THE BELOW ADDRESS:

MR. Sayan Sarkar

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June 17, 2023 at 12:34 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

I got that same message from that person james but let's see if its a scam

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May 3, 2023 at 10:04 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

I receive a Whatsapp message from 2340

9036028544 and 2348139320964 claming that I won two prices which is 800,000,00 and a Samsung s 10 by the name of James morgan saying that he is a consultant manager of Samsung.

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January 12, 2023 at 2:18 PM by
Fraud - "Samsung Company Anniversary Promotion" is a Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Good afternoon I have been sent a WhatsApp message from the same people. Mr James Morgan is a black guy so what is going on?

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December 8, 2021 at 2:24 PM by
Fraud - "Samsung Company Anniversary Promotion" is a Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: San Juan, San Juan-Laventille, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

HI good day I just received a whatsapp message stating I won 800,000.00 and they need me to send my info in order to claim my prize 234 706 759 8209

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December 8, 2021 at 2:51 PM by
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It's a scam, there is no such lottery.

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February 21, 2020 at 9:47 AM by
Fraud - "Samsung Company Anniversary Promotion" is a Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

I received a Whats-app text from 234-902-120-5304 stating that I am a Samsung Lottery winner of the sum of 800,000USD and a Samsung s8 phone.

That person is claiming to be James Morgan from Samsung,

I also was sent a Samsung Lottery Form to fill out My Real Name, Real House address,

Date of Birth, Real Phone Number, email address, Occupation,

Can you verify if this is REAL or a SCAM.

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February 21, 2020 at 9:49 AM by
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It is a scam.

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Fraud - "Samsung Company Anniversary Promotion" is a Lottery Scam