Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam

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Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam

A Coca-Cola Lottery Scamming Email

From: COCACOLA AWARD PROMO cocapro2017@gmail.com

Date: Mar 29, 2017 11:10 AM

Subject: COCA-COLA MOBILE DRAW, HOW YOU WON /VERIFICATION FORM

Dear Lucky Winner,

This is to inform you that your COCA COLA Mobile Promotion Award prize has been approved and ready for dispatch to your address in India.

THIS IS HOW YOU WON THE GIFT FROM COCA COLA COMPANY.

On request of the Coca Cola Bottling company the government of India provided a database of mobile subscribers to the for the COCA COLA 2017 Holi Festival mobile promotion, at the end of the raffle draw your mobile number was randomly selected by the computer system as the lucky winner of the grand prize. You are very lucky to receive this 3.5 crore gift from the coca cola company. Congratulation to you and your family once again, you are very very lucky indeed.

The gift package will be dispatched from U.K to India for delivery to your address. The Coca Cola company has gifted to you the following.

I.1 HP Laptop Computer

II. 1 Apple iPhone 6 Mobile Phone

III. 3 Crore 50 Laks Indian Rupees Only.

A Certified Bank demand draft has been issued in your name, also a certificate of prize claims will be sent along your draft to the assigned delivery agent attached ( ESSEX DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE) to be delivered to your address in India.Contact the delivery agent through information below for further instructions on how to receive the parcel at your location. The Delivery Officer will be leaving for your country India any moment from now. As we have verified and approved your award payment by Demand Draft.

FILL OUT THE VERIFICATION FORM

(1)FULL NAME: _________

(2)SEX (MALE/FEMALE): _______________

(3)NATIONALITY: ____

(4)FULL CONTACT ADDRESS: _________

(5)WINNING MOBILE & ALTERNATE NUMBERS: _________

(6) DATE OF BIRTH: ____

(7)CITY: _____

(8)STATE: _______

(9)PIN CODE: ______

(10)COUNTRY : ______

(11)OCCUPATION: _____

(12)E-MAIL ADDRESS: _______

(13)SCANNED COPY OF IDENTITY PROOF (MANDATORY)

(14)NAME OF NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOUR CITY:

Kindly send us this information immediately to enable the delivery agent proceed with the delivery of your winning prize. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know.Do have a nice day.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Alex Keane

Online Coordinator.

Phone Number: +44 7864 352 731

Coca-Cola Award UK.

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September 7, 2020 at 12:00 AM by
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an anonymous user from: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

I received below email.

Your email has earned USD$850,000 in the 2020 Coca Cola Int'l Premium Live Splash. To receive, send CCC-94C1040,name and phone number to: cocaukm@live.com

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Your email has earned USD$850,000 in the 2020 Coca Cola Int'l Premium Live Splash. To receive, send CCC-94C1040,name and phone number to: cocaukm@live.com

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July 28, 2020 at 2:51 AM by
Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

I received the same sms Dip Mr.Morris Y.M.Malegam Reserve Bank Of India

Number- 447756976472

Dr.Smith Williams

Foreign service Manager

Coca-cola mobile lottery (pty)ltd

rishisharvan3@gmail.com

Mr.Sharvan Kumar Rishi

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July 21, 2020 at 2:57 AM by
Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: San Miguel, Central Luzon, Philippines

Is Dr.Mark Spencer of Coca Cola Company and he is an Asian Online Coordinator is Scam? Below are all copy paste message that I got email from him:

THE COCA COLA COMPANY

INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD

COCA COLA HEAD COMPLEX, NEW YORK

NY, 10005 USA

Direct Line: ( 1)- 281-749-1644

Fax:( 1)- 877-305-0687

GREETINGS FROM THE COCA COLA COMPANY,

My name is Dr. Mark Spencer am the COCA COLA COMPANY Coordinator assigned to pay winners We are happy to inform you of the result concluded annual final draws held by Coca-Cola Bottling Company in conjunction with the American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion, your Mobile Number was among the 20 Lucky winners sweepstakes. Your mobile number won the sum of $450,000,00 USD (Four Hundred And Fifty Thousand United State Dollars Only) in the ongoing COCA COLA 2020 INTERNATIONAL AWARD held in New York USA, In line with commemorating the event marking of our anniversary.

We rolled out over $200,000.000.00 (Two Hundred million United State Dollars) for our anniversary draws. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company mobile numbers and 30,000,000 individual mobile numbers from 45 mobile networks from Australia, New Zealand, North America, Africa, Philippines and other Asian countries. As part of the international promotions program, which is conducted annually in the USA, This promo is approved by the USA GOVT, American Gaming Board and licensed by the international association of gaming regulators (IAGR).

However, no tickets were sold but all Mobile Number contacts were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. The selection process was carried out through random mechanism selection in our computerized Mobile Number contacts machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 45 Million Mobile Number contacts drawn from all the continents of the world.

In order to claim your $450,000.00 USD prize winning, which has been deposited with a registered America bank. However, you have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of THE COCA COLA COMPANY for verification.

Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our E-mail for prompt collection of your fund from the designated.

FILL OUT VERIFICATION FORM / DETAILS OF BENEFICIARY ONLY:

(1)FULL NAME: _

(2)S*X: _

(3)COMPANY IF ANY: _

(4)FULL CONTACT ADDRESS: _

(5)WINNING MOBILE NUMBER & ALTERNATE NUMBERS: _

(6)AGE: _

(7)CITY: _

(8)STATE: _

(9)ZIP/PIN CODE: _

(10)COUNTRY: _

(11)OCCUPATION: _

(12)E-MAIL ADDRESS: _

(13)SCANNED COPY OF IDENTITY PROOF (MANDATORY)

(14)SCANNED COPY OF ADDRESS PROOF (MANDATORY)

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Mark Spencer

(Online Asia Coordinator)

COCA-COLA DRAW PROMOTION

For Further Clarifications Contact Tell: ( 1)- 281-749-1644

We congratulate you once again, you have to keep your winning secret till you receive your funds. This is to avoid anybody stealing your winning information because if there is a call for double claim you may lose your chance of receiving the global compensation amount. We have prepared your winning certificate and your winning amount $450,000,00 USD is ready to be disbursed to you in CASH. It will be sent through the fastest means and easier means, though diplomatic courier. The funds have been packaged and sealed as a demand draft inside a box along with your winning documents to show the authenticity and genuineness of the compensation funds.

The winning prize of (₱22,296,954.37 PHP) is packaged in a security safe with lock code to prevent anyone from opening, the safe will be sent through Diplomatic courier service to the Philippines as a diplomatic consignment. It will be presented to you as a gift at the time of delivery by our diplomatic representative assigned. Our representative is coming to the Philippines to assist you for the clearance of the parcel (safe) from Philippines Airport Authority, after the clearance, your parcel will be delivered at your doorstep by our representative.

You have to pay Philippines Airport Authority Clearance Duty Fee /Approval Registration Stamp Charges of your consignment parcel before it can be released to our representative for delivery. Our representative will Contact you as soon as he arrives in the Philippines. You will be instructed and directed by him after consulting with airport authority on how to make your payment for Duty Fee.

NOTE: ** Clearance Duty Fee and custom charges of $550 [Five Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars Only]. In the Philippines Pesos which is ₱27,265 PHP. Will be required to be paid by you to clear your parcel which contains your Demand Draft of $450,000.00 USD = ₱22,296,954.37 PHP and all relevant documents that will empower you to get your winning amount logged in your nominated account with the assistance of our delivery diplomat.

For your willingness and readiness to receive the Diplomatic Courier Agent, you are advised to reconfirm to us the below details:

A: FIRST & LAST NAME: _

B: RECEIVING ADDRESS: _

C: CELL PHONE NO: _

D: HOUSE PHONE NO_

E: BATCH NUMBER: _

F: YOU’RE REGISTRATION ORDER NUMBER: _

G: CLEARANCE DUTY FEE AMOUNT: _

Our Special Assigned British Delivery Diplomat: MR. MANDIC DAMIR (USA REPRESENTATIVE) whom ID CARD is attached below will be leaving USA TO PHILIPPINES to make the delivery of your winning award (Parcel) through Air PHILIPPINES.

IMPORTANT: We cannot deduct charges fees from your winnings prize because it has been insured to its full value of amount and enclosed as a diplomatic delivery in your favor. Also Note, we do not accept Cash on Delivery (C.O.D) as it is strictly against the policy of the Diplomatic Courier Firm as laid down by the Management of the Courier Agency. You must pay on account given to you by the representative. Please find the attached CONSIGNMENT DELIVERY TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Please read carefully and email back to us at once for immediate dispatch of your winning prize.

