Fraudulent companies/individuals claiming to be associated with the 2010 FIFA World Cup

FIFA continues to be alerted to e-mails fraudulently claiming to be associated/linked with FIFA, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and/or Local Organizing Committee informing recipients that they have been selected as prize winners in a lottery draw and have won substantial sums of money. Many of these e-mails appear to be official and most of them ask recipients to provide their personal details, including bank account information, in order to claim the prize money. Such scam emails try to persuade the email receiver to submit personal information or to part with money as an up front payment in order to release a prize.

FIFA strongly advises the public to treat any e-mails concerning lottery draws or cash prizes with suspicion and extreme caution. FIFA urges people not to provide any personal or financial details if requested to do so. FIFA reiterates that these lotteries have no connection with or authorization from FIFA and are in no way related to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.

For further information on such e-mail lotteries, please see the website of the consumer fraud organization  http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/