When I checked my inbox earlier, I received a message bearing the name "Google Corporation" as sender. If you have also received similar e-mail, DO NOT REPLY AND DO NOT GIVE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. This is just another phishing scam. The body of the letter says:
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Google Corporation
Peter House
Oxford Street
Manchester
M4 6AN
United Kingdom
HAPPY GOOGLE ANNIVERSARY
On the 4th of September 1998, Google was incorporated as a privately held company. Google Corporation is one company that earns its profit mainly from advertising using their very own Google search engine, Gmail , Gala, Sify, e-mail service Google Maps, Google Apps, Orkut social networking and YouTube video sharing, which are all offered to the public for free.
We wish to congratulate you once again, for being selected as a winner in the ongoing Happy Google Anniversary Promotion. Hence we do believe with your prize, you will continue to be active in your patronage to Google.
The online cyber draws was conducted from an exclusive list of over 6,000,000 email addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer selection from the web. (NO TICKETS WERE SOLD). The primary objective for this Corporation is to encourage individual that are active Users of Google search engine and Google ancillary service. Google is currently the world leading search engine worldwide, and is vigorously making more effort to make sure the reputation of the company stands out to be the best among the rest, with the optimize help of our customers worldwide.
A Bank Draft will be issued in your name by the Google Promotion Board, you have therefore won the entire sum of 640,000.00 GBP {Six Hundred and Forty Thousand Great British Pounds} and also a certificate of claim price will be sent alongside your Bank Draft.
CONTACT CLAIMS OFFICE:
Google Promotion Board
Email: gpromo.info@gala.net
Do e-mail the Claims office at once with the Verification and Funds release form below for validation of your prize and to avoid unnecessary delay.
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.
.Residential Address:
.Tel (Mobile):
.Nationality/Country:
.Full Name:
.Age/Sex:
.Occupation/Position:
.What is your comment on Google?
You are advised to contact the Claims Office with the following details (Ref NO: GC/468-642GC/P, Batch: GC064WIN).
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Google Board Commission.
Eric Schmidt
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
©2010 Google Corporation
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PLEASE, PLEASE, DO NOT FALL INTO THIS TRAP. BE CAUTIOUS ALSO OF OTHER E-MAILS THAT YOU RECEIVE SAYING YOU HAVE WON ANYTHING OR SAYING THAT THE SENDER WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU WHERE YOU WOULD BE ASKED TO DEPOSIT A BIG SUM OF MONEY IN A BANK AND YOU GET A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE THEREOF.
DO NOT BE A VICTIM!
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