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

I'm sure most of you will have had your share of spam emails varying from 20c Viagra pills to super rich African dictators in need of help to get a million bucks into the US . via Carscoop

[dubbel d]

i want my bmw and my money :@

[d_knaus]

I get spams all of the time, have gotten to the point where I just copy part of the offer then put it into the search box to see what comes up.
D.Knaus

[m_tech]

yesterday i also got an email just like u received..

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2YP, London United Kingdom.
Reference Number: BMW/9420X2/68

!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.
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 8th of May, 2007, 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 £250,000.00 GBP (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British pounds). The car comes with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in 2008. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.

[Mioara T ROMANIA]

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESSPROMOTION DEPARTMENT OFTHE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.22 Garden Close, Stanford,Lincs, PE9 2YP, London,United Kingdom.The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International AwarenessPromotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulate youon your success as one of our TEN(10) STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years'BMWAutomobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Wednesday 9th ofMay, 2007 in London.This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon carand a cash prize of £1,000,000.00 GBP (One Million Great British pounds).The car comes with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year,thatis,till the next promotion in 2008. It also comes with a one year warranty andFREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.YEAR: 2007, MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon.The selection process was carried out through random selection in ourComputerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over amillion email addresses from the world wide web.
I belive this email its spam, no?

[Dee Miller]

I received the same e-mail 5-07-07. I did respond, and haven't heard from anyone.
What would they have to gain? I didn't send any money, didn't include SS# bank account #'s nor did I give home address. So actually what did they have in mind?

[J Young]

yea this is really weak. i want my cash and my beemer. i so sick and tired of these poor countries with terrorist and inhumane people trying to ruin the world and fool me outa my money and beemer. i hope every last one of them gets cancer.

[Stephanie Hall]

This is what they sent me. I even called and talked to them and they said it was not a scam.
THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.
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 years' BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Saturday 12th May, 2007,in London.
This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of £750,000.00 GBP (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British pounds).
The car comes with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in 2008. 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: 2007, MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon.

[Phill D]

Well the address gives it away Stamford is a small town in Lincolnshire which is about 160 miles from London, so guess what this is a SCAM, plus the prize varys in value from the one I got it was £450,000.00 (GBP) when I could pick up the same modle with full dealer service history for £37,794, to be quite frank anyone falling for this is six cans short of a six pack.

[Marc E]

I got the same scam here in Australia !!!

[Riyasat]

i got the same scam in pakistan always :p

[Neni]

I've got the same e-mail here in Croatia. but I don't understand what do they want.

[marco]

i live in costa rica and i also send the money but i didn't because i had a bad feeling and i started to do some research about it and found this website..thanks guys ...you saved my life

[anon]

they sent me the same in london. Its clearly a scam but what do they have to gain

[John White]

Even i have got an e-mail regaurding this n i hv been speakin 2 a person about the wining amount and the car and they hv assured me that the winning amt has been transfered to the bank which is a subsidiary of Deutsche bank....

[John White]

Even i have got an e-mail regaurding this n i hv been speakin 2 a person about the wining amount and the car and they hv assured me that the winning amt has been transfered to the bank which is a subsidiary of Deutsche bank....

[Indian]

Thank u for saving me too!!!!

[From New Delhi]

They sent me the same. After going through this forum, it confirms a scam but what do they have to gain?

[Finland]

yeah im lucky winner too... =)

[Anand Kannan]

I got the same e-mail yesterday ...!!
is this marketing strategy of BMW !!??:))

[C Cilliers]

"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)."
If I convert that to SA Rands, I can retire!!!
The same got to my e-mail - Don't these guys ever stop?
Anything that is to good to be true must be ignored on e-mail !