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Congrats.
could be via one of these:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4694415
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/46182850 -
Hi got this email while I was on holiday
Not sure if legit
Dear Sir / Madam,
Your email address was registered as taking part in a recent Land Rover survey on talkSPORT.co.uk
Thank you for completing the survey. I’m delighted to inform you that you’ve been selected at random to win an iPad mini!!
I only have your email address at the moment so could you contact me please with your full name and address then I will arrange for it to be delivered. There is a limit on availability so I will need your response within 1 week.
Don’t hesitate to call me if you have any questions.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew
Matthew Jarvis
Activate Project Coordinator
talkSPORT
Tel. 0207 959 7923 | Mobile. | [EMAIL="Matthew.jarvis@talksport.co.uk"]Matthew.jarvis@talksport.co.uk[/EMAIL]
I have replied asking for confirmation and he says that I have definitely won the ipad and he is waiting to post it.
He also says that I can give him a call on the number to check
Any thoughts?
well done, looks legit to me :T:Tplease be a responsible pet owner & spay/neuter your pets, too many strays & not enough homes for them sadly.0 -
Wow thanks everybody for confirming that!
Can't wait - apparently its arriving within 28 days.
I'll post in the correct place when it arrives and thank the poster.0 -
Wow ipad mini, congrats0
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Congratulations on your win. Some years ago I got a phone call on my mobile whilst abroad to say I had won a prize. I said I was abroad and was told there would be a letter to confirm it waiting when I got home. There was indeed and I rang to arrange collection. Done and dusted with no problems.0
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Just received in email, Always wanted to be a millionaire.
came from here
COCA-COLA (post71@tottawa.onmicrosoft.com)
COCA-COLA COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
1 Coca Cola Plz NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
Telephone: +1 775-410-5879
COCA-COLA REWARD PROMO 2013
Dear Beneficiary,
This is to inform you that,you have won a prize money of Three Million US Dollars (US$3,000,000) in the Ongoing 2013 year International E-mail Draw which was Organized by Coca-Cola Company Atlanta Georgia, USA.
Coca-Cola Prize Redemption Center collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Aol,Rediffmail, Hotmail, Windoslive, Gmail and other email providers. Winners were selected through Electronic Random Ballot System (ERBS) without the candidate applying or any ticket being sold, Six people are selected yearly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners for the year 2013.
Winners shall be paid in their selected paying bank location as approved by the organizing committee. Coca-Cola Award must be claimed not later than 15 days from the date of Winning Notification. Any Prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Please note the following detail and quote to Dr. Patel Kumar of Reserve Bank of India.
Your Winning Draw Number is: WDN000513
Your Winning Code is: WC00-COCA-COLA13
Your Winning ID no: WIDXX-CH-ATL-13
Please quote to the above to the payment official. His detail:
Contact NAme: Dr. Patel Kumar
Email: [EMAIL="dr.patelkumar@yahoo.ca"]dr.patelkumar@yahoo.ca[/EMAIL]
Phone: +91 9599965728
Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Accept our sincere offer.
Mrs Wendy Clark,
Senior Vice President.
The Coca-cola Company.I do it just for fun and whatever I win is a bonus0 -
i beleive this to be fake https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tesco/165815283613927
defo not real Tesco only 1 status bout faulty ghd's being given away free strange as its only like and share no details to be given just yet?0 -
i beleive this to be fake https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tesco/165815283613927
defo not real Tesco only 1 status bout faulty ghd's being given away free strange as its only like and share no details to be given just yet?
Tesco are trying to get this page removedproud gran to 4 lovely boys and one little girl0 -
Please could you more experiencd compers give me some advice, as I received the following email and don't know if it's a scam or not (I've removed my name):
From: Margaret Cameron <mail@consumer-help-mail.net>
Consumer-help.net
<img alt="" style="display:inline-block" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"> 22.09.2013
Dear MY NAME
Congratulations to all you members who have the chance to win the Apple products:
Stephanie Kennedy
Matthew McBride
Roseanna Tindall
MY NAME
You can chose of 3 different products:
iPhone 5
iPad 3
iPod
Please confirm your participation here
Click here
All participants can claim an iPod Shuffle
Confirm your information details by clicking here:
Click here
The following email address can be used to contact us
[EMAIL="contact@consumer-help-mail.net"]contact@consumer-help-mail.net[/EMAIL]
EM Medier
Postboks 113
DK - 8000 Aarhus
I have also received a few other emails from the same email address within the space of three days, saying I have won prizes including £500 Tesco vouchers, Fuji Film Fine Pix AX600 camera, iPod Shuffle.
Am I extremely lucky or is it a scam?0
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