Heineken Lottery Promo scam email - do not reply [crime alert]

Posted: Mon 22nd Mar 2010 11:17am By Web Monkey

Individuals are receiving emails from allegedly from the “Heineken Lottery Promo” team informing the recipient they have won $1.3 million in the lottery.

The sender asks them to supply their personal details and to keep the fact that they have won confidential.

Possible Action:

This is a scam – do not reply to this type of email. They will later request either bank details or ask the recipient for a sum of money to release the winnings.

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