Lottery Scam: Coca Cola 2006 Promotion

Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lotter Scam)
Fake Names: Coca Cola, Shawn Kelly
Offer Type: Money Transfer
Transfer Amount: US$1million
Storyline: You won a lottery which you did not join
Scammer Location: Not sure
Scammer Email: Yahoo, RediffMail

This is a fake Coca Cola lottery scam, claiming that they have picked your email address from a pool of over 29 million and you have won US$1million. Coca Cola do not run any lottery and the mail below is a scam. We have checked Coca Cola website previously and similar Coca Cola lottery or award scams have been sent periodically to different people.

It is important to note that you must not respond or contact the scammers by phone. Many have lost money in similar lottery scams (check our news archive with pointers to the top news site around the world). It is almost impossible to recover your money – the fees you need to pay before collecting the “winnings” – and millions of dollars have been lost to similar scams around the world.

—–Original Message—–
From: COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY [mailto:cocacolacompanymanagement@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007
Subject: coca cola company notification

FROM THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTORS                  
THE COCA COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
DEPT:COCA COLA AVENUE
STAMFORD BRIDGE LONDON
SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

          WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just
concluded annual final draws held on the 1st January,
2007 by Coca-Cola inconjunction with the British
American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion. Your email was
among the 20 Lucky winners who won $1,000, 000.00{One
million U.S.Dollar each in the THE COCA COLA COMPANY
2006 PROMOTION.
   However the results were released on 10th August,
2007 and you email was attached to ticket number
(7PWYZ2006) and ballot number (BT:12052006/20) 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 International Association of
Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of
its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
  To begin the claim processing of your prize you are
to contact the fiduciary agent with the following
information as stated below:

Full Name:
Residential Address:
E-mail Address:
Direct Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Nationality:
Occupation:
How often do you drink coca cola drink:
Age:
Ticket Number:
Ballot Number:
2 copies of your scan passport attached.

MR Shawn kelly
22 Garden Close,
Stamford, Lincs,PE9 2YP,
London United Kingdom
+447011137303
Email:claims_cocacolacompany@rediffmail.com

    You are to keep all information away from the
general public especially your ticket number and
ballot number. (This is important as any case of
double claims will not be entertained). *Staff of
Coca-Cola and the British American Tobacco Company are
not to partake in this PROMOTION.
Accept our hearty congratulations once again!
Yours Faithfully,
Management.

You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize.