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Fraud - The "2018 Pepsi Cola New Year Draw" is a Lottery Scam

Updated: January 6, 2018 2018-01-06T14:52:50 -
Posted: January 6, 2018 2018-01-06T14:25:31
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There is no "2018 Pepsi Cola New Year Draw." Therefore, recipients of a fake Pepsi Cola lottery messages like the sample below being sent by lottery scammers, which claim that they are winners, should delete the messages. They should also not follow the instructions in them. Remember, once you are asked to send money to receive a lottery prize or award, it is a scam, or a fraudulent attempt by cybercriminals to trick their potential victims into sending them money. And, never respond to an unexpected or unsolicited email messages with personal information because this is how lottery scammers target their potential victims.

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Sample of a "2018 Pepsi Cola New Year Draw"

From: +27640853536

CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR 082465.. HAS BEEN RANDOMLY SELECTED TO CLAIM 800,000 IN THE 2018 PEPSI COLA NEW YEAR DRAW. CALL NATALIE 0733520524 WITH REF PB33 TO CLAIM

YOUR DETAILS HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE ONLINE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT . YOU NEED TO CALL THE HEAD OF THE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT HIS NAME IS MURPHY ON 0638557843 FOR THE ACTIVATION OF YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER PB33 SO THAT YOUR MONEY CAN GO THROUGH INTO YOUR ACCOUNT . CONGRATULATIONS !!

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Posted: Apr 9, 2018 at 6:30 AM by info
Received via email:

"Scam received Pepsi scam from cell number 078 7500 182."
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- Posted: Aug 13, 2018 at 2:29 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
  Rwceived this:
  
  "CONGRATS! YOUR MOBILE NUMBER HAS WON 500,000 POUNDS IN THE 2018 PEPSI PROMO. TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. SEND UR NAME AND MOBILE NUMBER TO: pepsicodraws@hotmail.com.by this no
  92 330 4248348"
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Posted: Mar 2, 2018 at 6:44 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
thank you to the person who wrote alerted me, I just the exact sms now...scary
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