There have been numerous competitions and raffles circulating on WhatsApp lately. They all have one thing in common: due to an anniversary, something is happily distributed to users. At ÖBB the occasion was supposedly “100 years of state transport funding” ( HERE ), at Austrian Airlines “65 years of state subsidies” ( HERE ). What they still have in common: All of these competitions are fake and have nothing to do with the companies listed.
At least one thing is true this time: Coca-Cola was founded in 1892 by Asa Griggs Candler. And that's it for the truths, let's call it a coincidence.
The same pattern over and over again in fake competitions
It starts with a message on WhatsApp:

The URL listed here should immediately make you suspicious. “tinyurl5.ru” is unlikely to be used by a reputable company.
We played through it
We have tested what is behind this link. One from Austria and one from Germany. We know from experience that the results can be different. As in this case.
First of all, you are welcomed, have to answer a few ridiculously simple questions and are therefore qualified for the competition:

Apparently we win an “exclusive Coca-Cola mini fridge”.
From our Austrian cell phone, after clicking on the “COMPLETE” button, we suddenly hear talk of an iPhone 13 for 1.50 euros.

You should definitely not miss the lowercase letters here, because this is where you can see what “profit” it is actually about:

A membership in an affiliate program. The cost for this probably very exclusive access: 44.95 euros, to be paid every 14 days.
From our German cell phone it's about (sic!) "an Amazon voucher with a total value of 1000 euros"

Here we learn that the data entered will be passed on to third parties who “want to contact you for advertising purposes”. In short, this means spam, subscription sales, etc.
Conclusion
This “competition” has no connection with Coca-Cola. There is also nothing to be gained here, unless you are happy about expensive subscriptions and the fact that your personal data is passed on to various companies who then bombard you with spam emails and calls.
If you receive such a message via WhatsApp, there are only two things to do:
- When you look at the dubious link, smile knowingly and don't click on it.
- inform the sender that this is a fake.
You might also be interested in: How to recognize fake competitions on Facebook!
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