"Dear Winner,
The BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulate you on your success
as one of our Ten(10) Star Prize Winner in this
years International Awareness Promotion (IAP) This makes you the proud
owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, car and a cash prize of £750,000.00
GBP. To begin processing of your prize contact:Mr. Thomas Hooper,BMW
Agent
E-mail: agentthomas_hoopers01@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44 70457 08086
Contact him, with your, Serial No: BMWP/556543450906 and Ref
No:BMW:2551256003/23.
Also provide listed information:Names:,Address:,Age:,Occupation:,
Phone no:, Country:
Regards,
Mr. Larry Duke"
2007-07-30 02:53:49 · 16 answers · asked by M M 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ BMW
Yes. It's a scam.
2007-07-30 02:55:56 · answer #1 · answered by crazy_fuzzy_bunny 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hahahaha, this is called a "419" scam.
And yes, it's probably being perpetrated by a Nigerian with nothing to do. The day BMW NA starts giving away free cars they better award me first because I've spent 100K plus on thier fantastic products lol.
2007-08-02 12:54:16 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, especially since they don't use pounds anymore as a monetary measure.
And if it were sincere, why are they using a Yahoo! address?
Plus, Americans aren't allowed to win foreign lotteries unless they have dual citizenship. Do you?
This is just another in a long line of scams. The only reason they still proliferate is that many of the people who get them actually try to get something (money) for nothing and lose out because they have to provide a "processing fee" or something else. I have a hard time feeling sorry for them. Their greed got them into that situation...
Spam button it...
2007-07-30 10:00:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
SCAM. You want to know the real giveaway? The Yahoo e-mail address for the agent you're expected to contact.
2007-07-30 09:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by Robert S 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are correct. It is a scam.
If you had really won, wouldn't they already have your address?
Never reply to e mails like this. You did very well to spot the scam!
2007-07-30 10:00:51 · answer #5 · answered by fire4511 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a scam to me
2007-08-01 03:45:09 · answer #6 · answered by hounslow m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam. No one contacts big prize winners by email.
2007-07-30 09:57:01 · answer #7 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I will buy this from you , send me your bank info and i will deposit funds immediately . I am a Nigerian prince with too much money .. rofl .. Report them
2007-07-30 10:02:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if ya didn't enter the contest how can you be a winner..and it has a yahoo address
2007-07-30 11:09:06 · answer #9 · answered by goat 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
LOOKS SCAM.
you write to fraudwatch at yahoo.com to find more details.
2007-08-02 05:50:37 · answer #10 · answered by george.m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