"C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam

The "C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" email below is a scam. Therefore, recipients of the fake email, which are being sent by lottery scammers, should delete it. They should also not follow the instructions in it. Remember, once you are asked to send money to receive a lottery prize or award, it is a scam, or a fraudulent attempt by cybercriminals to trick their potential victims into sending them money. And, never respond to unexpected or unsolicited email messages with personal information because this is how lottery scammers target their potential victims.

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C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H Scam

The "C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam

From: C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD - reward-notice@official.co.org

To: "lottery-notice@compare.org" - lottery-notice@compare.org

Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 11:06:44 PM GMT+2

Subject: MAY LOTTERY REWARD ANNOUNCE LETTER - [C-COMPARE BOARD]

HQ: 6123 Cool Street Rd. Zik-Aven Ax34587, Ln, UK

C-Compare lotto board

Federal BTC Representative

Cryptocurrency Foundation S-HQ

Date: 01/05/2019

Ref: 4758961725

Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188

Winning no: CCBF1093-19/SH01.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on 1st of May 2019 from the C-Compare lottery board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-HQ. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses, your e-mail was attached to ticket number; CCBF47061725 serial number 7741137002

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 3-13-53-67-82-109 bonus number17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$145,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) in Crypto credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US$7.8million shared among the lucky winners in this category. All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in London UK, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$145,000.00 USD, will be released to you from this regional branch office in London. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE : Simply contact our fiduciary agent, Mr. Wilson Grey at: officialclaimsoffice@yahoo.com to file for your claim. Please Send/quote your Reference no, Batch no, and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name to help locate claim file.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol is to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant ,unofficial personnel and lottery imposters.

PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.AND AS WELL CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY at officialclaimsoffice@yahoo.com , FAILING TO DO THIS ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION, AS ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIMED UNDER TWO WEEKS OF RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE.

Thanks & Regards,

Mrs Caroline Grandy

Co.Ordinator

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September 4, 2019 at 9:06 AM by
"C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam
info

"From: C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD <delivery_service21@compare.org>

Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 07:39:19 AM GMT 2

Subject: ✉ C-COMPARE BOARD FOUNDATION PRIZE WIN REWARD NOTICE

S-HQ: 7306 South Str., BRISTOL. Aven BS18 2ZQ, Ln, UK

C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD FOUNDATION

Federal BTC Representative

Crypto currency Foundation S-HQ

Date: 03/09/2019

Ref: 4758961725

Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188

Winn no: CCBF1093-19/SH01.

Dear Sir/Madam,

KINDLY SEE ATTACHED FILE, TO VIEW YOUR OFFICIAL DOCUMENTED LOTTERY NOTICE REGARDING YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE REWARD OF SEPTEMBER 2019.

AFTER SEEING YOUR SPECIAL NOTICE DOCUMENT, PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. AND AS WELL CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY at official_claimsdepartment@yahoo.com, FAILING TO DO THIS ON THE PART OF THE WINNER WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION OF REWARD, AS ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIMED UNDER TWO WEEKS OF RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE.

Thanks & Regards,

Mrs Caroline Grandy

Coordinator"

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July 28, 2019 at 9:22 AM by
"C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam
info

"From: C-Claims Department <official_claimsdepartment@yahoo.com>

Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 09:36:33 PM HST

Subject: C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD FOUNDATION Detail Confirmation and Approval

Claims department

C-Compare lottery board

Federal BTC Representative

Crypto Currency Foundation S-HQ

Attn: KHARY AMBROSE CUPID TIME

Kindly Note that your information has being confirmed and approved by the C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD Heads and official and your Price Certificate has being issued/approved as attached below.

Note: Below is your C-Compare Lottery price certificate and price winner data certificate, your price win transfer will be issued out to your below identified wallet within the next 24hours, kindly reply to confirm the receipt of your certificate or write me on any request or question before the next 24hours of the transfer

Blockchain Wallet ID: 5057c44c-0145-43ed-9ae7-aa28f39f475b

WORKING HOURS

MONDAYS-FRIDAYS :7:AM-6:PM(G.M.T, LONDON TIME)

SATURDAYS: 9:AM-2-PM(G.M.T, LONDON TIME).

