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Wow I've won 750k ..... yeah right

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Just got below e-mail. Random e-mail selection large prize stinks more than a fish market in my opinion. Thought I'd better post incase anyone else receives it. Have to say it is not a scam I have seen before myself.

Congratulations Email User,

The Board of Directors and the International Promotion Department of Coca Cola Bottling Company in conjunction with Eircom Telecommunication and United Nations Development Programme wish to gladly inform you that your email has randomly won a prize money of Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterlings (750,000.00) in our 2010 Global Upliftment Programme .

This program is aimed to encourage you to patronize our products/service and also help recover financial recession around the globe, hence no ticket sold.

To claim your winning prize you are to send the following information about yourself to the claims processing manager for verification & direction. Do contact the processing manager with the below contact information;

Full Name: Contact Address: Age: Direct Contact Number: Sex/Gender: Occupation: Country: Nationality:

On behalf of the entire management and staff we say Congratulations once
again!.

Best Wishes!!,
Miss. Vivian leighann
Coca Cola Online Co-ordinator
1. Cash
2. Holiday 3. Shoes 4. Car (well dream big!!!!!)
5. TV 6. I PAD 7. Kindle 8. Wii/X box kinect
9. Smeg fridge/freezer 10. Jewellery
11. Make up
Number 182

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  • timmmers
    timmmers Posts: 3,752 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    This probably from their Nigerian marketing campaign

    nigerian419-scammer_www-txt2pic-com.jpg

    Optimistic aren't they lol ?

    t
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  • Fostermummy
    Fostermummy Posts: 19,099 Forumite
    Thanks for the warning
    :happyhearJules xx :wave:

    Wins in 2015
    Drumond games win:jFootball:jPark & Recreation dvd:jFifty Shades of grey goody bag:jSupernatural 9 dvd.:jFox catchers DVD:jJumbo Game prize bundle:j ASDA Baby & Toddler New Born set:jHelly Hansen jacket, wallet & Boxers:j
  • mummipig
    mummipig Posts: 204 Forumite
    I got that exact one the other day as well :(

    Usually I don't fall for it for a second but hopeful at the moment after a few weeks of total rubbish been chucked at me... and a believer in karma I thought I'd at least win something this year lol.....

    ..so my heart skipped a beat before I saw it was addressed to Email User ... *groans* ...

    ....maybe it's my turn for ITV soon? ... shyeah right :)

    xxx
  • timmmers
    timmmers Posts: 3,752 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Thinking about it, why not drop Coca cola an email and tell them ? It's misuse of their name and they may be interested....or even grateful ?

    t
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