I'm sure we're not that daft, but I'll stick it on here anyway.

Coke warns web users not to get fizzed by email scam
29 September 2006

Coca-Cola is warning people not to be sucked in by an email scam which tells them they have won hundreds of British pounds in a random Coca-Cola lottery.

The email uses sophisticated coke logos and official language in its messages, which ask for personal details for "claims processing".

Coca-Cola NZ corporate affairs manager Alison Sykora said the email had nothing to do with Coca-Cola, which recommended people ignore it.

It directs correspondence to a Yahoo account, claiming to belong to a "promotion fudiciary agent".

Ms Sykora said there were several versions circulating of the scam, known as "phishing" where fraudsters try to build a relationship with victims to obtain their bank details.

"Overall, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is," she said.

The latest attempt follows a phishing attack on Trade Me online auctionhouse in August, where 150 customers were duped into giving out their account details, and a similar scam at New Zealand banks in June.