Here is a PERFECT example of a phishing attempt where they are trying to gather some of your private information for use elsewhere. I decided I would reply back and see what happens. Read along for the "rest of the story!!!"

From: PEPSI BOTTLING COMPANYPLC [mailto:promo@pepsi.co.uk]

Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 4:52 AM

Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A WINNER OF PEPSI COMPANY NEW YEAR PROMOTIONS

 

 

 

PEPSI PROMOTIONS 2009.

 

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the DECEMBER 30th, 2008 PEPSI Company Worldwide Promotion, your email was among the 9 Lucky winners who won £250.000.00POUNDS each on the PEPSI Company.

 

However the results were released on the JANUARY 9TH, 2009 and your email was attached to ticket number (PSPPR2008) and ballot number

(BN:225182008/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses  from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.

 

The selection process was carried out through random selection in ourcomputerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 290,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

 

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

 

In other to claim your £250,000.00POUNDS prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of The PEPSI Company for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of£250,000.00POUNDS has already been deposited in your favour.

 

NAME:.....................................

AGE:........................................

SEX:........................................

ADDRESS:...............................

EMAIL:....................................

TEL:...................................

MOBILE PHONE:.....................

OCCUPATION:.........................

COMPANY:..............................

COUNTRY:...............................

 

Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank.

 

(CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)

 

Name: Mrs. Patricia Smith

Phone # : +447011150911

 

E MAIL: pepsiclaimsunit@hotmail.com

 

 

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).

 

*Staff of PEPSI Company are not to partake in this Lottery PLEASE BE WARNED*

 

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

 

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Daisy Louis

 

Here is my first reply using some made up information to see what I would get...

From: fantumm@hotmail.com
To: pepsiclaimsunit@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A WINNER OF PEPSI COMPANY NEW YEAR PROMOTIONS
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:31:16 -0600

wow! i am rilly excited! i never won anything befor! pleese find my information below!
 
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PEPSI BOTTLING COMPANYPLC [mailto:promo@pepsi.co.uk]
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 4:52 AM
> Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A WINNER OF PEPSI COMPANY NEW YEAR PROMOTIONS
>
>
>
> PEPSI PROMOTIONS 2009.
>
> We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws held on the DECEMBER 30th, 2008 PEPSI Company Worldwide Promotion, your email was among the 9 Lucky winners who won £250.000.00POUNDS each on the PEPSI Company.
>
> However the results were released on the JANUARY 9TH, 2009 and your email was attached to ticket number (PSPPR2008) and ballot number
> (BN:225182008/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.
>
> The selection process was carried out through random selection in ourcomputerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 290,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
>
> This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
>
> In other to claim your £250,000.00POUNDS prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of The PEPSI Company for verification and then you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of£250,000.00POUNDS has already been deposited in your favour.
>
> NAME:.....................................brian malvo
> AGE:........................................23
> SEX:........................................m
> ADDRESS:...............................12316 n. mckinzee rd helena mt 59602
> EMAIL:....................................fantumm@hotmail.com
> TEL:...................................406-431-9999
> MOBILE PHONE:.....................same
> OCCUPATION:.........................produce at walmart
> COMPANY:..............................walmart
> COUNTRY:...............................usa
>
> Please you are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email or fax for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank.
>
> (CONTACT PROMOTION MANAGER)
>
> Name: Mrs. Patricia Smith
> Phone # : +447011150911
>
> E MAIL: pepsiclaimsunit@hotmail.com
>
>
> You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).
>
> *Staff of PEPSI Company are not to partake in this Lottery PLEASE BE WARNED*
>
> Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Mrs. Daisy Louis



And here is their first reply...  Hmmm, they suggest all winnings be kept confidential...  OOPS!  DON'T READ THIS!!!  Also, thought it was interesting that Mrs Smiths signature looks like Carl A. something...


So, I sent this reply...  Remember, I am "brian"


 

From: fantumm@hotmail.com
To: pepsiclaimsunit@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: CONTACT ABBEY NATIONAL BANK FOR TRANSFER DIRECTIVES
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:09:52 -0600

hello mrs smith! i am so excited! pleese tell me that a gift card to me is good! i never won anything and i coold reely use this money to start my life over. i am so tired of stocking produce at walmart.
 
yours truely
 
brian

Then I got this email from them...  Notice a miss match between statement 1 and statement 2?  Also, they want to be certain that I keep this transaction confidential...

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So, I sent this:

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mrssmith, i don't have a bank account. wood it be okay to ask my mom if i can give you her account for the transfer?

