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Pepsi International Award 2018 Lottery Scam
Pepsi International Award 2018 Lottery Scam

There is no "Pepsi International Award 2018" lottery or promotion. Therefore, recipients of fake Pepsi Company lottery promotion 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.

Sample of the "Pepsi International Award 2018" Lottery Scam

From: "PEPSI INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2018" <pepsaius@hotmail.com>

Date: Feb 10, 2018 6:49 PM

Subject: Claim Proceeding $850.000.00 Dollars

Pepsi Drink & Bottling Company USA®

(USA. Regional Office )

700 Anderson Hill Road

Purchase, NY 10577 USA

Tel +1 (206) 629 2811

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by an anonymous user from: Pamplona Dos, Las Piñas, National Capital Region, Philippines

Scam message from 263 779275595
Your number has won you 850 000 dollars in 2022 peps christmas draw in usa ;to claim sent your name adress and mobile to pepsaius-hotmail.com

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Received the following scam message from telephone number 263719330461:

"congrats! You have been awarded $450,000,00US PEPSI INT'L MOBILE DRAW in UK, To claim your prize, send your name, address, phone#, and that code... 4digits to pepdbc-gmail.com"

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by an anonymous user from: Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe

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by an anonymous user from: San Lorenzo, Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines

"700 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577
USA Tel: 17236801691
Email: pepsiawardunit-aol.com
Attention Beneficiary,
This is to inform you, that your Email has won you a prize of £750,000.00
from PEPSI AWARD You‘re required to fill in the below application
1. Full Name.
2. Address.
3. Mobile No.
4. Email Id.
5. S*x.
6. Age.
7. Account Number.
8.Account Name
9.send your details to this email (pepsiawardunit-aol.com)"

is it scam?

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by info

Yes, it's a scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

"YOUR MOBILE NO. WON $850,000 DOLLARS IN PEPSI AWARD 2019))"
What is this SMS, is it false or tire?
Plz help me

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by info

It is false or a fake.

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by an anonymous user from: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

I have received a message call "you have been awarded $500,000 in 2020 PEPSI INT'L MOBILE DRAW IN UK, to claim your prize, send your name,address and phone number in to psccc-outlook.com# from 0936632573.
I think scam and fake number

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by info

It is a scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dear sir, I received this message
"Congrats! You have been AWARDED £500,000.00 in 2020 PEPSI INT'L MOBILE DRAW in UK, To claim your prize, send your Name, Address & Phone# to: psccc-outlook.com"

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by an anonymous user from: Axum, Tigray, Ethiopia

Dear sir, I have received this message on March 17,2020

"Congrats! You have been AWARDED £500,000.00 in 2020 PEPSI INT'L MOBILE DRAW in UK, To claim your prize, send your Name, Address & Phone# to: psccc-outlook.com"."

I think this a scam lottery

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It is a scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I recievd scam message from the number 251939801789 on Sunday,15 march 2020. The message is: "congrats!you have been AWARDED £500,000 in2o2o PEPSI INT`L MOBLE DRAW in Uk,To claim your prize,send your name, Address & phone# to: pSccc-outlook.com.

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by an anonymous user from: Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar

Dear sir,
5 January, 2020(10:01 pm) , Yangon, Myanmar.
I have recieved a massage from the number 09750309341 that your SIM card has Won you One Million USD from AT&T Int’l New Year Promo in USA, to claim, send your detail to: attapd-hotmail.com

Is it true or fake.

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by info

It is a fake.

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by an anonymous user from: Islamabad, Pakistan

I have received message on my mobile from this pakistanI local number 923324134505:
"Your mobile number have won pepsI anniversary 2019 draw. Send your name,age and mobile number on pepsiaw-hotmail.com"

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by an anonymous user from: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

I have receive message on my mobile from pakistanI local number 03309323858; your mobile number have won pepsI anniversary 2019 draw send your name age and mobile number on pepsiaw-hotmail.com

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by an anonymous user from: Stockholm, Sweden

I have received message from pepsaw-hotmail.com on 03 04 2019 at local time 02:40pm you win 850 ,000,00 dollars USA pepis universally claim name kedir abdela address asela nation Ethiopia number 0913642396, it is fake or scam

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by info

It is a fake and scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

I have received message from pepsaw-hotmail.com on 03 04 2019 local time 02:40pm on number 0913642396 and 44093420796 say that you win 850,000,00 dollars USA dollars in 2019 pepus in verrsally claim...

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by an anonymous user from: Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

I received this:
"Congrats! You have been AWARDED ?500,000.00 in 2018 PEPSI INT'L MOBILE DRAW in UK, To claim your Money, send your Name,Address & Number# to: psccc-outlook.com"

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by an anonymous user from: Luchthaven Schiphol, North Holland, Netherlands

I have received a fake message from the email pepsaw-hotmail.com that I am winner of 2019 from telephone number 0913642396 of 850,000,00 dollars from USA.

