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'SAMSUNG INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS GAME HOUSE / Samsung Electronics 2007 Bonanza' is a fake lottery scam run by Nigerian gang abusing the name of the electronics company. The Korean electronics company Samsung does not run any lottery. Similar scams abusing names of well known brands exists under the names 'HONDA CAR LOTTERY' and 'BMW Land Car Lottery'.

Please forward us copies of any replies or money demands by the 'claims agents' (Yahoo Mail: Forward / as Attachment, Outlook Express: Message / Forward as attachment, see 'How to report 419 spam to us'). We will publish such replies here.

Please forward copies of fraud emails to the abuse department of the webmail address listed as the contact email for the 'claims agent'. Ask for the addresses to be suspended because they are used in a 419 fraud (see 419 FAQ).

Example of initial 'winning notification':

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS GAME HOUSE / Samsung Electronics 2007 Bonanza

>From Samsung Electronics 2007 Bonanza
Award Headquarters
12-14 Maihama
Tokyo,Japan
Saturday 10th February 2007 .
Dear Winner,
The Samsung Electronics wishes to inform you that the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Samsung Electronics held to consolidate our numerous customer worldwide. You have won the sum of 710,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND,POUNDS STERLING ) and a 52 inch Widescreen Plasma TV with Built-In Home Theater System from Samsung Electronics on our 2007 New Year Bonanza.credited to file,
REF N.: UKL/74-A0802742007
Serial N:UN/GBP07/SAMSUNG
BATCH N.:DNO/MA07/EUR
Please note that your lucky winning falls within our European booklet representative office in London. In view of this, your 710,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND,POUNDS STERLING ) and a 52 inch Widescreen Plasma TV with Built-In Home Theater System would be released to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.
To begin your claim please contact our licensed and accredited agent assigned to you:
Contact: Floyd Johnson.
Samsung Electronics Bonanza
London,United Kingdom.
Email: sj_agency@strompost.com
Phone No:[+44] (701) 421 4896.
Fax No:[+44] (870) 479 1203.
Provide the following information needed to process your winning claim.
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 8 weeks of Notification. After this date all winnings will be returned to our Headquarters as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Batch numbers:Batch Number: DNO/MA07/EUR in every correspondence with your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Nakata
Samsung Electronics.
Online Promotion Co-ordinator
Tokyo,Japan
Copyright 2007 Samsung Electronics! Inc. ................................................................. ..............................................................
This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents

SAMSUNG COMPANY CHINA.
An Affiliate of Samsung Uk.
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.
LONDON.
AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of the SAMSUNG INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held in January, 2006.You were entered as dependent clients with: Reference SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662 and Batch number AT-040SB06-03. Your email address attached to the ticket number: 2752246896 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake in the first category,in four parts. You have been approved for a payment of £500,000.00pounds(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND pounds.) in cash credited to file reference
number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total cash prize of five million euros shared among the ten international winners in first categories.Along with a NEW SAMSUNG WIDE SREEN TELEVISION.
Congratulations!!!!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some names and addresses,we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted participants or impersonators, taking advantage of the situation.You are to contact your/our-accredited agent for your claim:
AGENT: ADAMS WILLIAMS
SAMSUNG CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
Email:promoagent_samsung@yahoo.com
Tel:+44-702 406 5306
He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H°67/B4 (keep personal) Remember, your winning must be claimed on time. Failure to claim your winning/ fund it will be added to the next 10,000.000 pounds AND HANDSET international lottery program. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Once again congratulations.
Yours Sincerely,
MRS LISA CLARE.
SAMSUNG PROMOTIOON/LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
NB:DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL EXCEPT FOR INQUIRIES,CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT AT Email:promoagent_samsung@yahoo.com

Message headers:

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