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2020 WhatsApp Award Lottery Scam
2020 WhatsApp Award Lottery Scam

There is no "2020 WhatsApp Award." Therefore, online users who have received e-mail messages like the one below, which claim they are winners in such a lottery or promotion are asked not to follow the instructions in them because they are lottery scams being sent by scammers.

Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by lottery scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their personal information and subsequently asking them to send money in order to receive their so-called lottery prize. Sending your personal information to these cyber-criminals will only help them rip you off or steal your money. Therefore, online users who have received the same email messages are asked to delete them.

A "2020 WhatsApp Award" Lottery Scam

From: WhatsApp Incorporation - ballot@whatsappawards.com

Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020, 01:37

Subject: Approved, Contact Our Paying Bank

WhatsApp

2020 WhatsApp Award

Approved! Dear Winner,

Congratulations to you once again from the desk of the Whatsa App's Ballot Promotion Team. We wish to officially inform you that your application has now been approved for payment via ATM Visa Card Valued at $700,000.00 USD.

Your numbers attached to lucky number (WH/US-6463457) drew the lucky numbers of 03-06-08-10-12-16-2, consequently won the ballot in category C which falls in Asian region for payment.

Your won prize fund $700,000.00 USD has been issued in your name by our correspondent bank in Thailand where your winning ballot numbers fall for payment.

Kindly take note of this enclosed number ( WH/US-6463457 ) Attached to this mail is your winning certificate, You may send it to the bank for reference:

intl.remittance@allwaymail. info

Note

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize money remitted/released to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this program.

We have forwarded your information to the bank for processing of visa card payment.

Below is the contact details of our paying bank, contact them on their email address

Allway Bank Thailand

More ways to bank

Remittance Manager: Mr. Simon Kuwar

Address: A149/38 bumrung samranraj road. Pranakorn., Bangkok Thailand.

Website | Email Address.

Email Address: intl.remittance@allwaymail.info

Website: www.thaiallwaybank.com

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by an anonymous user from: Islamabad, Pakistan

By doing this,wt benefit they r to get from us?

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by an anonymous user from: Seoul, South Korea

Just received one. Thnx for the info.

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by an anonymous user from: Um Seddah-Block 7, Kuwait City, Kuwait

EZZ4C another example below what I received from them.

We are pleased to inform you that your mobile number has been selected from our database of subscribers and that you have been approved for a Mega International Balloting award. You have been selected from world directories and you are the lucky winner of the promotional award - $700,000.

The program is part of our ongoing commitment to support the less fortunate and help communities become self-sufficient. This program has existed since April 2011.

Your number is attached to lucky numbers (US-670023) drew the lucky numbers of 06-21-08-10-12- 67-0, consequently won the ballot in category C which falls in Asian region for payment through a Visa Master ATM card.

Send the required details to our paying bank Email address immidiately for payment. Email: SERVICE-MAILPROVIEWBNK.INFO

Full Name:....... 
Country:........... 
Contact Mobile Number:..
Nationality:............ 
Address:........
Age:......... 
S*x:........ 
Marital Status:.........
Occupation:.............


Below is the contact details of the bank, contact them by email now for payment.

Remittance Manager: Mr. AmatarI Khun
Address: A149/38 bumrung samranraj road. Pranakorn., Bangkok, Thailand.
Email Address: SERVICE-MAILPROVIEWBNK.INFO
**********

Best Regards

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by an anonymous user from: Shuwaikh-Block 6, Kuwait City, Kuwait

السلام عليكم انا استلمت نفس الرسالة بالضبط وين وصلوا معاج ؟؟

Peace be upon you. I received the exact same message, where did they get?

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by an anonymous user from: Mena Jabal Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

I want to know if this is fake or what

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by info

It is fake.

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by an anonymous user from: Seoul, South Korea

I have a same masege

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

I have received the same message and I also received a photo of Visa card

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by an anonymous user from: Seoul, South Korea

I have received the same message

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by an anonymous user from: Guindalera, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

I just received the same message that I have won!!I also sent my particular infos to them..so glad I read your comments here then I will not reply anymore for their next instructions.

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by an anonymous user from: Athens, Attiki, Greece

Hello,
I have received the below message:

"Dear Sir/Madam,
We congratulate you once again for winning the *WHATS-APP* International balloting award programme.
Your Mobile Number has been selected among the five lucky-winners of the *WHATS-APP* programme, USA for SIX Hundred Thousand Dollars.
This is a reward program for the patronage of internet services, all participants were selected randomly from worldwide mobile number Directories, and your mobile number appears on the WHATS-APP INC machine as the winner of the 2020 WHATS-APP INC yearly promotional Award Prize of SIX hundred Thousand Dollars USD 600,000 United States Dollars.
This promotion is part of the financial empowerment program of the WHATS-APP INC in its struggle to alleviate poverty.
This promotional programme is being promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities in the person of Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook. With the support of WHATS-APP Founder: , Jan Koum and Brian Acton and other corporate companies and organizations in the United States to encourage the use of computer systems worldwide.
Full Name:.
Country:.
Contact Mobile Number:.
Nationality:..
Address:.
Age:.
Gender:..
Occupation:.
Prize Amount:.
Above is the information needed from you, please fill in your information as requested and return it back for verification and payment of your won prize fund. Please provide the required information as soon as possible to enable the paying bank to commence your payment before the last remittance date. bank commence your payment before the last remittance date. bank commence your payment before the last remittance date.
Best Regard,
WhatsApp Inc.
Menlo Park, US (HQ)
1601 Willow Rd"