HQ E-mail Add: c_comparefoundation@hotmail.com

Mr. Wilson Grey,

(Claims agent)

C-Compare LOTTO BOARD"

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July 20, 2019 at 5:27 PM by
"C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam
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"From: C-Claims Department <official_claimsdepartment@yahoo.com>

Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 05:40:41 AM HST

Subject: Re: ✉ CRYPTO-COMPARE FOUNDATION SPECIAL REWARD NOTICE

Claims department

C-Compare lotto board

Federal BTC Representative

Crypto Currency Foundation S-HQ

Attn:

This is to confirm that your mail was successfully received from Notification Department, I am Mr. Wilson Grey, the fiduciary agent assigned to your case. I wish to congratulate you on your Wins once more; You are among the lucky persons to win draw on the ongoing C-Compare Crypto Lotto Board. Of a sum total US$145,000.00 USD worth of BTC. Win-Claims No: CCFB1093-19/SH01.

This lottery was drawn on September 2018 and we are now Perfecting arrangements to make sure all winners Receive their win amount without stress, so therefore Everything should be official, for safe payment, as this may Also help us fight lottery impostors.

Your email address was among those chosen this Lotto free give out from our java-based software and (WWW) as a whole, that randomly Selects email addresses from the web from which Winners are selected. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket Numbers for representation and privacy reasons.

This Lottery is approved by the World Crypto Foundation Board and also Licensed by the International Association of Crypto Currency Regulators (IACCR). This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

You are required to provide us with the following details to Help facilitate the processing of your win amount and certificate which will warrant the release of your US$145,000.00 USD worth of BTC prize, all these information’s are needed for issuing you the winner's certificate

1. Full names.

2. Phone number.

3. Fax number.

4. Occupation.

5. S*x.

6. Age.

7. Nationality.

8. Your residential address

9. Winning email

10. Wallet Denomination Name

11. Wallet Address Id

Note: After giving these details i shall file your claim And have it forward to our head office to get Approval of your payment and once approval is done in less than 4 working hours, your win amount will be Transferred to your Provided Wallet ID, and have your Win Certificate forwarded to your provide email address.

We pay by courier company (diplomatic means), by wallet transfer or wallet funding, so it has to be indicated in the certificate as means of payment. Information’s required and will be used for your file and award certificate so you are advised to keep all your winning particulars safe from public until claims are processed to avoid double claims where two people come up with the same winning number over one particular prize which may arise to DISQUALIFICATION.

WORKING HOURS

MONDAYS-FRIDAYS :7:AM-6:PM(G.M.T, LONDON TIME)

SATURDAYS: 9:AM-2-PM(G.M.T, LONDON TIME).

HQ E-mail Add: c_comparefoundation@hotmail.com

Mr. Wilson Grey,

(Claims agent)

C-Compare LOTTO BOARD"

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July 20, 2019 at 5:26 PM by
"C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam
info

"From: CRYPTO-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD <citizen.incomesupport@lottoboard.ads>

To: "julywin@ccompare.co" <julywin@ccompare.co>

Sent: Friday, July 19, 2019, 10:57:46 AM HST

Subject: ✉ CRYPTO-COMPARE FOUNDATION SPECIAL REWARD NOTICE

S-HQ: 8306 North St., BRISTOL. Aven BS12 2ZQ, Ln, UK.

C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD FOUNDATION

Federal BTC Representative

Crypto currency Foundation S-HQ

Date: 19/07/2019

Ref: 4758961725

Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188

Winn no: CCBF1093-19/SH01.

Dear Sir/Madam,

KINDLY SEE ATTACHED FILE, TO VIEW YOUR OFFICIAL DOCUMENTED LOTTERY NOTICE REGARDING YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE REWARD OF JULY 2019.

PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL AFTER SEEING TO DOCUMENT. AND AS WELL CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY at official_claimsdepartment@yahoo.com, FAILING TO DO THIS ON THE PART OF THE WINNER WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION OF REWARD, AS ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIMED UNDER TWO WEEKS OF RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE.

Thanks & Regards,

Mrs Caroline Grandy

Coordinator"

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July 20, 2019 at 12:11 AM by
"C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam
info

"From: CRYPTO-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD <winners.notice@rewardfoundation.lnc>

To: "lottowin@ccompare.uk" <lottowin@ccompare.uk>

Sent: Friday, July 19, 2019, 10:05:19 PM GMT 2

Subject: ✉ CRYPTO-COMPARE FOUNDATION SPECIAL REWARD NOTICE

S-HQ: 8306 North St., BRISTOL. Aven BS12 2ZQ, Ln, UK.

C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD FOUNDATION

Federal BTC Representative

Crypto currency Foundation S-HQ

Date: 19/07/2019

Ref: 4758961725

Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188

Winn no: CCBF1093-19/SH01.

