I got a 2nd email notification that my lucky numbers were chosen to win a large amount of money sponsored by Red-Dot.com. They claim its a coca-cola lottery. Anyone heard of this. They are asking for personal info, but no banking info.
2007-03-14 06:53:19 · 14 answers · asked by KATHY A 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Most scams nolonger ask your banking info up front, that will come later. Scams now are more commonly identity theft. They get enough personal info to get bank cards and credit cards in your name. If this failes or you are still on the hook they will ask to deposit the money in your bank account (after they "verify your identity") as that is simple to use to become you financially. Because many people bulk at this point they wait to ask for it until they have your personal info to fall back on.
2007-03-14 07:13:04 · answer #1 · answered by ns_comp_tech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am 100% sure this is a scam. Just copy some of the text in the email and paste in the yahoo search bar and hit enter. You will get results which will show that this is a scam. I have also received this kind of mails but firstly I found the information about it and they all proved scam. So I didnt give any information about me. Better to ignore this kind of mails.
2007-03-14 07:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by Sanjeev K Mehra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a victim of this same pop up tell tell you the truth i fell for it if anything pops up and says your a winner or even receiving email on this matter its not the real deal. here is a quote for you nothing is free if you think you can when the lotto go buy a ticket from your local gas station.
2007-03-14 07:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by misty b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Email them back saying your not interested. If they keep emailing you call the police and they can track the source. I would also suggest getting a firewall. They can send you a keylogger in one of the emails. I would also suggest to change all of you passwords for anything.A key logger sent me one and i lost all of my pesonal info that was on my computer. Dont open the emails anymore either. Just delete them.
2007-03-14 07:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by Traci 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
those are scams to scouse borrow your money. they want you to deliver your economic employer account and passport data so as that they are able to make a pretend passport on your call and go into your economic employer and withdraw all the money out of your bills. Mark them as Junk and delete them, dont answer or deliver any very own info. anybody gets those emails. I have been given a similar one on the instant
2016-11-25 19:57:01 · answer #5 · answered by guiterrez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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goto google.com and type in coca-cola lottery :)
Coca-Cola lottery notification email is not the real thing Scam attempts to steal money and commit identity theft
http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/06/colascam.html
http://www.sophos.com/security/best-practice/
http://419.bittenus.com/COCACOLACOMPANYPROMOTION/index.htm
http://www.joewein.net/419/419-coca-cola-lottery.htm
2007-03-14 08:41:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you actually believe in it?..Its just a Phishing Scam so they can steal all your personal info...they make a fake website look real so you can give them your info...I had a couple of these before...
2007-03-14 07:10:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Don't send any personal information, no matter how harmless the information seems. They could use your name and DL # for fraudulent activity.
2007-03-14 07:13:37 · answer #8 · answered by My_Amira_Will 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a scam, dont give them your info!
2007-03-14 06:56:38 · answer #9 · answered by Jason B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the second time in a couple of hours, scam, scam, scam.
2007-03-14 07:05:52 · answer #10 · answered by Sue F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