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by an anonymous user from: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

I have received message from pepswa-hotmail.com on local time 02:40 PM at the day of 03/04/3019 say that your mobile number you win 850,000,00 dollars USA in PepsI universally claim...

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Both the Pepsi company and the Citibank asked me these:

"ATTN:GETANEH ALAMIR ESHETIE

Citibank New York USA
Jun 20, 2019, 1:11 AM (1 day ago)

Citibank
Citibank NA.
388 Greenwhich Street,14th Floor
New York,NY 10013 USA
TEL/FAX: 1 929 274 7152

ATTN:GETANEH ALAMIR ESHETIE

RE:APPROVAL PAYMENT/TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS.

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT AFTER RECEIVING YOUR FILE FOR CLAIMS AS FORWARDED TO US BY YOU AND DUE CONSULTATION CARRIED OUT,YOUR FILE HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT BY THIS ESTEEM BANK IN COLLABORATION WITH PEPSI INTERNATIONAL AWARD.THIS DEPARTMENT IS WILLING TO DO ALL NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE PAID YOUR FULL AND DUE ENTITLEMENT.IN OUR BID TO SERVE YOU BETTER,WE WISH TO REITERATE TO YOU THAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE OUR TREASURE WHICH IS WHY WE ARE A CUSTOMER-CENTER SERVICE-ORIENTED INSTITUTION.OUR PEOPLE ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT ASSETS BECAUSE THEY ARE CORE TO OUR SERVICE COMMITMENT,OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR ENVIRONMENT ARE ALSO OUR CONCERN BECAUSE WE BELIEVE NOT ONLY IN BUILDING A BANK, BUT ALSO THE FUTURE. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATION WITH LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

BELOW IS THE DETAIL OF YOUR FUND;
DEPOSITOR:PEPSI INTERNATIONAL AWARD CENTER NEW YORK USA
BENEFICIARY : GETANEH ALAMIR ESHETIE
BENEFICIARY ADDRESS:ETHIOPIA
AMOUNT DEPOSITED: $850.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS
TYPE OF DEPOSIT:SEALED BULK DEPOSIT (FULLY INSURED).
DURATION OF DEPOSIT: 30 DAYS SHORT TERM DEPOSIT

TO THIS EFFECT, WE REQUIRE URGENTLY CERTAIN DOCUMENTS WHICH YOU MUST PROVIDE IN ORDER TO MAKE YOUR CLAIM TOTALLY LEGAL, ACCORDING TO THE RELEVANT STATUS WHICH YOUR CLAIMING AGENT CAN HELP YOU GET;

1. A PROOF OF YOUR IDENTITY [COPY OF YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY VALID IDENTITY CARD]
2. PROOF OF WINNING [THE CERTIFICATE OF AWARD ISSUED TO YOU BY THE PEPSI INTERNATIONAL AWARD DEPARTMENT ]
3. AN AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIMS AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THIS MEASURE IS NOT TO HURT YOU BUT WE MUST HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD IN RESPECT TO CLAIM OF YOUR FUNDS SO AS TO AVOID PAYING TO A WRONG PERSON.THIS REQUIREMENT MUST BE PROVIDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID PAYING CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH LATE CLAIMS.IF YOU HAVE PROBLEM UNDERSTANDING THIS MAIL, WE ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLEARANCE OFFICER / PRIZE ADMINISTRATOR DR RICHARD EVANS ON EMAIL: pepsib-hotmail.com FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE AND CLARIFICATIONS.WE ASSURE YOU THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF CITIBANK PLC NEW YORK UNITED STATE OF AMERICA WILL COMPLETE ALL PROTOCOLS AND REMIT YOUR TOTAL SUM TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT UPON SUBMISSIONS OF THE REQUIRED THREE DOCUMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND UNDERSTANDING.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. ALEX J. MARCUS
[DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR OF REMITTANCE OPERATIONS (CITIBANK)]"

Is this real or fake?

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It is a fake and scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I have received this kind of email from PepsI drinking and bottled company on may 22 2019 from (4444----- number) and we are sharing a lot of information about personal identity like address mobile number and nationality

contents of email
1. certificate paper
2. asking lawyers live UAS
3. address of lawyers
4. personal information including (Full name, Address,Age, S*x, Nationality,
Home Telephone, Mobile Telephone,E-mail address, Marital Status, Occupation, Account Name, Account Number and Bank Name)
5. different address(citibnkusa-hotmail.com,hugochamberss-outlook.com and too.....
( finally it is true or not) pleas send some information about this new

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by an anonymous user from: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

I have received this email from PepsI on 04 2019 from(44093420796)and say that you win 850,000,00 dollars USA claim...

