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Apart from the fact that BMW does not run lotteries, this one has several points which show it’s does not come from BMW.

1. Sender E-Mail Address: pbmwlottery@yahoo.com.cn
2. Public Relations Department: sir.tonyhopkins@yahoo.co.uk
3. Director of Promotions: Engr. Matt Colva Nnewtown

A company like BMW would never use freemail accounts to promote an event like this. They would use only BMW domains.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: BMW PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT <pbmwlottery@yahoo.com.cn> Date: 26 Oct 2007 22:35:24 +0200
Subject: YOUR EMAIL WON OUR LOTTERY ( pin code X7PYWM2007 & Reference Number BMW:2551256003/23.
To:

BMW GROUP PROMOTION

PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, BMW

Automobiles

22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2YP, London

United Kingdom

26.10.2007

Attention: Lucky Winner,

Message Dated The 26TH Of Oct. 2007.

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of £550,000.00 (Five hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds) from the BMW e-LOTTERY BONANZA International programs held on Saturday the 20th of Aug. 2007, in London United Kingdom.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. Addition of a BMW automobile car is inludes, details would be sent to you on claims processing.

The BMW e-Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promotional lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

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.

================================================================

PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

7 DOCK WAY, SEFTON BUSINESS PARK

LONDON, T40 4RT

UNITED KINGDOM.

Sir. Tony Hopkins

BY EMAIL

Email: sir.tonyhopkins@yahoo.co.uk

Telephone: +44704575081

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Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code X7PYWM2007 and your Reference Number BMW:2551256003/23.You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information’s as soon as possible:

1.Name in full.———————-

2.Address.—————————

3.Nationality.———————–

4.Age.——————————-

5.Occupation.———————

*Monthly salary——————

6.Telephone Number.——–

*Mobile.—————————–

7.Present Country.————

8.Short comment on our products. [optional].
——————————————

9.Fax [optional].—————-

10.Email address. ————-

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Please you are to provide him with the above listed details as soon as possible so he can begin with the processing of your prize winnings.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

MR.JEFFERY ANDERSON

THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS

BMW PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

UNITED KINGDOM

Regards,

Sir. Tony Hopkins
FIDUCIARY/ AGENT
BMW GROUP PROMOTION.

Engr. Matt Colva Nnewtown.
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.

One point that lottery e-mails all have in common is they freely explain to the receiver that their e-mail address was illegally used for the fictive promotion.

Although they do not say how they were in possession of the e-mail address. The crooks do use harvester bots to go through websites trawling for any e-mail address which can be found. Unfortunately, there are enough websites where this sort of information is in plain text.

Today, website administrators are usually aware of this and offer legitimate users valid contact details, but cloak e-mail addresses so they are not recognised by the bots. Of course, this will not stop anybody collecting addresses manually, but it doesl make life easier for a lot of people by stopping Spam e-mails at the source.

Similar e-mails in the Crime Online Archive

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Co-ordinator {Euromillionlottery}
Date: Oct 28, 2007 11:48 PM
Subject: You are a Loteria Award winner 2007 !!! {Ref. Nº: ES/007/05/12/MAD.}
To: undisclosed-recipients

Euro Million Loteria Award
Paseo De La Castellana
15-89, 28008 Madrid,Spain Branch.
Ref. Nº: ES/007/05/12/MAD.
Batch. Nº: GHT/2907/333/05.
www.loteria.com

YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer BALLOTING SWEEPSTAKE held on October 27th, 2007. This is a millennium scientific computer game in  which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Your email address attached to ticket star number (9901-0148-790-691) drew the EUROMILLION lucky numbers 3-19-26-49-50 which consequently won the draw in the Second category.You have been approved for the star prize of EUR 987,248.26.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND,TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTY EUROS TWENTY-SIX CENT ONLY).

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you receive your lump prize in your account or optional cheque issuance to you. This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may tell as we have had cases like this before. You are required to provide the information below: Name, Telephone Number, Fax Number, Wining Ticket Number, Reference Number and Amount Won. This information For processing of your winning fund should be sent to our registered claim agent in address below.

LIBERTY SEGUROS AGENCY
Mr. Pablo Carson
Address: Correduria de Seguros Meila Lequetica 8 28004 Madrid, Spain.
Telephone: 0034693256508.
E-mail:mrpablocarson@aim.com

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than November 17th, 2007. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch number in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Emily Brooks,
Lottery Co-Ordinator.
The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to whom or which it is addressed. Unauthorised use, disclosure or copying is strictly prohibited. The sender accepts no liability for the improper transmission of this communication nor for any delay in its receipt.

