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

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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