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09-08-2006, 12:15 AM | #1 |
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BMW promotions?
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?
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09-08-2006, 10:55 AM | #2 |
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I confirmed with BMW UK that this is a scam, so guys beware of it
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09-08-2006, 11:32 AM | #3 |
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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.
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09-08-2006, 11:39 AM | #4 |
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BMW Promotions?
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.
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09-08-2006, 11:14 PM | #6 |
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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.
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09-08-2006, 11:38 PM | #7 |
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I like the e-mail address: barrister_agentthomashooper@yahoo.com
I'm sure all barristers use yahoo for their professional e-mail |
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09-09-2006, 12:18 AM | #8 |
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I've gotten that crap too. It's
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09-09-2006, 05:56 AM | #10 |
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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. |
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