The FBI warned recipients of email messages saying that they had been selected as nominees to appear on "The Oprah Millionaire Contest Show" that the notices are fraudulent. According to the Los Angeles Times , the FBI was investigating the messages that asked the recipients for contact information, offered to sell them tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show and encouraged them to book their travel arrangements to Chicago through them. A notice posted on Oprah.com says in part " The Oprah Winfrey Show and Harpo Productions are not sponsors nor do we have any involvement whatsoever with this e-mail solicitation. Individuals who receive such unauthorized e-mails are encouraged to file a complaint with the FBI at IC3.gov. Authorities have told us that there are at least a dozen scams currently being perpetrated which promise tickets, travel and money from The Oprah Winfrey Show . You should know that Harpo never sells tickets or travel packages."
09/04/2009
