Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) wishes to dissociate itself from an e-mail making rounds about the “2010 World Cup Bid International Lottery Award” that gives people an impression that they have won “two million, one hundred thousand United States dollars (US$2, 100,000.00).
While SRSA plays a key role with regards to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, it is neither running any competition nor supporting any agency running a competition relating to 2010 World Cup or the lottery.
The bogus competition claims that “participants were selected through a computer based ballot system draw from over 7,500,000.00 telephone directories (individual and company names) from all over the globe as part of our electronic business promotion programs.” The scam is also said to be “a bonus for the whole world in support of the hosting right of 2010 soccer world cup to be held in South Africa.”
In light of the recent media reports on cyber criminals that try to lure people into buying non-existent 2009 Confederation Cup and 2010 World Cup tickets, the department wishes to also add its voice in urging South Africans to be vigilant and only transact with official ticketing websites and over the counter facilities provided.
Enquiries:
Manase Makwela
Tel: 012 304 5017
Cell: 082 782 1759
Issued by: Sport and Recreation South Africa
11 May 2009
