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I've won a BMW - yeah right - spam alert

Just thought I'd let you know about a spammy win notification, just in case it's a new one doing the rounds......



THE BMW AUTOMOBILE INTERNATIONAL
AWARENESS PROMOTION.
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 as one of our TEN(10) proud STAR PRIZE WINNER in this year BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Monday 16th of March, 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 £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 2008.It also comes with a one year gauranty and FREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.




YEAR: 2007

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 a 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 Mr. Viktor Wiebe through this email,(bmwcliaminfosdepartment@yahoo.co.uk) stating your receipt of this notification and you are to fill the verification form below.He has been mandated to offer you legal assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes directly to you.


Mr. Viktor Wiebe.

Claims Manager,
BMW CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, UK
TEL:+44-70457215220
Fax:+44-703-040-0810
EMAIL:(bmwcliaminfosdepartment@yahoo.co.uk)


VERIFICATION FORM
1. FULL NAME:
2. SEX:
3. AGE:
4. NATIONALITY:
5. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
6. CITY:
7. STATE:
8. ZIP CODE:
9. OCCUPATION/POSITION HELD:
10. PHONE NUMBER:
11. FAX:
12. EMAIL ADDRESS:

Congratulations once again and keep trusting BMW Automobile Company for top quality automobiles.


Engr. Chris Duncan
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE INTERNATIONAL
AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

Comments

  • lol silly ppl, we would know if we entered a comp for something like that! well done for letting us know, much appreciated :)
    A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute ...:A
  • djl
    djl Posts: 11,961 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    yeah i had that !!!!!! as well SPAM SPAM SPAM.
    2015 wins £4.00 not mse:(
    2014 £44.00:mad:2013 £83.00 2012 £601.50
    2011 £1554.50 2010 £698.00 2009 £2793.00
    2008 £2816.00 2007 £1034.00
  • hjb123
    hjb123 Posts: 32,002 Forumite
    I get emails almost every day saying I have won £500 000 or a million - I wish!
    Weight Loss - 102lb
  • BusinessStudent
    BusinessStudent Posts: 3,679 Forumite
    :D Congrats well done!!
  • MBN
    MBN Posts: 2,980 Forumite
    :D Congrats well done!!

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

    Many thanks OP for letting us know. :)
    'Into every abyss I still bear the blessing of my affirmation' (Friedrich Nietzsche)
  • TwistedPsycho
    TwistedPsycho Posts: 971 Forumite
    It would belp if they spelt guarent... gaure.... warranty right!
    Signaller, author, father, carer.
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