Then this:
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mrs smith. i have to go to work now. if i dont her bak from you before i get home. i will ask my mom if i can use her account. also, it looks like your signiture says carl.
 
brian

They are hungry for Brian's information! They don't care WHOSE account they get as long as they get an account...
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So, I sent this to these scammers.

hello mrs smith. thank you for the advise! my mom was wondering if we gave you her account number if maybe their was a way she coold be a winner to? it was a long day at work and i and i am hoping to get this money soon so i can kwit.
 
brian

To which they replied:


So I replied...

hello mrs smith. i am glad you said that cause my mom told me that is how i can tell if it is a scam. if i asked if she coold be a winner to and you said yes then it wood be a scam. pleese remind me were i need to send my moms bank account!
 
brian

Very helpful folks!

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I sent them some bogus account information:

From: fantumm@hotmail.com
To: abbeytransfercenter@live.com
Subject: my account info
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:58:43 -0600

hello. mrs smith told me i needed to send my moms account info here so i can collect my winnings. please let me no when i can withdraw my money!
 
her name > carol rayfield
bank > helena community credit union
routing > 190112591
account > 000125092414
address > 12316 n. mckinzee rd helena mt 59602
her phone> 406- 481-9901
 
thank you brian

Very interesting!!! Guess they don't give away accounts in England.  Also, they want me to pay them to open an account ON TOP OF THE DEPOSIT before they can give me (I MEAN BRIAN) the money...

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I sent this:

mr thornton, my mom think this is a scam to get me to open a bank account with you cause it is so expencive. is that troo? cant you just deposit my money in my moms account?
 
brian

And received this:


Seems to me like they are getting a bit antsy to get Brian's money!!!

So I sent these in rapid succession:

mr thornton, thank you for the information. i am not shur which option is best for my needs. is their a limit to how much i can deposit in each account or is it only the amount of time it takes to open the account? in the usa we have computers and accounts can be opened immediatly at no extra cost so i am confused by the three options. pleeze provide advice.
 
brian
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mr thornton, my mom says not to worry and that 700 pounds is not that much so can i pick option 1?
 
brian
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hi mr thornton. i just wanted to tell u that non of the links on your email work. coold you send me good links cause i want to get on ur web site and transfer my winnings to my moms account.
 
thank you for ur help
 
brian
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I also sent this one to Mrs Smith to be polite.
thank you for your help mrs smith. i am now working with mr thornton to get my money!
 
your frend
 
brian

OOOOO, now it is getting FUN!!!  Check out the poorly edited image of my "cheque" at the bottom!!!

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Thought I would have a little fun with Mr Thornton. My reply...

hello mr thornton. i printed this check off on my printer and tried to depost it in my moms account but my bank sed it isnt good. can you please resend a good check?
 
thank you
 
brian

Oh, WHOOPS! My mistake!  At least Mr<?> Thornton calls me "my dear"... :) 

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My reply...  I am begging for forgiveness...

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thank you mr thornton. sorry for my mistak. checks in the usa don't have stuff on the bak so i was confusd. i hope you are not mad at me. i had told you option 1 was ok but if you think option 3 is better then ok i pick option 3. will you open a account for me and then tell me wen i can get my money?
 
thank you
 
brian

Thought I would make it sound like I was already spending my winnings so I sent this...

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mr thornton, my mom wants me to ask u if their is anyoneeelse we have to talk to because i am going to by her a new car as soon as i kno my money is on the way.
 
thank you
 
brian

Hmmm, they have thrown ME a curve ball!!!  


So I reply...

hello mr thornton. i thot you wood take the money rite out of my moms account or something? i have not receeved instructions for making payments!
 
brian

SO, Clive sends me these instructions to send them a money gram...


To which I reply...

mr thornton, my mom wants to no why we had to give you her account if we have to send a money order to open the account?
 
brian

But still, being the trusting folks we are, "mom" and I go on down to Western Union and sent the 300 pounds.  Here's the proof!!!

mr thornton. my mom and i went to western union and here is our receipt. sry it is kinda fuzzy cause i had to take the piture with my cell phone.
 
brian

I found out that if you visit Western Union you might be required to give the answer to a question posed when the sender posts the money, so I sent this just in case...

mr thornton, in case you need the anser to the question, it is cowboy.

brian


I received this... They got my WU


So I replied:

oh thank you for the notice mr thornton! i am rilly getting excited! i cant wate to qwit my job at walmart! this money answers all my prayers!

brian


I received this... What? It was invalid???


