There is a brand new Coca Cola email scam being sent out which is a total scam. I’ve printed the email below. Even Coca Cola have put out a FAQ warning people of this Coca Cola email scam.
How to tell its a Coca Cola Email Scam
The first thing you should know is that nobody goes through a bunch of random emails for a lottery. If they were going to have a lottery it would be publicised in order to get some value for their bucks. Just think about it, what’s in it for them to just hand out an unofficial lottery prize? None, right? That’s because no-one gives anything away for nothing. So how could this type of Coca Cola email scam possibly promote “awareness and publicity of the Coca-Cola Zero sugar product”?
Secondly, why would a company the size of Coca Cola use a Yahoo account as their email contact? Of course they wouldn’t.
It’s obvious that the people who have perpetrated this scam have done it in order to get your personal information. So please don’t give them the chance of using that information against you.
So, if you’ve received the following email put it in your junk email folder. Whatever you do, don’t reply to it as that confirms they have a legitimate email and will open the floodgates for more scam emails.
COCA-COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the concluded draws held on the {28th of January, 2016} by Coca-Cola in conjunction with Ipod Worldwide Promotion.
Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won ?750,000.00{Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds} each in the Coca-Cola Company 2016 online Promo.
This draw is being organized to enhance awareness and publicity of the Coca-Cola Zero sugar product.
However the results were released on the {3rd of Febuary,2016} and your email was attached to ticket number (5PWccz2016) and ballot number (BT:14052016/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.
However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) .
This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 2nd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
To begin the claim processing of your prize you are to contact the Online Co-ordinator and provide him with the following informations as stated below, so we can proceed with the verification and clearance process of your file.
1. Full Names : …………………………………….
2. Residential Address : …………………………………….
3. Phone Number :Mobile&Home……………………………………
4. Fax Number : ……………………………………
5. Occupation : ……………………………………
6. Sex : ……………………………………
7. Age : ……………………………………
8. Nationality :…………………
9.Ballot No. :…………………..
10.Ticket No.:………………….
Mr Terry Grant .
Online Co-ordinator.
22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs,PE9 2YP,London
United Kingdom
Email: coca.colaaward@yahoo.com
*You are adviced to forward these informations as soon as possible to
enable us attend to your file.
This email is registered and sent only to a certified coca-cola online
promo winner.
Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.
*Staff of Coca-Cola and Ipod Worldwide Promotions are not to partake in this programme.
Accept our hearty congratulations once again!
Yours Faithfully,
For Management
