'Oprah Millionaire Contest Show' is a swindle, says FBI.Byline: ANI Chicago, April 9 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. (FBI) in the U.S. has warned people to beware of an Internet scheme claiming the recipients had the chance to win a million dollars by entering a contest sponsored by The Oprah Winfrey “Oprah” redirects here. For the show, see The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated talk show in television history. Show. The investigators have revealed that a spam e-mail titled 'Oprah Millionaire Contest Show' has been making rounds, saying that the recipient must pay to be on the show. They say that the email also asks its receivers to pay for the transportation ticket to Chicago, and send the money to the sender, reports the Chicago Sun-Times This article is about the Chicago newspaper. For the Canadian newspaper, see Owen Sound Sun Times. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. . Meanwhile, Oprah's Harpo Productions has issued a statement on its Website, confirming that the scheme was a scam (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) A subset of Plug and Play that allows SCSI IDs to be changed by software rather than by flipping switches or changing jumpers. Both the SCSI host adapter and peripheral must support SCAM. See SCSI. . The statement read that the company and the show "are not sponsors nor do we have any involvement whatsoever with this e-mail solicitation." People were further reminded that the show tickets remained free, and no money should ever be paid for them. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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