We wish you good luck and congratulations once again.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Mark Spencer

(Asia Online Coordinator)

COCA-COLA DRAW PROMOTION

For Further Clarifications Contact Tel: Hotline: ( 1) - 281-749-1644

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July 21, 2020 at 6:05 AM by
Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam
info

It is a scam.

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October 9, 2019 at 1:16 AM by
Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Pabna Sadar, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

What is wrong with them!

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September 24, 2019 at 12:14 AM by
Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Port Louis Town, Port Louis, Mauritius

What is wrong with them!

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August 14, 2019 at 8:14 PM by
Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

Yesterday(14.08.2019), I also received a message like this is these, messages are fake.

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July 4, 2019 at 6:31 AM by
Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Akot Sub-District, Maharashtra, India

"COCA-COLA MOBILE DRAW PROMO DRAW 2019

Coca-Cola Company UK Headquarters Office and Building 1 Queen Caroline Street,

Hammer-smith, Greater United Kingdom, W6 9HQ

Good Day Rakesh P.

Thank you for your mobile draw 2019 promotion, Congratulation once again, You have been advice to send us your ID proof, You are to send it to us right now, in this email address, Because our senior deployment will be living Today 04/07/2019 And he will arrived in your Country nest Tomorrow morning by 10:AM which is 05/07/2019, to deliver your wining amount worth of 98 LAKHS INDIA RUPEES,Will be accredited into your bank account on 05/07/2019,as soon as your deployment arrived in your Country India

Mr John Morris,He Will give you a call, immediately, to claim your winning prize, worth amount of 98 LAKHS INDIA RUPEES, from the COCA-COLA/ MOBILE DRAW PROMO 2019, You are advice to keep your mobile phone close to you, on 05/07/2019 Morning by 10:AM, To enable our deployment to call you immediately.

Congratulation Ones Again.

Sincerely yours,

Dr Smith Williams

Foreign Service Manager

Coca-Cola Mobile Lottery (Pty) Ltd.

Contact Number/ 447756976472"

Here is another scam.

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June 28, 2019 at 6:54 AM by
Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam
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"Your mobile has earned USD990,000 in the 2019 Coca Cola Int'l Mobile Splash.To receive,send ICCNY-89600 and phone number to; cokemobile@getcoke.com"

Received this scam.

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May 29, 2019 at 10:03 AM by
Coca Cola Mobile Draw Promotion Award Lottery Scam
info

Here is another scam:

- Forwarded message -

From: "COCA-COLA COMPANY" <cocacolanew67@live.com>

Date: 29 May 2019 2:14 pm

Subject: YOUR WINNING PRIZE HAS BEEN DISPATCHED FOR DELIVERY

COCA-COLA ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTION BOARD

BATCH NUMBER:74/44319/JPMM

PIN NUMBER:*124*#

REGISTRATION ORDER NUMBER:O2-05OPR442-RSPT

United Kingdom

Tel Phone: 448712451326, 447442231288

EMAIL: cocacolanew67@live.com

DEAR LUCKY WINNER,

We wish to congratulate you once again on this note, for being part of the 3 winners selected for the Annual Mobile Promotions. COCA-COLA MOBILE DRAW LONDON OFFICE (UK) felicitate with you and your family. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Mobile Phones.

Hence we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to the COCA-COLA MOBILE DRAW LONDON OFFICE (UK). We wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully pass the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report test conducted for all on line winners.

A winning Demand Draft has been issued in your name by the COCA-COLA MOBILE DRAW LONDON OFFICE (UK) This is to inform you that all is set for the delivery of your winning funds to your home address which you have provide to this office. Our diplomat (JOHN DAVID) will arrive India by tomorrow morning to deliver your won price to you and further proceed to Malaysia to deliver other consignment after he must have handed over your won parcel containing a valid Demand Draft of £250,000.00 GBP worth ( 2CRORE 65LAKHS INDIAN RUPEES ), HP Laptop,iPhone 10

Therefore, you will only be required to pay for the Clearing charges which is 15,500 INR only for the clearing of your consignment from the Indian custom upon the arrival of the diplomatic officer to your country India as all delivery charges has been incurred by COCA-COLA MOBILE DRAW LONDON OFFICE (UK). The diplomatic officer will personally present to you all the relevant documents and your winning Demand Draft and certificate and also assist you through all the process of remittance of these funds to your personal safe keeping there in your home country (INDIA).

