Scam Tip Report #19776 - UK FreeLotto
Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received
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| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-06-10 20:13:40 Lottery Scam
| +1 UK FreeLotto Received unsolicited SMS from unrecognised number (+447951268068). Text read as follows: Congratulations! Your mobile number has won you £2,000,000.00 in the UK FreeLotto with draw number 1422176/13 to claim prize Email: claimsprize43claim@gmail.com.
This message has been reported as a scam by other Scamdex users previously. The UK FreeLotto, which is a legitimate company, stated in a blog post from October 2012 that these messages are not genuine and seek to get people to provide details or even money, supposedly in order for them to receive their prize (which of course never arrives). Read more here: http://blog.freelotto.com/text-messaging-scam-freelotto-corporation-freelotto-uk-mobile-freelotto-mobile-promotion-freelotto-bonanza
The email address provided has been linked to scams by multiple Internet users. |
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| No Name (Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands) Added the following extra information on :2014-06-15 18:41:26 |
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Congratulations! Your mobile number has won you £2,000,000.00 in the UK freelotto with draw numeber 1422176/13 to claim prize email: claimsprize43claim@gmail.com
Scam EmailReally..... I\'ve almost accepted the fact spam will try to get in my mailbox, but this crà p is reaching my phone now too. I don\'t even live in the UK. Wondering about what I\'m more annoyed about; the attempt to mislead or the fact the attempt is poorly executed.