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I receive message "congratulation you Awarded 500,000£ in uk 2019 may 15 at 01:50pm to receive send your name phone number Address to plcaim-outlook.com"

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Your mobile number has won you 850,000.00 Dollars in 2019 PEPSI ANNIVERSARY DRAW IN USA,to claim,send your Name,Address & Mobile# to: pepsisms-outlook.com.

I received the above message I am not sure it is true or fake!

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by an anonymous user from: Asse, Flanders, Belgium

I have received message from pepswa-hotmail.com on number 0913642396 and say that you win 850,000,00 dollars of USA pepsi in 2019 universal claim

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by info

It is a fake.

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by an anonymous user from: Logrono, La Rioja, Spain

a message has been sent to me by phone number starting 444.... as I have won 2019 award, is it true?

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by info

No, it is not true, there is no such Pepsi lottery, promotion or award.

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by an anonymous user from: Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

Ne too. I got it all and I send m information to them, what can I do for me?

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

So I get that its a fake but what happens if you sent the info required?

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by info

They will ask you to send money in order to receive your so-called prize, but they will take your money, disappear and you will not get the prize you were promised.

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by an anonymous user from: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Such a message was sent to me ,yoUr mobile number has won you 850000 Dollars in 2019 PEPSI ANNIVERSARY DRAWN IN USA,to claim,send your name,Address&Mobile# to: pepsib-hotmail.com. How do I know it is fake?

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by info

Because Pepsi doesn't have such lottery. If you call Pepsi, they will tell you there is no such lottery.

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I have got this message right now. Your mobile number has won you 850,000.00 Dollars in 2019 PEPSI ANNIVERSARY DRAW IN USA,to claim,send your Name,Address & Mobile# to:pepsaws-hotmail.com

How on earth someone tells me as I won the lottery with my phone number and as the same time asks me to send my number? Hahahahahahaha

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I am from ethiopia I get message from the mobile number 44790737502 that claim pepsI anverssary lottery winer. And they asked me send name,address,mobile number,bank account and like. Is it true or fake?

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It is a fake.

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Received this scam:

"HUBERT HUGO SOLICITORS LLC
Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer
#1828 L STREET NORTHWEST SUIT 600
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20036 U .S .A
EMAIL: barrhubhugo-hotmail.com
Phone: 1 530 429 5752

Dear

In regards to your readiness to make the payment to secure your affidavit of claim authorization certificate from Supreme Court of the United States.
I will do all I can and use my professional competence and
influence to discharge my professional duty to see that your interest is protected here and your winning prize fund is transfer to your account in Ethiopia without any delay.

I will proceed to the Supreme Court of the United States with your filled application form to obtain a valid affidavit of claim authorization certificate which you will submit to the
Citibank before they can remit your fund to your account in Ethiopia.

You are advised to deposit the money 27,500 Ethiopia Birr which is equivalent $1,149.00 United States Dollars of through the correspondent bank account in your country Ethiopia, using the below provided bank account information.

Bank Name : NIB International Bank
Account Name: Ermiyas Taye Sirane
Account Number : 132SAV1244
Amount to be paid 27,500 Ethiopia Birr
You will go to any Nib International Bank nearest to you and make the direct deposit of 27,500 Ethiopia Birr As soon as you are done with the deposit of the money into my correspondent agent bank account, please send me the scan
copy of the bank deposit receipt through e-mail attachment to enable me proceed to the office of Supreme Court of
United States and secure the needed documents for you.

Thank you for choosing Hubert Hugo Solicitors LLC. Your legal satisfaction and right is our top priority.

Yours in service,
Hon.Barr. Hubert Hugo
(Principal Attorney)
Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer
Barrister and Solicitor(Australia, 1984)
Solicitor (USA and Canada, 1992)"

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I'm from Ethiopia today I have seen text message 'Your mobile number has won you 850,000.00 Dollars in 2019 PEPSI ANNIVERSARY DRAW IN USA,to claim,send your Name,Address & Mobile# to: pepsiclaim-hotmail.com' what shall I do?

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by info

Just delete it.

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Got the same scam from: pepsaws-hotmail.com

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by an anonymous user from: Arba Minch, SNNPR, Ethiopia

I received massages from this number 44439612582 which said that your mobile number has won 850,000 dollar pepsI anniversary draw 2019 in USA.

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by an anonymous user from: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

it is real we are going to get paid...hahaah haahah

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by info

No, it is a scam.

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

it's fake, dont try anyone.

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by an anonymous user from: Wereda 03, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This is what I have got 'your mobile number has won you 850,000.00 Dollars in 2019 PEPSI ANNIVERSARY DRAW IN USA, to claim, send your Name,Address & Mobile# to: pepsib-hotmaill.com'...So??

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