Whatsapp Balloting Award Programme Scam

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Whatsapp Balloting Award Programme Scam

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There is no "Whatsapp Balloting Award Programme." 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 "Whatsapp Balloting Award Programme" Lottery Scam

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@whatsappawards.com

Contact Email: ballot@whatsappawards.com for claim

The phone that sent me message was +62 831-0276-7508.

Received via email.

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  • April 4, 2020 at 2:20 AM by an anonymous user from Vietnam

    I have received below message:

    "WhatsApp Inc.

    1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025

    United States of America

    We deeply congratulate you once again for winning the *WhatsApp* International balloting award program.

    Your Mobile Number has been selected among the five lucky winners of the *WHATSAPP* program, for Seven 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 WhatsApp machine as the winner of the 2020 yearly promotional Award Prize of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00)

    Full Name:.

    Country:.

    Contact Mobile Number:.

    Nationality:..

    Address:.

    Age:.

    Sex:.

    Marital Status:..

    Occupation:.

    Above is the required information for the processing of your winning, please fill the required information 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 process and commence your payment before the last remittance date.

    Best Regard,

    WhatsApp Inc.

    1601 Willow Road

    Menlo Park, California 94025

    U.S."

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  • April 2, 2020 at 4:10 AM by an anonymous user from Cambodia

    HI!

    I received below message:

    "Dear Sir/Madam,

    We congratulate you once again for winning the *WHATSAPP* International balloting award programme.

    Your Mobile Number has been selected among the five lucky-winners of the *WHATSAPP* programme, USA for SIX Hundred Thousand Dollars.

    This is a reward program for the patronage of internet services, all participants were selected randomly from world wide mobile number Directories, and your mobile number appears on the WHATSAPP INC machine as the winner of the 2020 WHATSAPP 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 WHATSAPP 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 WHATSAPP Founder: , Jan Koum and Brian Acton and other corporate companies and organizations in United States to encourage the use of computer systems worldwide.

    Full Name:.

    Country:.

    Contact Mobile Number:.

    Nationality:..

    Address:.

    Age:.

    Gender:..

    Occupation:.

    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 commence your payment before the last remittance date.

    Best Regard,

    WhatsApp Inc.

    Menlo Park, US (HQ)

    1601 Willow Rd

    -- -- --

    On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 5:40 AM Sa Sa <chhounreaksa123@gmail.com> wrote:

    NO:WHAP-US/U679"

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  • March 29, 2020 at 3:10 PM by info

    Received this scam:

    "Our Dear *Customer,*

    Your *Whatsapp* number has been luckily selected as the winner of *USD* *600,000* *United* *State* *Dollars* in the *WHATSAPP* Promo programme for our customers. Please send your winning *NO:WHAP-US/U679.* To Email: *info@whatsapgroup.org*

    for more information.

    Email: *info@whatsapgroup.org*

    Note that this message is *confidential* Sir.

    Stay safe from COTO.

    2020.03.29 03:23:39

    2.-

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    We congratulate you once again for winning the *WHATSAPP* International balloting award programme.

    Your Mobile Number has been selected among the five lucky-winners of the *WHATSAPP* programme, USA for SIX Hundred Thousand Dollars.

    This is a reward program for the patronage of internet services, all participants were selected randomly from world wide mobile number Directories, and your mobile number appears on the WHATSAPP INC machine as the winner of the 2020 WHATSAPP 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 WHATSAPP 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 WHATSAPP Founder: , Jan Koum and Brian Acton and other corporate companies and organizations in United States to encourage the use of computer systems worldwide.

    Full Name:.

    Country:.

    Contact Mobile Number:.

    Nationality:..

    Address:.

    Age:.

    Gender:..

    Occupation:.

    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 commence your payment before the last remittance date.

    Best Regard,

    WhatsApp Inc.

    Menlo Park, US (HQ)

    1601 Willow Rd"

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  • March 29, 2020 at 5:14 AM by an anonymous user from New York, United States

    For me, there is a similar message in WhatsApp :

    your number has won five hundred and ninety thousand dollars in the whatsapp 2020 america/asia empowerment program. to claim your prize reply yes to this email (whatsapp.lnc@yahoo.com)for the processing of your fund.

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  • March 23, 2020 at 3:52 PM by an anonymous user from Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Thank you - got a text today saying I had won!

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  • March 22, 2020 at 3:39 PM by info

    "Bank Transfer Valued at $700,000.00.USD

    Your numbers Attached to the lucky number (WH/US-646345) drew the lucky numbers of 03-06-09-12-16-27, Consequently won the ballot in category C which falls in the Asian region for payment.