Dear Sir/Madam,

KINDLY SEE ATTACHED FILE, TO VIEW YOUR OFFICIAL DOCUMENTED LOTTERY NOTICE REGARDING YOUR SPECIAL PRIZE REWARD OF JULY 2019.

PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL AFTER SEEING TO DOCUMENT. AND AS WELL CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY at official_claimsdepartment@yahoo.com, FAILING TO DO THIS ON THE PART OF THE WINNER WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION OF REWARD, AS ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIMED UNDER TWO WEEKS OF RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE.

Thanks & Regards,

Mrs Caroline Grandy

Coordinator"

Here is another scam.

Delete

July 12, 2019 at 8:22 PM by
"C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam
info

"From: C-COMPARE LOTTERY FOUNDATION <winner_notice10@compare.0rg>

To: "win.notice@lotto.co" <win.notice@lotto.co>

Sent: Friday, July 12, 2019, 08:52:12 PM GMT 2

Subject: ✉ C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD FOUNDATION PRIZE REWARD NOTICE

S-HQ: 8306 North St., BRISTOL. Aven BS12 2ZQ, Ln, UK

CRYPTO-COMPARE LOTTERY FOUNDATION

Federal BTC Representative

Cryptocurrency Foundation S-HQ

Date: 12/07/2019

Ref: 4758961725

Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188

Winning no: CCBF1093-19/SH01.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on 1st of July 2019 from the C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-HQ. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses, your e-mail was attached to ticket number; CCBF47061725 serial number 7741137002

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 3-13-53-67-82-109 bonus number17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$145,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) in Crypto credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US$7.8million shared among the lucky winners in this category. All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in London UK, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$145,000.00 USD, will be released to you from this regional branch office in London. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE : Simply contact our fiduciary agent, Mr. Wilson Grey at: official_claimsdepartment@yahoo.com to file for your claim. Please Send/quote your Reference no, Batch no, and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name to help locate claim file.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol is to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant,unofficial personnel and lottery imposters.

PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.AND AS WELL CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY at official_claimsdepartment@yahoo.com, FAILING TO DO THIS ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION, AS ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIMED UNDER TWO WEEKS OF RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE.

Thanks & Regards,

Mrs Caroline Grandy

Co.Ordinator"

Here is another scam.

Delete

June 29, 2019 at 11:08 AM by
"C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam
an anonymous user from: Mandaluyong, National Capital Region, Philippines

😱OMG! I just jump into sending my information to this scam C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD. They sent info regarding lottery prize and instructions on how to claim it.

THANKS A LOT I DIDN'T GIVE MONEY OR ANYTHING.

Delete

June 17, 2019 at 12:34 PM by
"C-Compare Lottery Board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-H" Scam
info

"From: C-COMPARE LOTTERY BOARD <team.notice@compare.official>

To: "prizewin@0fficial.co.uk" <prizewin@0fficial.co.uk>

Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2019, 10:01:25 PM GMT 2

Subject: ✉Crypto-Compare Lottery Board Foundation prize Reward Notice

S-HQ: 8306 North St., BRISTOL. Aven BS12 2ZQ, Ln, UK

CRYPTO-COMPARE LOTTERY FOUNDATION

Federal BTC Representative

Cryptocurrency Foundation S-HQ

Date: 17/06/2019

Ref: 4758961725

Batch: ALLINC 70564943902/188

Winning no: CCBF1093-19/SH01.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on 1st of June 2019 from the C-Compare lottery board Sponsored by Cryptocurrency Foundation S-HQ. Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses, your e-mail was attached to ticket number; CCBF47061725 serial number 7741137002

This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 3-13-53-67-82-109 bonus number17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category. You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$145,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) in Crypto credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of US$7.8million shared among the lucky winners in this category. All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in London UK, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$145,000.00 USD, will be released to you from this regional branch office in London. We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE : Simply contact our fiduciary agent, Mr. Wilson Grey at: official_claimsdepartment@yahoo.com to file for your claim. Please Send/quote your Reference no, Batch no, and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name to help locate claim file.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol is to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant,unofficial personnel and lottery imposters.

PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.AND AS WELL CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY at official_claimsdepartment@yahoo.com, FAILING TO DO THIS ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION, AS ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIMED UNDER TWO WEEKS OF RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE.

Thanks & Regards,

Mrs Caroline Grandy

Co.Ordinator"

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