There is no "International FIFA World Cup Online Lottery". Therefore, recipients of email messages like the one below, which claim they are winners in the same lottery are asked to delete them. This is because the email messages are fakes, being sent by lottery scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money for a lottery that doesn't exist.
The "International FIFA World Cup Online Lottery" Scam
Von: "Mr. Joseph Mark" <wmamark09@gmail.com>
Datum: 08.10.17 22:00 (GMT+01:00)
Betreff: Re: 0793524679
INTERNATIONAL FIFA WORLD CUP ONLINE LOTTERY
FROM THE DESK OF THE WORLD CUP ONLINE LOTTERY COMMISSION
SOUTH AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE; SOUTH AFRICA
REF NO.: Proctor468/PB 15/4TH BATCH NO.: FIFA/YO319HZ
Attn: Dear Winner
FIFA WORLD CUP ONLINE LOTTERY
Batch Number: 9-28-36-41-49
Winners Number: 5-7
Reference: SA/FIFA/OL/0783
We wish to congratulate you on your Online/mobile number success in the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Lottery Online/mobile number vote/ballot with International Monetary Fund’s (IMF), WORLD BANK in conjunction with United Nation Relief Effort through collective mobile active numbers in your country.
This promotional program is aimed at encouraging mobile phone users worldwide to play FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Lottery Draw by text and online. It is sponsored by FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 companies here in South Africa.
Mobile numbers were selected at random worldwide for the sake of this promo. Your mobile phone number was attached to ticket/batch number 9-28-36-41-49, which drew the lucky numbers: 5 and 7, winning the lottery of ($ 3.9, 000.00. Three Million Nine Hundred Thousand United states Dollar only). FIFA Draw select one million active users as part of their Award Promotion amongst the millions subscribers one person is selected in your country to benefit from this relief effort programmed and you are the Selected Winner.
Provide the following details to process the release of your winnings and winners certificate:
* Full Name:
* Address:
* State/Province:
* Phone Number:
* E-mail Address:
* Occupation
* Gender/ Age
* Nationality
*
You are required to fill and submit the above particulars as soon as possible for immediate processing of your prize claim
Best Regard
Mr. Joseph Mark
(Online coordinator.
Email Address: online_claims01@consultant.com<mailto:online_claims01@consultant.com>
WARNING!
Whatever that is written in this document should be kept confidential until your winning prize is claimed
2017-10-07 15:14 GMT+02:00 Johara Panaro <j.panaro@hotmail.com<mailto:j.panaro@hotmail.com>>:
Was habe ich gewonnen? Ich habe eine sms erhalten?
Freundliche Grüsse
J.Panaro
The lottery scammers trick potential victims into sending them money by claiming the potential victims are winners in the bogus lottery. Once the potential victims send their money, which the lottery scammers will claim is for taxes or other fees, they will disappear, leaving the victims broke, angry and depressed. This is why online users never send money to anyone to claim a lottery prize. This is because legitimate lottery companies do not request money, taxes, personal or financial information from their winners.
Victims of the lottery scam should report it to the police, although there is little or nothing they can do because the lottery scammers are operating in foreign countries where it is difficult to apprehend them.
Remember, once you are asked to send money, personal or financial information in order to collect a lottery prize, it is the first sign that some lottery scammers are attempting to trick you into sending them your hard-earned money or information.