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

I received this right or lie


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: WhatsApp Inc
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 1:14 am
Subject: Re: Full Name:mohammad
To: Mohammad Mohammdian


Dear winner,

We wish to congratulate you and officially inform you that your application has now been approved for a payment via Visa ATM Card valued at $700,000.00 USD.
WhatsApp Corporation organized these promotional offers in order to give back to the society for their contentious support and patronage towards the growth of WhatsApp. We also thank you for being a part of our community, and helping to connect the world free.

We are sending this message to inform you that your claim process has now been completed. Your numbers attached to lucky numbers (WHP/US-6463457) drew the lucky numbers of 09-60-08-10-12- 52-0, consequently won the ballot in category C which falls in Asian region for payment through a visa Master ATM card.
Attached is the winner's certificate, you can forward it to the bank's email for reference, Email: service-mailproviewbnk.info

Below is the contact details of the bank, contact them on email now.

Remittance Manager: Mr. AmatarI Khun
Address: A149 / 38 bumrung samranraj road. Pranakorn., Bangkok Thailand.
Website Email Address.
Email Address: service-mailproviewbnk.info

****************************** ************ ****************** **************
Note: For security reasons, we advise all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize money remitted/released to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this program.
Best Regard,

WhatsApp Inc.
Menlo Park, US (HQ)1601 Willow Rd

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by an anonymous user from: Seoul, South Korea

I am have a same message

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by an anonymous user from: Afghanistan, Afghanistan

Do you do some thing for next step ?? It is lie or true ?? I received same email too

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by info

It is a lie.

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by info

It is a lie and scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabol, Kabul, Afghanistan

‌زه‌فر‌مو‌‌په‌لتر‌ی‌کی‌۲۰۲۰‌کی‌کی‌ولسب‌‌نمر‌کی‌ب‌نده

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by info

"Hello
Hello, I received an SMS on WhatsApp as if I had won a sum of $ 600,000.
I contacted an email that came to me in that message and they told me that I had transferred the fund to Proview Bank in Turkey. I contacted the same bank and they told me that we have opened an account in your name and the visa card comes through the Orbit post office of Turkey, but in order for the transfer to come, you have to pay."

Another scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

من نیز امین پیام را دریافت کردم گویا ویزاکارت من نزد شرکت orbitدر ترکیه میباشد برای باید چیکار کنم ؟

I also received this message, as if my Visa card is with Orbit in Turkey, what should I do?

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Afghanistan

همه این ها کلاهبرداران هستند معلومات بانکی یا هم نمبر کارت ای تی ام خوده روان نکنین برش
These are all scammers

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by an anonymous user from: Ruwi, Mutrah, Oman

This just happen to me today
I first thought it was real I forward all my details to them

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by an anonymous user from: Skopje, Karpoš, Macedonia

I gave them my credentials but not contacted the bank yet, I saw this late, can you tell me if they can do something by having my personal info only?

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabol, Kabul, Afghanistan

۲۰۲۰‌لتر‌کی‌زه‌ب

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by info

They may sell your info to other scammers or use it themselves. The scammers will contact you and use your personal information to help convince you that their scams are legit. Therefore, be careful going forward and never send money to anyone without verifying their story.

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

recently received below email>>> but I understand that its scam









Dear Sir/Madam

We have received your application form and winning information as the legal beneficiary from WhatsApp Promotion Team in America

However, be informed that according to payment instructions from WhatsApp team, you are to be paid by an ATM Visa or Master Debit Card valued {Six Hundred Thousand United States dollars}

Finally, to avoid any Miss-identification during the remittance process you have to furnish us with your complete and correct information below to enable us issue an ATM Visa Master Card correctly in your name.

*First Name & Last Name:
*City & Post:
*Address:
*Country:
*Contact Phone Number:
*Any form of identification {Optional}

We expedite your response

Yours Faithfully,
Ahmet Gul
(Foreign Remittance manager).

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

من هن امینو دریافت کردم

I received Hen Amino

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by an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I also received this one.

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by an anonymous user from: Savski Venac, Belgrade, Centralna Srbija, Serbia

But I was hoping realy..they have send me pict of my visa...buahhhhaaaa...

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by an anonymous user from: Caboolture, Queensland, Australia

I receive the same info from WhatsApp, Thank you for this article, I figured it out it was a scam.

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by info

"Date: 31 Aug 2020 11:21
Subject: NO:WHAP-US/U679
To:

Best regards, I received this message in WhatsApp..

Beloved Whats-App user.

