People are being contacted by fraudsters in the name of the Blackberry Partners Fund and being asked for many of their private details.

The corporate venturing fund backed by mobile company Research In Motion has warned fraudulent emails are being sent out in its name. 

Examples of the emails have been put on the Blackberry Partners fund’s website and potential fraud victims are being told they have won £620,000 ($1m). 

The emails ask for their name, address, nationality, age, occupation and phone/fax of potential victims.

The false communication claims to be in relation to a Blackberry Partners Fund promotion at Sun City Resort in South Africa,…

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