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The "Sprint World Apps Intl Ballot Award" Lottery Scam

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The Sprint World Apps Intl Ballot Award Lottery Scam

There is NO "Sprint World Apps Intl Ballot Award". Therefore, Sprint customers who have received email or text messages claiming that they are winners in this so-called lottery are asked to delete them and should not follow the instructions in them. This is because the fake email messages are being sent by lottery scammers and the fake website operated by them.

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The "Sprint World Apps Intl Ballot Award" Lottery Scam

PRIZE ALERT!Congratulations!!!

Your Mobile number has been selected as the auspicious champ of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars(400,000.00 USD)in the Sprint World Apps Intl ballot award. Payment Ref:SPTUS-VB/APPS937822.

Please contact ( host@sprintballot.com ) to receive your won prize fund. Thank you for being part of our community, and for helping to connect the world free.

IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY HURRY!! Please contact ( host@sprintballot.com )for your payment.

The fake email message is being sent out to potential victims by lottery scammers to trick them into believing they are winners in the so-called "Sprint World Apps Intl Ballot Award" promotion. The scammers make the scam more convincing by claiming the potential victims were selected randomly through a computer ballot system, therefore, no participation was needed.

If the potential victims respond to the fake lottery email message, the scammers will respond asking them to send personal information in order to collect their so-called prize. Once the information has been sent, the scammers will ask the potential victims to send money, which they will claim is for taxes, processing fees, delivery fee, or some other fee. If the potential victims send the money, the lottery scammers will take it and disappear. The victims, on the other hand, will not receive the prize or money that they were promised and will be a few hundreds or thousands of dollars broke.

This is why online users should never send money or personal information to anyone who claims that they are winners in some so-called lottery. Legitimate lottery companies do not ask their winners to send money or personal information in order to collect their prizes.

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Jan 10, 2020 at 4:20 PM by an anonymous user from: Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia

Also, such a message was sent to me in a LETTER! If this is true, how to take the money?
"Intouch AIS-12CALL
World Super Apps Ballot Award
Address: Office AIS Tower 1414 Phaholyothin Rd. PhayathaiBangkok 10400,Thailand.
Ref: AISTH-VB/W779-Batch-B
Ticket: 675061725B935640902
Dear Esteemed Lucky Winner
This is a reminder notice to let you know that your won prize fund from Alphabet ballot prize draw will be terminated by the paying bank if they fail to receive your details to facilitate the payment. Please contact the bank through their email below to receive your won prize fund.
Thank you for being a part of our community and for helping to connect the world free

Жду ответа!"

Jan 10, 2020 at 6:40 PM by info

It is a not true, it is a scam.

May 30, 2019 at 5:24 AM by an anonymous user from: Auckland, New Zealand

I received same message. And was stupid enough to loose 10K. I'm broke now, don't know what to do now 😫

Jul 13, 2019 at 4:55 AM by an anonymous user from: Waihi, Waikato, New Zealand

I received same and a Thai bank employee wrote several emails, then I read this site. I am going to ask a Thai person I know if this bank even exists. They have a site, but I sent an email to question them and no reply! Always check out even better delete.

Apr 23, 2019 at 1:28 PM by info

Here is another scam: - Forwarded message - From: Sprint Telecommunications. Date: сре, 6. мар 2019. 14.28 Subject: Re: Sprint Corporations. Overland Park, Kansas P.O. Box KS 66251-4300. Kansas City, United States Ref: SPTUS-VB/APPS937822. Batch-B Winning Ticket: 880395RY94CM02USA Dear Esteemed Lucky Winner We deeply congratulate you once again for winning the sum of Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($400,000.00 USD) in the just concluded Sprint Super Apps International ballot award programme held in Kansas City, United States. Sprint Corporation is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate and the Fourth largest U.S. wireless communications service provider based in Kansas, United States. In this ballot draw all participants mobile Phone numbers were selected randomly through our computer ballot system, drawn from 99.000.000.00 individual Phone numbers from all registered mobile networks around the world. Your Phone numbers was selected in the Batch-B by the automated computer ballot system, which was programmed for this random selection. This selection eventually qualified you for this Sprint SuperApps International ballot award winner. This Ballot promotional pro-gramme is being organized and sponsored by Sprint Corporation with the support and coordination of World Super Apps network WhatsApp and Viber corporate mobile App to encourage the use of Mobile phone Apps to connect the world more freely. You have being approved for payment and we have forwarded your file and payment Guarantee documents to our paying bank in Thailand where your winning ballot numbers fall for payment. The FBT Finance Bank is our paying bank in Thailand Please contact the FBT Finance Bank through their e-mail address below for the release of your prize money to you. Attached to this email is a copy of my ID Card and your payment Guarantee Certificate for reference. Remember to quote your approval number when you contact the bank for easy reference to your payment. Your payment approval numbers is :APPS-SPWLD-US/3C77101. Your won prize fund is on short term deposit with the bank, please contact the bank immediately to receive your prize fund. Bank contact information Bank Name: FBT Finance Bank Contact Person: Yonglak Saenglaw (Foreign Operation Manager) Bank E-mail: remit@fbtsafe.com Congratulations on your winning. Thank you for being a part of our community and for helping to connect the world free. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We would be happy to help! Regards, Annie Bestian Sprint Corporations. Overland Park, Kansas, United States Payment Ref: SPTUS-VB/APPS937822

Apr 19, 2019 at 8:36 AM by an anonymous user from: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I just got a viler message - 11.30pm Melb, Australia time...saying the standard.. I have won.. etc..
So my question here is how do these scammers have my number?

Apr 15, 2019 at 1:07 PM by info

They are using this email: ballotapps@sprintballot.com

Mar 22, 2019 at 6:14 AM by info

Here is another scam: "PRIZE ALERT!Congratulations!Your Mobile number has been selected as the auspicious champ of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars(400,000.00 USD)in the Sprint Communications World Apps Intl ballot award. Payment Ref:SPTUS-VB/APPS937822. Please contact ( ballotapps@sprintballot.com ) to receive your won prize fund. Thank you for being part of our community, and for helping to connect the world free. IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY HURRY! Please contact ( ballotapps@sprintballot.com )for your payment"

Mar 18, 2019 at 12:36 PM by info

They are using this email address: appsballot@sprintballot.com

Mar 19, 2019 at 3:10 AM by an anonymous user from: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Hi, I have the same tragedy .. can scammers send SMS message from the bank itself.

Mar 19, 2019 at 6:56 AM by info

They can send it to make it appear as if it came from your bank. In other words, they can spoof the message.

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