Your number has been luckily selected as the winner of $600,000 USD in the *WHATSAPP* Promo programme for our customers. Please send your winning *NO:WHAP-US/U679.* To Email: *contact-live.whatsaplive.com* for more information. Note that this message is *confidential* Sir/Madam.
Email:

*contact-live.whatsaplive.com *

2020.08.31 01:44:41"

Here is another scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

So this is a scam?

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by info

Yes, it is a scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Ramat HaSharon, Tel Aviv, Israel

He sent me a card in my name, which he photographed for me. Is it correct or deceived?

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by an anonymous user from: Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel

What happened with you is true

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by an anonymous user from: Haifa, Israel

It's all fake. not hard to understand.
I sent them false info and they sent me a certificate too.

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by an anonymous user from: Belmont, Victoria, Australia

Here is the latest email requesting bank details to make payment.

"Dear Prize
Dear Prize winner,
We, from the desk of the WhatsApp Ballot Promotion Team, wish to congratulate you and officially inform you that your application has now been approved for a payment via Visa ATM Card valued at $700,000.00 USD.

Your winning numbers WH/US-6463457 drew the lucky numbers of 03-06-08-10-12-16-2, hence won the ballot in category C which falls in Asian region for payment. Your provident fund; $700,000.00 USD has been issued in your name by our correspondent financial institution in Thailand where your winning numbers are assigned for remittance. Attached to this mail is your winning certificate, You may send it to the following institution for reference: allwaytransfer-allwaymail.info

We have sent your information to our representative bank. They will further process your visa card payment. Kindly contact them ; Ballot Promotion Team, wish to congratulate you and officially inform you that your application has now been approved for a payment via Visa ATM Card valued at $700,000.00 USD.

Your winning numbers WH/US-6463457 drew the lucky numbers of 03-06-08-10-12-16-2, hence won the ballot in category C which falls in Asian region for payment. Your provident fund; $700,000.00 USD has been issued in your name by our correspondent financial institution in Thailand where your winning numbers are assigned for remittance. Attached to this mail is your winning certificate, You may send it to the following institution for reference: allwaytransfer-allwaymail.info

We have sent your information to our representative bank. They will further process your visa card payment. Kindly contact them ;"

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by an anonymous user from: Ferencváros, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

I clicked .... now what to expect?

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by an anonymous user from: Belmont, Victoria, Australia

Definitely a scam. I gave them my personal details but not my bank details. Can they do any thing with my details?

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by an anonymous user from: Tirat Carmel, Haifa, Israel

They sell the information to companies. It won't affect you but they are profiting from it.

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by an anonymous user from: Albania

II received a message from whatsapp company and I sent everything I neded.
Can you chack this? This is email: whatsapprogramme-gmail.com
They sent my credit card and I give them my adress and number. Can you tell me its this true?

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by an anonymous user from: Ramat HaSharon, Tel Aviv, Israel

Have you succeeded?

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by info

It is not true, it is a scam. There is no WhatsApp lottery or promotion giving away money.

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by an anonymous user from: Albania

They say they sent the card and it will arrive via post. What should I do? I told transport company not to send me and that I would not pay anything. What do you suggest I do?

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by info

Just ignore them and do not send any money or personal information.

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by info

"Chat history is attached as "WhatsApp Chat with 92 307 5782958" file to this email:

15/07/2020, 16:42 - Messages to this chat and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption. Tap for more info.
15/07/2020, 16:42 - 92 307 5782958: Congratulations!!!

You have won seven hundred thousand dollars in the annual promotional program,

Send Ref No: WH2 to official ballot Email Immeidiately for claim:

ballot-whatsappteam.info

Contact Email: ballot-whatsappteam.info for claim

Congratulations once more!!!"

Received scam via email.

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by an anonymous user from: Auckland, New Zealand

Dear Sir/Madam 

 This is the latest I received like this saying Bill Gates Secretary is advising me of this win.

"We have received your application form and winning information as the legal beneficiary from WhatsApp Promotion Team in America 
However, be informed that according to payment instructions from WhatsApp team, you are to be paid by an ATM Visa Master Debit Card valued {seven hundred thousand United States dollars} 
Finally, to avoid any Miss-identification during the remittance process you have to furnish us with your complete and correct information below to enable us issue an ATM Visa Master Card correctly in your name.   •
Name: 
• City & Post:     
• Address: 
• Country: 
• Contact Phone Number:     
Any form of identification {Optional} We expedite your response Yours in service,Mr. Simon Kuwar(Foreign Remittance manager)."

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by an anonymous user from: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

I got the same one

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by an anonymous user from: Budva, Montenegro

I send them all information, and they made me Visa Master Card with my name and they send me a picture of the Credit Card. Now I just need to pay a shipping for 2 days 370$ or 7 days 280$.
Does anyone of you guys did that?
And they told me from the Allway Bank per day I can take 10.000$ from Visa Master Card in any ATM Mashine.

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by an anonymous user from: Afghanistan

I also did like you they want from me to receive my card first I should pay after they will send my card but still I didn't pay

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by an anonymous user from: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan

من هم درچنین شرایط قرار دارم باید چی کنم ؟

I am in such a situation, what should I do?

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