The "Annual Coca-Cola online international Rifle Draw" Lottery Scam

There is no "Annual Coca-Cola online international Rifle Draw" lottery. Therefore, recipients of fake Coca-Cola lottery messages like the sample below that are 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 unexpected or unsolicited email messages with personal information because this is how lottery scammers target their potential victims.

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The Annual Coca-Cola online international Rifle Draw Lottery Scam

The "Annual Coca-Cola online international Rifle Draw" Lottery Scam

Dear Award Winner, This is Your Rifle Ticket Number: QR-559-7742.

Congratulation to you my Dear! The Entire Coca Cola Company Board of Directors are Very happy to Inform you that Your LinkedIn Registered E-mail-I.D have won sum of $500,000.00 {FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS}, from our Annually Coca-Cola online international Rifle Draw, Your Registered E-mail-ID" was selected through electronic ballot System without you applying. Your winning prize was sign by Mr. James Quincey the CEO Coca-Cola Company. The promotion was made to make all the people in the world to benefit from the profit the company made every year!

The program was done to help people to fight off poverty and to maintain a good standard of living. Kindly Contact our payment officer Mr. Muhtar Kent immediately via the email ID given bellow with the following information demanded: As soon as he Received your email with all the information requested bellow, he will tell you what next to do as regards to the claiming and receiving of your winning prize sum of $500,000, 00 Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars.

We congratulate all the winners who have successfully received their entitlements after the due process.

The program was done to help people to fight off poverty and to maintain a good standard of living.

After receiving the money makes sure that you follow our instructions below, to avoid our insurance Problem.

1) $350,000 Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars is for you.

2) $50,000 Fifty Hundred Thousand Dollars is for Orphanage Home.

3) $50,000 Fifty Hundred Thousand Dollars is for Muslim mosque in your country.

4) $50,000 Fifty Thousand Dollars is for Christian Church in your country.

5) After Two months we will come to your country to confirm that you have received your winning fund.

6.) Your payment center fall within England location, and to receive your payment. Please kindly contact our finance department with the bellow filled application form via this E-mail: (financial.dept@intl-koke.com).

Please after receiving winning prize do not forget to help the poor ones, and you are advised to complete the below form and send with the fund release Application Letter to the Finance Department Coca-Cola Company by e-mail on: financial.dept@intl-koke.com so that they can process it and release your fund to you without any delays.

SIR/MADAM,

[APPLICATION FOR FUND RELEASE [QR-559-7742]

I write to apply for the release of my fund with regards to the winning notification that was received on my (LINKEDIN I.D) from Coca-Cola Company. I was made to believe that this sum of (USD $500.000.00) is deposited in a temporary Account in your Finance house.

Here are my personal details as required.

Full Name:

Sex:

Age:

Mobile Number:

E-mail ID:

Occupation:

Annual Income:

State:

Country:

I, hereby request that the above mentioned sum be remitted to me at the earliest.

Yours Faithfully

Your Full Name.........

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September 7, 2019 at 7:02 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar

I have received attachment from Mrs maria lorI via LinkedIn as follows;

"Congratulation to you my Dear! The Entire Coca Cola Company Board of Directors are Very happy to Inform you that Your Registered ID has won the sum of US$500,000.00 {FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS}, from our Annually Online International Financial Empowerment Program head here in United Kingdom,

Your Registered “LinkedIn ID” was selected through electronic ballot System without you applying. Your winning prize was sign by Mr. James Quincey the CEO Coca-Cola Company. The promotion was made to make all the people in the world to benefit from the profit our company made every year!

However, the year 2019 Coca-Cola company international financial empowerment is no doubt, a momentous achievement in the history of this organization. On behalf of the entire staff of the organization, I wish to congratulate all non-governmental organizations who have

in no little way contributed immensely towards the success of this draw as well as taking concrete steps towards its actualization.

Although, no tickets were sold but all winners were selected randomly from over 70 countries in the Glob, as your id were extracted from worldwide LinkedIn directories. This promotion is part of the financial empowerment program of the Coca-Cola Company in its struggle to alleviate poverty.

Please be informed that your payment center fall within England location and your Fund has been deposited with our

Financial Department in Liverpool. After having meeting with the (F.R) Financial Regulations, we the Coca-Cola Company

Financial Empowerment Department has signed and moved your entitlement prize fund of US$ 500,000.00 (Five Hundred

Thousand United State Dollars) to the Financial Department for possible transfer/delivery to you.

After receiving the money makes sure that you follow our instructions below, to avoid our insurance Problem.

1) $350,000 Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars is for you.

2) $50,000 Fifty Hundred Thousand Dollars is for Orphanage Home.

3) $50,000 Fifty Hundred Thousand Dollars is for Muslim mosque in your country.

4) $50,000 Fifty Thousand Dollars is for Christian Church in your country.

5) After Two months we will come to your country to confirm that you have received your winning fund.

Please do not forget to help the poor ones, and you are advised to complete the below application form and send it along with the fund release Application Letter to our Financial Department by e-mail via: financial.dept@intl-koke.com so that they will process your file and release your fund to you without any delays."

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July 30, 2019 at 6:23 AM by
The "Annual Coca-Cola online international Rifle Draw" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: San Jose, California, United States

I´m from Argentina, and yesterday I received that email. They contact to me by linkedin.

Delete

July 27, 2019 at 12:38 PM by
The "Annual Coca-Cola online international Rifle Draw" Lottery Scam
info

"From: Coca-Cola Company <info@intl-koke.com>

Date: 26 July 2019 at 12:28:54 PM GYT

Subject: Re: clarification

Reply-To: Coca-Cola Company <info@intl-koke.com>

Greetings from Coca-Cola Customer Service Center!

We have received your email regarding our massage as earlier sent to your LinkedIn ID.

Please find the Attachment.

Best Regards

Mr.James Quincey,The President and CEO, Coca-Cola Company

427 San Christopher Dr, Dunedin, FL 34698, USA

26C7 W4 Dunedin, Florida, USA

Tell 447031969658

E-mail: info@intl-koke.com"

Received this scam.

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The "Annual Coca-Cola online international Rifle Draw" Lottery Scam