Spotting a Fake Win - Example

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The note below arrived in my email this morning. See if you can spot why it is a fake:

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Sat, February 19, 2011 9:09:56 AM
Coca-Cola Sweepstakes PROMOTION & PRIZE AWARD!
From: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY <[email protected]>Add to Contacts
To:

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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD
Head Office. Coca-Cola (Thailand) Ltd.
4/F ThaiNamthip Building, 214 Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road
Tung Song Hong, Laksi,
Bangkok 10210
8/163/EL.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.worldofcoca-cola.com

REF: CONGRATULATIONS !!! DEAR LUCKY WINNER!

The management of Coca Cola Company Thailand wishes to inform you that your e-mail address emerged as one of their online lucky Winners selected from their private computerized lottery drawn here in Bangkok Kingdom Of Thailand.

This selection process was carried out through a random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses in more than 200 countries from the World Wide Web. Hence we do believe that with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to the Coca-Cola international. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 883734657492-5319 with serial number 7263-267, batch number 8254297137, and lottery ref number 7336065782 and drew lucky numbers 14-22-28-37-40-44 consequently won you the cash prize in the 1st category. Therefore you have won the sum of (2.000, 000) Two Million united State Dollars (62.0304 THB), A blackberry Phone and Apple Laptop, A winning draft will be issued in your name by Coca- Cola Corporation and also a certificate of prize claims will be sent to you along side with your Winnings cheque. You are advice to contact your designated agent, ! who shall by duty, guide you throu

To claim your winning prize kindly contacts our office with below details ASAP:
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Working hours: 08Am-5Pm (Monday- Friday).
Zentec Security
Dr. Kittin Llb (Funds Transfer Manager)
Tel: +66870860682
E-mail: [email protected]
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VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM. (ASAP)
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM
(Receipt Official Notification Letter)

FULL NAMES…………………………….
CONTACT ADDRESS…………………………….
COUNTRY……………………………….
SEX…………………………..
AGE……………………………..
MARITAL STATUS……………………………
OCCUPATION………………………………..
NATIONALITY………………………………
TELEPHONE NUMBER……………………………….
EMAIL ADDRESS……………………………….
TICKET NUMBER…………………………….
SERIAL NUMBER………………………………….
BATCH NUMBER…………………………………
REFERENCE NUMBER…………………………
A SCAN COPY OF PASSPORT OR LICENSE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF DELIVERY YOUR WINNING.

Once again we the management of Coca Cola company Thailand wish to say Congratulation.
Sincerely,
Dr. Kittin Llb (Funds Transfer Manager).
Coca-Cola Promotion Award Team.
Kingdom Of Thailand.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: All replies and queries or questions concerning your claims should be sent to Dr. Kittin Llb the funds transfer manager. Via this email: [email protected]

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A win from Coca-Cola! NO!!!

* I did not enter a sweep for Coca-Cola Thailand.

* There is no mysterious organization that enters sweeps or lotteries on your behalf.

* The sweep calls me "Lucky Winner" but never mentions me by name.

* The email came from [email protected] . "cola.co.th" is not Coca-Cola of Thailand, but at least someone put some thought into trying to look like a sponsor.

* The "worldofcoca-cola" link is meant to reassure you. It does lead to the tourist site in Atlanta. It has nothing to do with this 'winning notice' and is meant to deceive.

* For a two million dollar win, I'm told to email my claim notice to [email protected]. Really? Coca-cola uses a web-based mail server rather than their own URL?

* A real high dollar win would send an affadavit and ask you to notarize it.

* Dr. Kittin Llb? Really? Buy a vowel.

* Major grammatical goof-ups: "(2.000, 000) Two Million united State Dollars (62.0304 THB), A blackberry Phone and Apple Laptop, A winning draft will be issued in your name by Coca- Cola Corporation and also a certificate of prize claims will be sent to you along side with your Winnings cheque. You are advice to contact your designated agent, ! who shall by duty, guide you throu "

* I'm asked to provide "A SCAN COPY OF PASSPORT OR LICENSE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF DELIVERY YOUR WINNING." Never, never, never give out this kind of information. Real wins won't ask for it.

There are other red flags here too. If you get a winning notice that looks anything like the 'win' above, delete it. It's a fake.
 
lol, heres one i got , notice the sent to....undisclosed recip????? ive had a few that menyion me by name and want to transfer money to my account from south aferica.



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Flag this messageWINNING NOTIFICATION,Friday, March 18, 2011 11:43 AM
From: "Royal Dutch Shell Group" <[email protected]>Add sender to ContactsTo: undisclosed-recipientsRoyal Dutch Shell Group
Shell headquarters
Carel van Bylandtlaan 16, 2596 HR The Hague, The Netherlands

Postal address:
PO box 162, 2501 AN The Hague, The Netherlands

WINNING NOTIFICATION,

We happily announce to you the Lotto Winning of the Royal Dutch Shell
Lottery, online promo held in March 2011. Your email address match
with Ticket Numbers: 7673899373ST with Serial Number: 779937/SN which
subsequently won you in the Lottery promo.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $5,000,000.00
(Five Million USD) in cash.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
Royal Dutch Shell Database worldwide, Royal Dutch Shell must have had
your contact from the purchase you have made or the entry of your data
on the masterlist relating to Shell or it's Petroleum/Gas Products.

Our European Agent will immediately commence the processing to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part
of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program.

PLEASE NOTE!

To file for your claims, please contact the Fiduciary Agent:
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson
E-mail: [email protected]

Provide her with the below details for payment processing:
FULL NAMES:....................
ADDRESS:.........COUNTRY:......
GENDER:...........AGE:.........
OCCUPATION:....................
TELEPHONE/CELL NUMBER:.........
AMOUNT WON:....................

Your Sincerely,
MR. LESTER JOHN STOVER
Online Co-ordinator ROYAL DUTCH SHELL LOTTERY International Sweepstakes.
 
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