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How exciting, you have received an email telling you that you have won a prize from Google. There’s a PDF attached, what do you do?

You could open the PDF, read the instructions on how to claim your £450,000 and then email Mr Trevor Allan at the Google Promotion Award Team. Oh, but that’s not a Google email address.

I’d guess that what would happen next is that he would say that there is an insurance to pay to receive the money transfer, or their are telegraphic transfer charges to cover first which the recipient has to pay. Whatever the reason given, you part with £30, £50 or whatever amount of money and never hear from him again.

Alternately you could notice that email sender is one peter@parkafm.co.kr; that the email is sent to ‘undisclosed recipients’; and that you never actually paid for a ticket in this draw. If you weren’t aware of the draw until you won it, how would they be funding such a high prize?

Steer clear, it is a well worn scam. It only takes a 100 people to each pay there £50 and the scammer has soon recovered the buttons it takes to send such an email.

Dear Winner,

Sincerely,
Dr. Leslie Spears.
Google Promotion Award Team.

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