You are advice to make the required 15,500 INR available once he arrives India to enable him fulfill the normal Indian customs handling charges/clearing charges to the custom at the International Airport so that your parcel containing your Demand Draft of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS {£250,000.00 GBP} HP Laptop can be release to him by the Indian customs so that he can proceed to your address for the delivery. Please, you must keep personal your winning information until it arrives your doorstep for security reasons.

The delivery of your prize is currently on the way as it is passing through the British Security Screening. We realize recently that such procedures have been adopted on your consignment leaving UK for Asia. Due to the urgency needed in this delivery we are informing you that (DIPLOMAT

JOHN DAVID), Special Chief delivery officer highly respected here in UNITED KINGDOM with his ID Proof Attached, will be leaving UK today for INDIA to make the delivery of your winning Demand Draft (parcel) through British Airways and will be arriving India on tomorrow morning. See below flight schedule.

PARCEL CONTENT

One copy of Endorsed Eligibility Winning Certificate.-0.20kg

One Box Of parcel Worth Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand Pounds(cc)-0.30kg

Affidavits of Certificate 0.10kg

Copy of Proof of ownership- - 0.10kg

Color of parcel: - Brown.

Laptop: -3.7kg

iPhone 10: - 1.5 kg

DEPERTURE DATE/TIME: WHEN AGENT LIVES

Departure Date 29/05/2019- 07:45:00 PM (U.K TIME)

ARRIVAL DATE/TIME: WHEN AGENT ARRIVES

INDIA 30/05/2019- 09:30:00AM (INDIA TIME)

DELIVERY ADDRESS FOR CONFIRMATION OF DELIVERY

1: Your Full Name:

2: Your Complete Address:

3: Your Mobile Number:

4: Country:

5: Your age:

6: Your S*x:

7: Occupation:

8.Account Name:

9.Account Number:

10.Bank Name:

MAKE SURE YOU SEND DETAILS COPY OF YOUR PHOTO OR ID TO THIS EMAIL: diplomatjohn53@yahoo.co.uk

Please ensure that you co-operate with him because he is a very respected citizen of the British Kingdom and make sure you follow his instructions, Provide every documents requested by him to receive your claim and directives to avoid any delay in handing over your winning Demand Draft to you because he has little time to spend in INDIA. Make available to him the clearing charges immediately he calls you at the international airport, because the Indian customs Authority will not release Your Winning Parcel without the payment of 15,500 INR for the clearing of your parcel at the custom department there in your country, that is how it is done world wide to show that your prize was won legally and will not be used to sponsor any ungodly act.

I want to inform you that your Demand Draft has been sealed by the high insurance company of United kingdom and signed by the HIGH COURT OF LONDON that no one should temper with the Demand Draft and there is no way anyone can deduct any amount from this Demand Draft so that is why you are to make the payment for the custom clearance fee 15,500 INR at the international airport in arrival of the diplomatic agent (DIPLOMAT JOHN DAVID).

Once again I want to plead with you as a good citizen of your country INDIA, to follow all instructions of the India government by making this payment of 15,500 INR so that as soon as your parcel is released to the diplomatic officer at the airport then he will be taking a local flight to your city to meet with you at your given address. You are hereby advice once more to please follow his instructions so that your amount can be remitted to your account peacefully

The COCA-COLA MOBILE DRAW LONDON OFFICE (UK) has discovered a huge number of double claims due to winners informing close friends relatives and third parties about their winning and also sharing their pin numbers. As a result of this, these friends try to claim their prize on behalf of the real winners. The COCA-COLA MOBILE DRAW LONDON OFFICE (UK) has reached a decision from headquarters that any double claim discovered by the Promotion Board will result to the canceling of that particular winning, making a loss for both the double claimer and the real prize beneficiary, as it is taken that the real winner was the informer to the double claimer about the promotion. So you are hereby strongly advised once more to keep your winnings strictly confidential until you claim your prize.

Once again, congratulations on behalf of Coca-Cola Corporation Lottery Award Department.

(Event Manager)

Dr Henry Mark

Office telephone : 448712451326, 447442231288

COCA-COLA ONLINE LOTTERY BOARD

For Further Clarifications Contact: cocacolanew67@live.com

COCA-COLA MOBILE DRAW LONDON OFFICE (UK) ..

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