Oh dear, it looks like the scammers have gotten to looking at car companies now in a bid to part you and your money (please, no bad jokes about selling cars being that now …). Following a spate of bogus emails that have been spreading across South East Asia, BMW Group Malaysia has released a statement saying that BMW does not offer cash prizes or BMW nor MINI cars as part of free prize draws.
Apparently, an email entitled ‘BMW Car International Promotion Program’ has been circulating the Internet, and the recipient of the mail is told that he/she has won 750,000 sterling pounds as well as an X6 35iM from the ‘BMW Lottery Department UK’, which along with the ‘The BMW International Awareness Promotions,’ has no relationship whatsoever with the BMW Group nor with BMW Group Malaysia.
“We are aware that there are and have been a number of similar emails in circulation and we are currently investigating how to prevent those responsible from using BMW’s name in such a way. We advise anyone who receives the email to not enter into correspondence with the sender,” BMW Group Malaysia’s corporate communications manager Sashi Ambi said in a statement.
Apparently, versions of the mail have been circulating about for years now, with rather fancy models designations such as the 550i M, X6 35i Sport Saloon and X6 Concept being spewed. Giving away a concept, yes, sure …
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Lol… giving away a concept car…. :)
We are close to 2011 now, still has people believe this kind of scam?
no choice, people’s greed are always there…
Not only BMW, I’ve been offered free cars from Chevrolet, Toyota and the like. Check the sender email address, if it’s a free email provider like Gmail or Yahoo, or personal email adresses, surely that’s a clue the email’s a scam!
Thanks for the info. But come on guys/gals, there is no such thing as free anything in this over-populated world. Even our own parents/family wont simply give money/things as freely as we wish so why would we let ourselves think that a complete stranger/company would be so generous for no apparent reason. Especially when this stranger comes from a totally different country! It’s pathetic to read about so many people got scammed so easily! Pity! A large part of this scam relies on gullibility and low self-esteem, that at present someone gullible out there has no one to turn to or being under-appreciated at work always. When suddenly, voila, a special boon of feeling of winning or being ‘selected’ as partner for transactions, the long-awaited boost in self-esteem that’s been craved for finally arrives even though from a complete stranger, all guards come lose! Get real and realize that self-esteem comes from inside not outside. I pity those victims yet pathetic.
great one….
Wow!!!a chance to get a concept!!wow!!cant wait for the email!!
aiyo is there still people who get con by scam email? same like MLM!!!
Gullible people wil take the bait no matter how outrageous it must be. Nigerian email scam has been with us for a very long time now…
even simple sms also got ppl believe….
a few uncle at my work place(buta huruf) ask me wats the sms was about,
all they see is RM2xxxx , i explain to them that the sms is about u win something with some contact number. i said to them that these r scam n is very normal nowdays.
lastly, the uncle say, theres no hurt calling the number. aiyo, waste my saliva.
greed, simple brain, stupid.
BMW Lottery Department? WTF?!
if i actually bleieve those emails , i wd have won sting close to a trizzilion pounds , and even an island somewhere near japan !
and somehow , thrs always someone from Nigeria involved !
its so BS that its boring already…
It is sad to see friends being cheat by scams, email scam + “skim cepat miskin” really make people thinking using their ‘lutut’. When you try to advice then they will say you are jealous because they are the chosen one with opportunity , then when being con, they bark like hell to those cheater. Sad but true
Hold on, let’s see the cars offered: 550i M. Hmmm, shouldn’t it be M5(the serious one) or 550i M-Sport(tye normal one with a fancy kit)? Ok, most people wouldn’t have noticed that. Never mind, second one is: X6 35i Sport Saloon. An X6 saloon??? People, BMW’s with an X are always SUVs. Last but not least, X6 Concept. This one really get’s me laughing. Never has a car company gave away a concept without charging a gazillion dollars for it, let alone give one for free.
What a joke.
If you sell your stuff in internet, the will for sure have the scammer to email you to buy. The motherfucker’s african have many ideas to steal your money..
I dont know what to say, these scammer is stupid and evil. However, the victim is dumb, greedy and asshole.. how can easily cheated by email…
Dont blame the scammer, they already bad. Blame yourself if you are cheated.