So I replied:

mr thornton, srry. i tocked to western union and they told me they are having computer probmes here at the helena terminal. they ashured me the money would be thair soon. please keep checking!

brian



then:



mr thornton. i just spoke to wu agin and thay told me there computer is hard broke. it is a small town here and only one terminal. she told me they coold send it the old way but it wood not show up on thair web site and wood rekwire a visit to there locashun at your locashun. wood that be okay? i really need this money!

brian

I received this... They can't do anything until they receive my money!!!


So I replied:

mr thornton, it is valid, it just isnt in there computer yet. your wu is claming it is not valid?

brian


I received this... OH! A bit of an explanation about what INVALID means...


So I replied:

mr thornton, i went to have them recompute the payment information but when she asked me why i am sending money to UK she said that it coold be a common scam. is there some way i can prove to her that it is not a common scam? i hope not a scam cause i rilly rilly need the money!

thank you brina


I received this... SHE IS A LIAR AND HER PANTS ARE ON FIRE! Send your money and prove her wrong!!!


So I replied:

mr thornton, i was reeding bak thro my emails from mrs smith (from pepsi) and came acresss this part

This is to inform you that I have recieved your personal details, and your bonded Winning Cheque(Covered by a Hard Insurance Policy) has been deposited with our Intermediary/Affiliate Bank ( Abbey National Bank Plc) for conversion and onwards transfer to you via Bank to Bank Telegraphic Transfer.

it seems like my chek was alredy deposited in a account for transfer, why do i need to opon another account?

brian


I received this... Okay, so it is a deposit only account???


So I replied:

thank you for the explanashun mr thornton, i taked to wu and they sed thair computers are crashed till monday. hope that is not to late.

brian


mr thornton, i am not the smartest guy but coold you tell me how my check will be deposited in my new account if it is in a account that cannot make transfers.

thank you

brian

I received this... Hmmmm???


So I replied:

mr thornton, i think i got it now. it can be dpeosited out of the other account but not transfered? so, the paper check is just sittinging in a box like a lock box for a account prolly in a envelope and that once my payment is cleerd from wu and my new account is created it can be deposited? not transfered? also, i am happy to see bankers in the uk work on saturday but sad for your fambly. i don't have a dad either, he left

brian


Interestinly I did not hear anything further from him until Monday.


When I got up Monday morning, this was waiting for me... A resend of a previous message...!!!


So I replied:



hi mr thornton, i hope you had a good weekend. my weekend was very long waiting to get to the western union to try and get the problems figured out. mrs jones there says it shood be good to go now. she did ask me if i new you cause you are not sposed to send money to people you don't no. i told her lindi was my cusin and needed money for a trip. i hope that is okay. here is my recomuted receipt.

brian

And sent:


I received this... OH OKAY!!!


To push his buttons I replied:



mr thornton, hahaha you are joking with me now! i toked to mrs jones and she told me the money was collected! so i will have my winnings in three days now?

brian


I received this... DANG IT!!!


So I replied:



clive! you rip me off? you take my money and do nothing? i winned that money and you are a criminal!!!

brian


Then I sent:



By the way Clive, Lindi, Patricia (who ever you are at this moment),

This was the most pathetic scam attempt I have ever run across. It wasn't even a challenge to fool you. There are SO many holes in your scam that it is silly. However, it has been a good example of how people like you try and take advantage of others. So, for that I thank you. I will be posting this series of e-mails in as many places as I can find until creeps and criminals like you are uncovered and proved to be the frauds that you are. Your bogus check SUCKED, even my friends who don't know how to create these files were laughing at it. I hope you are found out and you and your ilk spend a substantial time in prison, or better yet, that your guilt gets the better of you and causes you medical difficulties. You should be ashamed.

NOT YOUR FRIEND.

Brian

I received this... The truth comes out!!!

From: abbeytransfercenter@live.com
To: fantumm@hotmail.com
Subject: YOUR FUNDS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED MY DEAR FRIEND. GREET YOUR MAMA FOR ME
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:51:23 +0000


YOU ARE THE GREATEST FOOL I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR DANCING ALONG EVER SINCE I STARTED MAKING A JEST OF YOU AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOUR ILLITRACY.

F&^% YOU ILLITRATE BRIAN


I edited the above. He bleeped me AND made a feeble attempt at a "yo mama" slam!!! I must admit the email above gave me a pretty good laugh!!! :) My replies...



HAHAHAHAHAHA, once again just as I expect. Your scam is SOOOOOOOO full of holes. You obviously don't build rockets. Thank you for the real laugh...

Also, my mother was laughing at you with me as opposed to your mother who I would hope would be totally ashamed of your fraudulent activities...

THE END... Or is it???