Samsung Lottery Office
Complaint 170899 Details

This has happened from on a chat site through airg.com, Received mail, from a person going as Agent_sara17, profile name, mail first received :22/10/12 (headline) congratulations......!!! You were selected through a computerized Airg Profile user names drawn from a Database of Over 700,000 Profiles. However no tickets were sold but all Profiles were assigned to different ticket numbers.. >my reply> really i dont beleive any of it > Agent_sara17 > Really but most people are already claiming their prize from our other agents ok....why dont you just follow the normal procedure's and get the details so you can claim your prize... >my reply> hmmm what are the procedures >Agent_sara17> This is the SAMSUNG LOTTERY FORM you have to fill out; Your First and Last Names..... Phone Number..... House Address..... Date of Birth..... Were do you Work..... Sex..... Next of Kin..... Just fill it and reply it back to me now. (moving into early morning now 23/10/12) >my reply> Um what happened to privacy, to much detail wanted if u ask me, this could be a scam- fraud >Agent_sara17> I just want you to know that this is a verification form..we just want to know who you are ok... all that matter here is your name address phonenumber sex age please send it to me now.. dont warry your info..is safe with us ok. >my reply> i sent my Name address phone number sex age >Agent_sara17> You have been selected as Independent Candidates and your profile has been attached to this Ticket Number .... and ballot number .... . We ask that you keep this award Personal, till your funds is sent to you.> >Agent_sara17> (headline SAMSUNG LOTTERY OFFICE) POLICY TERMS AND SERVICES. you are to keep your SAMSUNG information away from the general public and don't let your friends know your Ticket number and Ballot number. Its important as a case of double claims with not be entertained. >my reply> yes i will >Agent_sara17> Your funds of $35,000 will be delivered to you by our local prize dispatcher Agent using express Mailes. or you giving us your Bank detailes. Depending on your choices. How can we send it to you then? >my reply> i wanted to receive the funds quickly, so i gave my bank details > Agent_sara17> Ok madam but you will have pay for the transfer of your $35,000before it can be transfered in to your acount ok... There is a fee for bank to bank transfer madam.so you will have to send the money to us. we will make transfer immediately...am so sorry this is a company policy.. >my reply> Grrr see i told u it was a scam how dare u steal my id, if this was a PRIZE there would no TRANSFER FEE, what a joke , u hav made so mad ahhh err far out! >Agent_sara17> Madam there absolutely nothing i can do with your id that to keep it safe from fraudrants..now you will have to listen to me or u will have your profile removed from the lottery winner list here..i want you to try and understand. >my reply> im not madam i am a male . so >Agent_sara17> Ok sorry for calling you that ok... but look i cant still from you ok.. your prize will get to your account through transfer if you can pay for the delivery.. ok..the transfer fee is not much..ok >my reply> (new person[agent]KATE-FLANNERY_67 profile name, Headline; SAMSUNG LOTTERY OFFICE) Mr Woodbridge i will like to talk to you about the transfer of your funds to your account ok...please if you don't mind. there are further mail , but im just going to say what has happened now, i was told that it would cost me $450 for the transfer fee but was reduced to $150 because of my circumstances, i was asked to pay this amount through western union, yesterday 23/10/12 by 10, 10.30am i did not do so as i seen that their are scams like this, after i did a bit of investigating, though further mail to me was to comfirm that this was no scam it is real , that there is no scamming here why would i (Agent_sara17) want to scam, i am telling you this real, i did ask for id but she did not want to give any, about 3.40pm this afternoon wednesday 24th oct. 2012 i made the transfer through western union costing me a total of $172.00 aud , when reporting to Sara that i have done it, i get a mail saying we have tried to transfer your funds but there is an error saying account not registered , i have a new mail as of about 45 minutes ago saying it will cost me $800.00 aud registration and verification fee, i will have to send it to them for them to do the registration for my bank account for the online transfer of my prize of $35,000 to be transfered into my account, i have the western union name of Fransesco Carrlucci and Address, where the fees go to in Nigeria ($172.00) is all i have sent .