There is no "2019 Apple iPhone Yearly Promotion Mobile Rewards" that is giving away thousands or millions of dollars. Therefore, the email message below, which claims that the recipients are lottery 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.
The "2019 Apple iPhone Yearly Promotion Mobile Rewards" Lottery Scam
From: APPLE IPHONE PROMOTION <iphone.payout@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 10:37 AM
Subject: APPLE : REF/NO: 011AP
To: princessalleycat8@gmail.com <princessalleycat8@gmail.com>
5TH FLOOR DUKES HOUSE.
32-38 SANDTON SKY,
WEST STREET, SANDTON JHB
South Africa +27730966451
Atten: REFNO:011AP
CONGRATULATIONS! THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY WON NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND SOUTH AFRICA RAND(R950,000.00 ZAR) FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019 APPLE IPHONE YEARLY PROMOTION MOBILE REWARDS.ALL MOBILE NUMBERS WERE SELECTED RANDOMLY FROM THE INTERNET AND WAS DRAWN THROUGH A APPLE-IPHONE COMPUTER BALLOTING SYSTEM AND YOUR NUMBER WAS SELECTED.
ONLY TWO WINNERS EMERGE EVERY MONTH , WE CONGRATULATE YOU FOR BEEN ONE OF THE APPLE IPHONE PAYOUT SIM RICA MOBILE REWARDS PROMOTIONS WINNER.IN ORDER TO VERIFY YOUR PRIZE WINNINGS WE NEED YOUR PARTICULARS FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES, KINDLY FILL OUT THE FIELDS ACCORDINGLY FOR REMITTANCE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES.
*VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE PAYMENT FORM*
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
6.MARITAL STATUS :
7.OCCUPATION:
8.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
9.MOBILE NUMBER(S)/FAX:
10.PROVINCE/COUNTRY:
11.Ref#:
13.BANK NAME:
14.ACCOUNT NAME:
15.ACCOUNT NUMBER/CODE:
APPLE IPHONE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT.
CLAIMS AGENT.
MR. TONY RONY
+27730966451
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.