    Kindly take note of this enclosed number (WH/US-646345) Attached to this email is a copy of your winning certificate, you can forward the winning certificate and reference code number to our Affiliate Bank for the commencement of"

    I got this.

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  • March 22, 2020 at 3:39 PM by info

    "Congrats!!, your mobile number has been selected as the winner of seven hundred thousand dollars in the international ballot award program. Send your winning REF NO: WH/US-64734520 to email: inquiry@intldraw.com for more information on how to claim your funds. Contact inquiry@intldraw.com"

    I received this scam.

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  • March 18, 2020 at 2:36 AM by an anonymous user from Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

    Yeap I recieved one too just now 8.20pm new zealand time.

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  • March 17, 2020 at 2:33 PM by an anonymous user from Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

    Just got one of these on nZ

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  • March 11, 2020 at 2:57 PM by an anonymous user from Uppsala, Sweden

    Hi! I got one message from whatsappawards.com.

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    • March 11, 2020 at 4:13 PM by info

      It is a scam, WhatsApp does not have a lottery.

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  • February 28, 2020 at 8:37 AM by an anonymous user from Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

    I receive the same msg like the ones above.

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  • February 26, 2020 at 11:19 PM by an anonymous user from Yakum, Merkaz, Israel

    "Congratulations!!!

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

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

    info@whatsappawards.com

    Contact Email: info@whatsappawards.com for claim

    Congratulations once more!!!"

    Yesterday I received this message is it TRUE?

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    • February 26, 2020 at 11:35 PM by info

      It is a scam sent by thieves.

      remove

  • February 26, 2020 at 8:53 PM by info

    "International ballot awards program

    Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 2:00 AM

    INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM <programintl.info@gmail.com>

    WhatsApp Inc.

    1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025

    United States of America

    We deeply congratulate you once again for winning the *WhatsApp* International balloting award program.

    Your Mobile Number has been selected among the five lucky winners of the *WHATSAPP* program, for Seven 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 WhatsApp machine as the winner of the 2020 yearly promotional Award Prize of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00)

    Full Name:.

    Country:.

    Contact Mobile Number:.

    Nationality:..

    Address:.

    Age:.

    Sex:.

    Marital Status:..

    Occupation:.

    Above is the required information for the processing of your winning, please fill the required information 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 process and commence your payment before the last remittance date."

    Here is another scam.

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    • March 6, 2020 at 6:59 PM by an anonymous user from Hod HaSharon, Central District, Israel

      I have also received this msg

      remove

  • February 26, 2020 at 6:46 PM by info

    I just received this scam:

    "WhatsApp, Congratulations !!!

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

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

      info@whatsappawards.com

      Contact Email: info@whatsappawards.com for claim"

      Congratulations once more !!!

      2563.02.27 02:26:45

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  • February 26, 2020 at 4:15 PM by an anonymous user from Givatayim, Tel Aviv, Israel

    I just received your message on my WhatsApp, is this true or not? I hope for an urgent reply

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    • February 26, 2020 at 6:40 PM by info

      It is not true.

      remove

  • February 26, 2020 at 3:08 PM by an anonymous user from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Hi,

    I received below message:

    "Congratulations!!!

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

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

    info@whatsappawards.com

    Contact Email: info@whatsappawards.com for claim

    Congratulations once more!!!

    2563.02.27 03:50:19"

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  • February 24, 2020 at 2:53 AM by an anonymous user

    I received the same message arriving from 359876088054 and the contact email is win@whatsappaward.com

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  • February 23, 2020 at 4:57 PM by an anonymous user from Amman, Jordan

    "650 Castro Street,

    Suite 120-219 Mountain View,

    California, 94041,

    United States of America

    We deeply 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 Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars.

    This is a reward program for the patronage of internet services, all participants were selected randomly from world wide mobile number Directories, and your mobile number appears on the Whatsapp machine as the winner of the 2020 Whats app yearly promotional Award Prize of Seven hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00)

    This promotion is part of the financial empowerment program of the Whats app in its struggle to alleviate poverty.

    This promotional programme is being promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities in the person of Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc. With the support of Whats app Founder, Talmon Marco and other corporate companies and organisations in United States to encourage the use of computer systems worldwide.

    Full Name:.

    Country:..

    Contact Mobile Number:..

    Nationality:..

    Address:..

    Age:..

    Sex:..

    Marital Status:..

    Occupation:..

    Above is the required information for processing of your winning, please fill the required information 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 process and commence your payment before the last remittance date.

    Best Regard,

    WhatsApp Inc.

    650 Castro Street,

    Suite 120-219 Mountain View,

    California, 94041,

    United States of America"

    Here is another scam.

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