Wes F
12-19-2006, 03:15 PM
My mom received this email recently. It looked pretty legit, using pics and fonts from BMW's website and such. Anyone else get something like this? My first reaction was that this was a scam, and after a quick google search found this:
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=14392, among many others. Those f**kin' scammers out there are getting pretty creative.
Below is the actual email she had got and fowarded to me. I couldn't figure out how to show the fonts (it was in html format on hotmail), but I did throw in the pics they had used...
From: BMW XMAS PROMO 2006 <bmwauto@ig.com.br>
To: bmwautomobile@company.org
Subject: AWARD
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:15:17 -0300
http://www.bmwgroup.com/bmwgroup_prod/e/0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/images/welcome_uebersicht2.jpg
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
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 Monday 18th of December, 2006,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 GBP (Four 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 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.
http://www.bmw.co.uk/images/bmwuk/mid/prices/5_LI_m_sport_front.jpg
YEAR: 2006, MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon
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. Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number: 5647600545188 and serial number: BMWP/556543450906 was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Manager, Mr. Thomas Hooper of our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.
Mr. Thomas Hooper.
Claims Manager,
BMW Claims Department,
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, UK
TEL: +447011130255
EMAIL: agent_thomashooper@myway.com
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE:
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:
Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top quality automobiles.
http://www.rotary.org/president/stenhammar/images/stenhammar.jpg
ENGR.LLOYD BRADFORD
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2006. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
It's pretty funny, if you look at the properties of "Engr. Lloyd Bradford" above, the pic is apparently a guy named Sten Hammer from rotary.org. Poor dude probably has no idea he is now the Director of Promotions for BMW Automobile! :D
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=14392, among many others. Those f**kin' scammers out there are getting pretty creative.
Below is the actual email she had got and fowarded to me. I couldn't figure out how to show the fonts (it was in html format on hotmail), but I did throw in the pics they had used...
From: BMW XMAS PROMO 2006 <bmwauto@ig.com.br>
To: bmwautomobile@company.org
Subject: AWARD
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:15:17 -0300
http://www.bmwgroup.com/bmwgroup_prod/e/0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/images/welcome_uebersicht2.jpg
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
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 Monday 18th of December, 2006,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 GBP (Four 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 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.
http://www.bmw.co.uk/images/bmwuk/mid/prices/5_LI_m_sport_front.jpg
YEAR: 2006, MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon
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. Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number: 5647600545188 and serial number: BMWP/556543450906 was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Manager, Mr. Thomas Hooper of our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.
Mr. Thomas Hooper.
Claims Manager,
BMW Claims Department,
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, UK
TEL: +447011130255
EMAIL: agent_thomashooper@myway.com
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE:
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:
Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top quality automobiles.
http://www.rotary.org/president/stenhammar/images/stenhammar.jpg
ENGR.LLOYD BRADFORD
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2006. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
It's pretty funny, if you look at the properties of "Engr. Lloyd Bradford" above, the pic is apparently a guy named Sten Hammer from rotary.org. Poor dude probably has no idea he is now the Director of Promotions for BMW Automobile! :D