BMW warns on mass fraudulent emails under the name "BMW Automobile Company"

[rania]

hi im from egypt.i got 2 mails from them n they confirmed that i should reply so guick to get the prize!!is it really a sacm??:)?

[Faruque]

I have got same e-mail on 2nd may 2008.I sent verification form.They claim to me $850 (US Dollars) to send me prize money{$500,000} but I have replied them to deduct $850 from $500,000 & send me rest with star prize BMW car.
Yet no reply from them.

[Gee Cue]

I got this supposedly coming from eBay...

Reference Number: BMW:2551256003/23
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY in collaboration with eBay.
508, King's Road, Chelsea, London
Congratulations! You are the STAR PRIZE WINNER of this year!

[etienne from france]

hello guys
we maybe could ask english people living not far from the adress to go there and to punch them!

[vikas kumar]

I also got received a mail today as below

THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
22 Garden Close, Stanford,
PE9 2YP,London
United Kingdom.

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 one of our TEN(10) STAR PRIZE WINNER in this year's BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Thursday 08th of May,2008 in London.

This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series,M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of £450,000.00 GBPs (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British pounds).

In order to redeem your prizes contact Mr Thomas Hooper,Bmw claims Manager of the Claims Department with the verification form below duely Filled and sent through email to:

PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO:
Mr.Thomas Hooper
DIRECT EMAIL: [e-mail]

[Mike]

Congratulations
6/05/08
DEAR BMW MOTORS FOUNDATION WINNER,
Members of the BMW Motors Foundation once again congratulate you for being a winner of the BMW Relief Promo for the year 2008.
We wish to briefly bring to your notice that the BMW Relief Promo is a program that is being sponsored by the BMW Motors Foundation in collaboration with the United Nation (UN), Africa Union (AU), ABN Am bro Group, U.B.A Group and European Union(EU) and lot of other corporate bodies all over the World.
Your email address luckily emerged a winner in the randomly selected processor ballot of emails all over the world, you have been entitle to claim the sum of US$250.000 (Two Hundred And fifty Thousand United States Dollars only) within Two Weeks from Publication Date.
To file your claims, re-complete this doted line to avoid any mistake in processing your winning claims.
Your full names:---------
Your contact address:---------
Your Age:---------
Your Occupation:---------
Your winning email:---------
Your country:---------
Telephone Number for easy communication----------
Be informed that your Winning Reference fall in Category A??? of our Promo Booklet as such your winning sum of US$250.000.00 shall be release to you via Bank wire transfer to your Nominated Bank Account.
For further inquiry, please call us on our direct telephone number.
ALWAYS QUOTE THE WINNING EMAIL IN ANY MAIL YOU ARE SENDING TO US.
Acknowledge this mail urgently.
Once again CONGRATULATION!!!.
Yours Faithfully,
Adams Whyte
Co-ordinator
BMW Relief Promo
London England.
This email is scaming for account and using bmw and walgreens now even I found it is coming from Arabs trying to destroy us in usa. it sure does show real becaus eof icons of walgreens webpage and bmw webpage trying to be cleaver

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[robin]

I get these scams at least twice a day and sometimes three times aday, I turn in to the authorities and have begged them to please stop this crap from coming over the emails, this is so stupid! How stupid do they think people are????