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Won a BMW and $1.5m (not)

Misslayed
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Just found this in my junk folder. Wouldn't mind betting they need my bank details/a payment to enable me to 'win'!
Bmw Lottery Department
5070 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles. CA 90036
Neighborhood: Mid Wilshire
United States Of America.

Dear Winner

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a brand new 2014 Model BMW 7 Series Car and a Check of $1.500, 000.00 United States Dollars from international programs held on the 1st section 2014/2015 in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ESS) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which you were selected.

The BMW Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact our fiduciary claims department for more information as regards procedures to claim your prize.

Officer In Charge
Name : Eng. Larry Hills
Email: vaultcard2@163.com

Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code Number BMW: 0011185003/25.
You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

1. Name in full.
2. Address.
3. Nationality.
4. Age.
5. Occupation.
6. Phone/Fax.
7. Present Country.
8. Email address.
9. pin code Number BMW:0011185003/25

Best Regards,

Mrs. Dominica Debbra.
The Director Promotions
Bmw Lottery Department
United States Of America
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  • hamsterfan1
    hamsterfan1 Posts: 8,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Interesting use on Eng in "contacts" name, would guess this is an Eastern European scam I'm sure the US doen't use this honorific (meaning engineer,)
    proud gran to 4 lovely boys and one little girl
  • Unsure reason for posting because this is just of many scam attempts that everyone receives daily in spam. No different.
    August-September 2017: Lots of stuff :)
    :beer::beer::)
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