The best email scam I ever received - GoFuckYourself.com

CherryV · 12-05-2007, 08:06 PM

Got this in the email today thought it was the funniest attempt at a scam ever. Notice the email address at bottom.

THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws held on (30th November, 2007) by Coca-Cola in conjunction
with the British American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion,your email was
among the 20 Lucky winners who won £178,226 each on the THE
COCA-COLA COMPANY PROMOTION

However the results were released on the 4th December, 2007 and your
email was attached to ticket numbe(56475600545188) and Serial Numbers
(5368/02) The online draws wasconducted by a random selection of email
addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals
andcorporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer
search from the internet.

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW...

1 FULL NAMES.........
2 HOME ADDRESS .........
3COUNTRY ..................
4 PHONE NUMBER.........

Recruiter (HR DEPT.)
Raymond Delcher
Coca Cola Lottery Promo
Email:[email protected]

Who falls for this stuff?

Theo · 12-05-2007, 08:11 PM

looks legit to me

Phil · 12-05-2007, 08:16 PM

this must be from Coca Cola Nigeria.

qxm · 12-05-2007, 08:17 PM

emails like that make my balls feel suspicious

ShaveBucks · 12-05-2007, 08:17 PM

a hotmail address confirms that it's real.

Reak AGV · 12-05-2007, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CherryV

Email:[email protected]

Exactly ShaveBucks

sortie · 12-05-2007, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CherryV

Who falls for this stuff?

Same people who fail for Weapons of mass destruction.

lazycash · 12-05-2007, 09:38 PM

I was one of the 20 lucky winners last year, congratulations!

Snake Doctor · 12-05-2007, 09:44 PM

That's all you won? That's nothing....just wait til I get my $10M in Nigerian oil money.

nosey · 12-05-2007, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaveBucks

a hotmail address confirms that it's real.

indeed

Snake Doctor · 12-05-2007, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CherryV

Who falls for this stuff?

The same people who think that aol will delete your account if you don't forward this IM to at least 10 people....or that if I forward an email to 9 of my friends I will automatically get a reply back with a confirmation number for a $50 gift certificate to Applebees, or that yahoo will donate 10 cents to some sick kid somewhere every time you forward an email....etc etc etc

[ScreaM] · 12-05-2007, 10:00 PM

I'm sure there are quite a few morons who'd still fall for this.

ungratefulninja · 12-05-2007, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake Doctor

The same people who think that aol will delete your account if you don't forward this IM to at least 10 people....or that if I forward an email to 9 of my friends I will automatically get a reply back with a confirmation number for a $50 gift certificate to Applebees, or that yahoo will donate 10 cents to some sick kid somewhere every time you forward an email....etc etc etc

Exactly. "Fucking Retards" is their official name, I believe. They're on myspace right now.

12-05-2007, 08:06 PM	#1
CherryV Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: www.blueparadisedr.com Posts: 700	The best email scam I ever received Got this in the email today thought it was the funniest attempt at a scam ever. Notice the email address at bottom. THE COCA COLA COMPANY OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on (30th November, 2007) by Coca-Cola in conjunction with the British American Tobacco Worldwide Promotion,your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £178,226 each on the THE COCA-COLA COMPANY PROMOTION However the results were released on the 4th December, 2007 and your email was attached to ticket numbe(56475600545188) and Serial Numbers (5368/02) The online draws wasconducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals andcorporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:CONTACT THE EMAIL BELOW... 1 FULL NAMES......... 2 HOME ADDRESS ......... 3COUNTRY .................. 4 PHONE NUMBER......... Recruiter (HR DEPT.) Raymond Delcher Coca Cola Lottery Promo Email:[email protected] Who falls for this stuff? __________________ 100% Legal Sex Vacations at Blue Paradise_Exotic Resort

12-05-2007, 08:16 PM	#3
Phil Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,659	this must be from Coca Cola Nigeria. __________________ Ask Phil

12-05-2007, 08:17 PM	#4
qxm Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NoHo Posts: 5,970	emails like that make my balls feel suspicious __________________ ICQ: 266990876

12-05-2007, 08:17 PM	#5
ShaveBucks Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Razor's Edge Posts: 467	a hotmail address confirms that it's real. __________________

12-05-2007, 08:11 PM	#2
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	looks legit to me

12-05-2007, 09:38 PM	#8
lazycash Troll Patrol Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Local Socal Posts: 15,214	I was one of the 20 lucky winners last year, congratulations!

12-05-2007, 09:44 PM	#9
Snake Doctor I'm Lenny2 Bitch Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: On top of my soapbox Posts: 13,449	That's all you won? That's nothing....just wait til I get my $10M in Nigerian oil money.

12-05-2007, 10:00 PM	#12
[ScreaM] Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,664	I'm sure there are quite a few morons who'd still fall for this.