The latest online lottery scam that refreshes

We've lucked out, somehow getting on a mailing list that has offered us pieces of African fortunes, the love of lonely, sexytime Russian women, and now being selected from among 29 million email addresses to win a second prize in the Online Coca-Cola Worldwide Year-2008 Promotion. Sure, it's only second prize, but they say it's worth FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (caps theirs). But before we gave them our personal, and we'd guess ultimately our banking details, to the good folks at Coca-Cola, we ran a Google search.

And we found that this one is filed under "lottery scams," to steal personal details-- and identities.

Oh well.

Here's the email:

From: notification@cocacola.com
Subject: Congratulations from the Coca Cola Company. Claim your prize now
Date: January 29, 2008 8:02:49 AM PST
To: TabloidBaby
Reply-To: mr-maxwelladams@hotmail.co.uk

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded Online Draws of Coca-Cola Worldwide Year-2008 Promotion held in United Kingdom on Monday January 28 2008 at 10:45am.

The Online Coca-Cola Worldwide Year-2008 Promotion draws was conducted by a random selection of e-mail addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,000 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet in all the countries where our products exists which is our social responsibility to our valued customers. However, no tickets were sold but all e-mail addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of fifty winners in the Second category for the second prize with the following data:

Ref Number: CC/941OYI/02/UKBN
Batch Number: 12/26/0034UKCC
Ticket Number: 025-11464992-750

You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize of USD$510,000 (FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) each from the total payout.

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you by our affiliate Bank in United Kingdom upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and accredited claims agent/security company for SECOND category winners with the information below:

1. FULL NAMES
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
4. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
5. OCCUPATION
6. TELEPHONE NUMBERS
7. FAX NUMBER (IF ANY)
8. MARITAL STATUS
9. REFERENCE NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER AND TICKET NUMBER.

You are also advised to give the following information’s to the claim's agent via email as stated below;

Claims Agent's E-mail: adams-maxwell@hotmail.co.uk
NAME: MAXWELL ADAMS (ESQ)
PHONE: +44-7031864776
FAX : +44-8709747091

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed within 20 working days from today. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next year stake. Remember to quote your reference informations in all correspondence with your claims agent.
Yours sincerely,

THOMAS G. MATTIA
DIRECTOR, WORLDWIDE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
THE COCA COLA COMPANY
FOR ANY QUERIES, CONTACT: the-coca-cola-company@insurer.com

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).
Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.

"Coke" and "Coca-Cola" are registered trade marks of The Coca-Cola Company.

© 2007 Microsoft. This program is sponsored by MSN; HOTMAIL.CO.UK
& Other Multinational Companies Worldwide.

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