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Title: Has anyone heard of this scam?
Post by: Lazydocker on 15 May 2008, 18:21:59
Received this today... Got to be a scam??

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BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY  BMW LOTTERY COMMISSION  Ticket Number:*************   Serial Number:BMWP***********  Reply Email: bmwgroup.claimsdept@live.com  This e-mail is to congratulate you as your email address have won you a new BMW 2008 X6 xDrive 35i Car and a cash prize of £750,000.00 Pounds {GBP} in this years 2008 BMW Online Promotion Award Programme held today 15th of May, 2008. To file your winning claims, Please Immediately Contact;    Winning Claims Agent: Mr Larry Brain  Email: bmwgroup.claimsdesk@live.com Tel: (+44) 704 574 4183    Note: You are required to Provide Him with your Full Name(s)Ticket and Serial Number(same as above) Country and Personal Phone Number.    Engr. Krysta TELLER  Promotion Announcer. BMW Lottery Commission.    ---- Msg sent via KSU Webmail - http://atmail.com/

What do people think? And, other than calling the phone number, what harm could emailing a reply do just in case it is genuine?

I do enter a lot of online draws so it could, potentially, be genuine!! Not that I'm holding my breath!!  :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of this scam?
Post by: Bandit127 on 15 May 2008, 18:47:10
I think Google is your friend here.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=BMW+LOTTERY+COMMISSION+&btnG=Google+Search
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of this scam?
Post by: CaptainZok on 15 May 2008, 18:50:14
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Received this today... Got to be a scam??

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BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY  BMW LOTTERY COMMISSION  Ticket Number:*************   Serial Number:BMWP***********  Reply Email: bmwgroup.claimsdept@live.com  This e-mail is to congratulate you as your email address have won you a new BMW 2008 X6 xDrive 35i Car and a cash prize of £750,000.00 Pounds {GBP} in this years 2008 BMW Online Promotion Award Programme held today 15th of May, 2008. To file your winning claims, Please Immediately Contact;    Winning Claims Agent: Mr Larry Brain  Email: bmwgroup.claimsdesk@live.com Tel: (+44) 704 574 4183    Note: You are required to Provide Him with your Full Name(s)Ticket and Serial Number(same as above) Country and Personal Phone Number.    Engr. Krysta TELLER  Promotion Announcer. BMW Lottery Commission.    ---- Msg sent via KSU Webmail - http://atmail.com/

What do people think? And, other than calling the phone number, what harm could emailing a reply do just in case it is genuine?

I do enter a lot of online draws so it could, potentially, be genuine!! Not that I'm holding my breath!!  :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/
Times must be hard at BMW, their staff have to use windows live free email adresses. Maybe TB's don't buy a beemer campaign is hurting them.
Its a scam mate leave it alone.
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of this scam?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 15 May 2008, 18:50:42
I allways paste that sort of info into google, there are forums full of complaints.

For a bit of fun I fill them in with the local police stations address

Putting the 1st line as POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of this scam?
Post by: Lazydocker on 15 May 2008, 19:11:16
Thought it was!! I'm not stupid enough to fall for the advance courier payment scam so would have been safe but thought I'd tap the wealth of knowledge here!!!! I like the POLICE HEADQUARTERS idea though!!  ;D ;D ;D

Thanks guys.  :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of this scam?
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 15 May 2008, 19:23:11
i`ve been answering the phone at 3pm for the past 3 days..west midlands police..how can i help you?? as the old girls been getting phone calls from a mortage compnay demanding her bank details saying that shes behind with her payments...funny how the say sorry must have the wrong number and hang up??? ::) ::)
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of this scam?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 15 May 2008, 19:31:55
The other one is to have a load of premium rate numbers to add to thier return email.