[r3amir]

Today I got an email from UK telling me that I have won M5 and 500K pounds in BMW promotions and I was selected thru random email selction

They ask me to get in contactwith Barrister with personal data.

Has any of you heard about such promotions or is this a scam?

Should I reply to email or ignore it?

[r3amir]

I confirmed with BMW UK that this is a scam, so guys beware of it

[Gearcraft]

they dont do promotions and not let people know about it.

and if they ask you for personal info without you even meeting them then thats just a scam.

[DPritchett]

Why would BMW UK want to give anyone in the USA an M5?

Why would some corrupt official in the Nigerian government pick me to funnel millions of dollars illegally?

This has got to be a scam.

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by r3amir

Today I got an email from UK telling me that I have won M5 and 500K pounds in BMW promotions and I was selected thru random email selction

They ask me to get in contactwith Barrister with personal data.

Has any of you heard about such promotions or is this a scam?

Should I reply to email or ignore it?

If it's anything like this, then it certainly is a scam:

Viv

EURO-AFRO-ASIA-AMERICAN SWEEPSTAKE GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM


Head quarters The GLOBAL MEGA
National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
REF NO: FLS-ZR39-825P-4
BATCH NO: 74-263-BBN

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#460) of the GLOBAL MEGA THUNDERBALL WINNING under the UK/SA NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Friday 1st September 2006.

Your Email-address, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 2, 9, 22, 23, 24, 30, +5
CONGRATULATIONS!

Which consequentlywon you in the Second Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,950,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$13,650,000.00 shared among the seven international winners in the Second category credited to file KTU/9023118308/06.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed on line. This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our South African booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your US$1,950,000.00 would be released to you by any of our payment offices in South Africa .

Our South African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Barrister William Smith
Email: barristerwilliamsmith_2006@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone Number: 27 78-32-755-45


Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers license or International passport.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

You can go to our online result site to confirm the value of your winnings and also get a prize breakdown:-
www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do


Cynthia Paul was one of three winners to share the Lotto Rollover Jackpot , each scooping a massive $4,000,000 Pounds.


Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK/SA/GLOBAL MEGA ORGANIZATION NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Edward Johnson.
Online coordinator for UK/SA GLOBAL MEGA NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

Copyright 2005-2006 The UK/SA National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms



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[r3amir]

The email sent to me looked like this:


THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.
Reference Number: BMW/2551256003/23


Congratulations!!!
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Wednessday 6th of September, 2006, in London, England.
This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of £500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British pounds). The car comes with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in 2007. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.

YEAR: 2006
MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon
ENGINE SIZE: 4799cc with eight-cylinder V petrol engine and 4-valve technology.
TRANSMISSION: automatic 6-speed gearbox and servotronic, power steering.
AUDIO AND COMMUNICATION: CD preparation for 6-disc CD changer in glove box and an on-board computer.
WHEELS: 18-inch M sports spoke alloy style 135M.
INTERIOR: uphostery made of black dakota leather and Advanced Automatic Air Conditioning Unit
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web drawn from all the continents of the world.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly contact Barrister Thomas Hooper through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you legal assistance and fascilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes directly to you.

BARRISTER. THOMAS HOOPER.
PHOENIX CHAMBERS,
503 HIGHTOWER ROAD WIMBLEDON
SW23NE, LONDON, UK.
TEL: +447011130255
EMAIL: barrister_agentthomashooper@yahoo.com
1. FULL NAME:
2. SEX:
3. AGE:
4. NATIONALITY:
5. RESIDENCIAL ADDRESS:
6. CITY:
7. STATE:
8. ZIP CODE:
9. OCCUPATION / POSITION HELD:
10. PHONE NUMBER:
11. FAX:
12. EMAIL ADDRESS:
Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top quality automobiles.
Engr. Chris Duncan
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.


THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2006. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

[Two Sheds]

I like the e-mail address: barrister_agentthomashooper@yahoo.com

I'm sure all barristers use yahoo for their professional e-mail

[spydrz]

I've gotten that crap too. It's

[flush01]

why waist time ?

[NFS]

http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=6650

I especially like the fact that the address is a house in lincolnshire - which apparently is also in London.

Of course it's a scam.