FBI says e-mail promising 'Oprah' tickets is fake

FBI says e-mail promising 'Oprah' tickets is fake
The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — The FBI and "The Oprah Winfrey Show" say Internet users should beware of an e-mail scam that promises attendance at the popular talk show in exchange for the purchase of a plane ticket.

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center said this week that a circulating e-mail was advertising the "Oprah Millionaire Contest Show," which asks recipients for contact information. It also says those who apply have a chance to win $1 million.

The bureau says the e-mail is fraudulent and not from Winfrey or her show's production company, or Harpo Productions.

Harpo has posted a warning about the scam on the show's Web site. It says authorities told them at least a dozen scams currently promise tickets, travel and money from the Chicago-based show.

Published 4/9/09 by


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  • HEELO OPRAH I LIKE YOUR SHOW SO MUCH IF YOU GET MY EMIL PLZ SEND MY BACK OPRAH I LOVE YOU
    Anonymous 11/11/09 Reply
  • They say that Woman Oprah is a " Baaad Motha---Shushomouth!" I'm just talkin' bout Oprah?! And we can dig her! Wow nothin' more said... hear the theme music of "Shaft" while you ponder on that.
    Anonymous 4/13/09 Reply
  • Never trust the net, without check it up !!
    BoT2 4/10/09 Reply