Do you believe that the UEFA would give away 200 million, just like that. Even with 20 or so “Sponsors”, they wouldn’t do it without the world media knowing. I haven’t noticed anything like this in the press, have you?

I expect that, coming up to the start of the European Championships next year, we will see a whole lot more of this kind of scam or fraud e-mail.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: European Champions League
Date: Oct 22, 2007 12:33 PM
Subject: MAIL FROM UEFA
To: undisclosed-recipients

ATTENTION:

The Local Organising Committee of the Heineken European Champions League is glad to announce to the world the giving away of the sum of TWO HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS to 100 lucky email addresses all over the world.This promotion is in Appreciation of our International Support for the past Soccer Events and the correspondent earnings at the stock market which was far beyond our projected quarterly earnings.

Be informed that all winners in this program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 1,500,000 companies and individual e-mail addresses database. Your email address happened to be one of the lucky winner of TWO MILLION POUNDS among the One Hundred email addressess chosen. In order to claim your prize, you will have to fill the form below and send it back to us for verification and then you will be informed on how to make claims of your Cashier’s Check for the sum which has already been deposited along with your email contact.

We use this opportunity to thank all our Sponsors/ Contributors of this

program: HEINEKEN, AIR EMIRATES, ADIDAS,NIKE,MCDONALDS,COCA-COLA,UNITED
AIRLINES, BMW, PEPSI, VIRGIN ATLANTIC, UMBRO-SPORTLINE, FUJIFILM,AIR-ASIA,
BARCLAYS,VODAFONE, NOKIA N-SERIES, LUCOZADE SPORT, AND A HOST OF EMAIL SERVICE
PROVIDERS FOR ALLOWING THE USE OF THEIR DATABASE FOR THE DRAWS AND ALSO FOR
THE PROVISION OF SECURE (SSL) EMAIL DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

NAME:……………………………………..
AGE:………………………………………
SEX:………………………………………
ADDRESS:…………………………………..
EMAIL:…………………………………….
TEL.:……………………………………..
OCCUPATION:……………………………….
COUNTRY:…………………………………..

Please you are advised to complete the form and send back to us for prompt collection. You are automatically disqualified if you are below 16 years of age.This E-mail message (including attachments, if any)is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure.If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited

Congratulation once again and you are advised to send reply to your claims agent for you to be accredited for payment:
CLAIMS AGENT: MR.LANGSTON WRIGHT
Phone:uefaprizecliams@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Susan Hill.

Of all of the lottery companies who are misused for this type of scam, the UK National Lottery is the one which is used the most.

On some days I get about 3 to 4 from different crooks, all claiming to be announcing that I have won. Of course, I also get the same message from different freemail accounts as well as several coming from just one account.

These are sent to my accounts which used to be in plain text and easily found on my websites. For some time now though, I have coded my e-mail addresses or use separate Software to prevent bots from harvesting my accounts from my websites.

Since I started doing that, I have never received any kind of scam or spam e-mail on any of my new accounts.

One particular piece of software I use is “My Contact Station” which effectivly blocks the use of e-mail harvesters. If you are interested you can get the software direct from My Contact Station

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: mario.neves <mario.neves@netcabo.pt>
Date: Oct 13, 2007 7:02 PM
Subject: Your Email Address Has Won!(Contact Our Claims Agent Via……dept_claimsinfo01@yahoo.co.uk)
To:

 
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
British National Lottery,
28 Tan Field Road,Croydon,London
Dear Selected winner,
      This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash Prize of £7,534,370.00(Seven Million,Five Hundred And Thirty Four Thousand,Thirty Seven Pound Sterling) in cash.from International programme held on October 2007 in the United Kindom,The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerised email selection system from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your email was among the first ten (10) lucky winners,from a file E-ticket Number credited to KTU/9023118308/03. You are therefore advise to contact Claims Agent for the release of your winnings provide him with the under listed informations.CONTACT PERSON: Mr.Wiltold Smith
EMAIL: dept_claimsinfo01@yahoo.co.uk
Do not have doubt over Your participation in this Promotion, as all Participants were selected Through an electronic computer ballot system for all email users drawn From over 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, North American,and South American.To file in for your claims Contact your Claims Attorney
with the following information:
1. Name:
2. Telephone Numbers:
3. Age:
4. Address:
5. Country:
6. Occupation:
7. e-ticket:Number:
8. Amount Won:
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Claims Wiltold Smith
Email: dept_claimsinfo01@yahoo.co.uk   
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CONGRATULATIONS,
LOTTERY COORDINATOR
Tel: +447045709504