This is a wonderful scam message, with many classic spam elements: A prize to a contest you didn't enter. Random-sounding ticket numbers. Warnings about a "possible mixup" of numbers and contacts. A request for a personal information. Tons of other gibberish.
The contact with a fancy title, in this case, "Senator," is supposed to help make the scam sound legitimate; often, these messages reference a member of the clergy, or an attorney or judge. However, no matter how you slice it, the message is 100% pure scam. Don't reply, don't be fooled by such messages.
From: COCACOLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZ 104river@sbcglobal.net
Date: Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!YOU WON USD$1.3M (One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars)FROM COCA-COLA COMPANY.
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU WON USD$1.3M (One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars)
THE COCA COLA COMPANY PRIZE NOTIFICATION
The Europe/America private international e-games are pleased to inform you of the result of the final concluded draws which was conducted at our international corporate office complex here in LONDON-UK, by Coca-Cola in conjunction with I pod Worldwide Promotion and ACCULOTTO.COM Group International www.acculotto.com
Your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won USD$1.3M (One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) each in the Coca-Cola Company 2010 online Promo.
This draw is being organized to enhance awareness and publicity of the Coca-Cola Zero product. The foundations also seek to courage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits. It major aim is to promote music,theater,art,literature, projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as science, research, and higher education
However the results were released on the (Mon 11th of January 2010) With winning numbers 11 28 30 45 49 58 and Bonus number 16 and your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2009) and ballot number (BT:12052009/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet.
However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ). This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our African representative office in Nigeria, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of USD$1.3M (One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars), will be released to you from our regional branch office in Nigeria.
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for USD$1.3 Billion international draw.
Congratulations!!!!!
To begin your claims, kindly contact our Nigerian fiduciary agent at below contact
SENATOR EDWIN CLARK
E-mail: senatoredwinclark@yahoo.com
DIRECT PHONE LINE:+234-704-259-5730
Please Contact SENATOR EDWIN CLARK immediately you receive this message for more information or send your reply to this email: senatoredwinclark@yahoo.com
1. Full Names: ..........................................
2. Residential Address: ..........................................
3. Phone Number: Mobile Home ..........................................
4. Fax Number: ..........................................
5. Occupation: ..........................................
6. Sex: ..........................................
7. Age: ..........................................
8. Nationality:………………….
9. Ballot No. :.......................
10. Ticket No:........................
*You are advised to forward these information’s as soon as possible to enable he attend to your file. This email is registered and sent only to a certified coca-cola online Promo winner. Due to possible mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some participants of this program.
Staff of Coca-Cola, ACCULOTTO.COM Group International and IPO Worldwide Promotions are not to partake in this programmed.
Accept our hearty congratulations once again!
Yours Faithfully,
From the Management
N\B. YOU MUST BE 16 OR OVER TO PLAY OR CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.
All claims must be made before the 27th of January, 2010
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I have sent USD1350 to this senator in his secretary's name. Checking spam mails today, it now seemed funny how my email was hacked and this senator called me at 4.30am asking me where I was claiming that he had sent the USD1350 which I borrowed from a fried banana friend plus USD1150 from his pocket when I sent email using my hacked mail (was hacked 2 hours before he called) saying I was stranded in Scotland. Now, another person claiming to be the new Finance Minister but speaks exactly the same as Senator Edwin does is trying to get USD6700 from me. Till yesterday, he is still bugging me for USD300 to be sent through western union as per normal. Where can we report all these scams? I have been paying to these people more than USD1 million over the past 3 years
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