There is no "iPhone Mobile Promo Draw" organized by iPhone Electronics Company United States of America/ Canada that is giving away thousands or millions of dollars. Therefore, the email message below, which claims that the recipients are winners in the same so-called lottery or promotion, is a scam. The email message was NOT sent by Apple, but by cyber-criminals/scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information in order to collect their so-called lottery prize. Remember, never send your information or send money to anyone who claims that you have won the lottery. Legitimate lottery companies will never ask their winners to send money or send their personal information via email or text message.
A Sample of the "iPhone Mobile Promo Draw" Lottery Scam
From: IPHONE OFFICE <iphoneclaims3@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018, 4:39 p.m.
Subject: Re:
IPHONE MOBILE COMPANY
One, Apple Park Way
Cupertino, CA 95014, USA
Winning Batch No: 2018/101US
Dear Esteemed Claims Applicant,
We are pleased to inform you that your Mobile Number has won Seven Hundred & Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750, 000.00) in the iPhone Mobile Promo Draw organized by iPhone Electronics Company United States of America/ Canada, held on July 12, 2018 in United States of America.
iPhone Company randomly selected different Countries Mobile Numbers through a computer ballot system to receive an award of Seven Hundred & Fifty Thousand US Dollars ($750, 000.00) each as a part of our for-profit philanthropic wing promotion.
The online International award draws was conducted from an exclusive list of over 25, 000, 000 Mobile Numbers of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the web. No
tickets were sold. Mobile Number was emerged as one of five winners in the category ‘A’ with the following:
You are required to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of The iPhone Company for verification and then you will be directed on how to claim your wining amount of ($750, 000.00 US Dollars) Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars.
Fill VERIFICATION FORM below:
1. Full Name:
2. Contact Address:
3.Mobile Number:
4. Marital Status:
5. Occupation:
6. Sex:
7. Age:
8. Country:
9. Alternative Email Address:
You are advise to send a scanned copy of your valid identity card for proper confirmations.
EVENT MANAGER
Raymond Joe
Tel: +16463435364
Copyright 2018 iPhone Company. All rights reserved
Recipients of the lottery scam email message should delete it, and recipients who have already sent their information should be careful next time because the cyber-criminals will use that information in an attempt to scam them. Once cyber-criminals or scammers have received their potential victims’ information, they will continue to call or send them messages, in an attempt to scam them.