Buyers Warned on Fake BMW Scam

[CosmosBlack]

Admin might want to pin this notice for a while.

Buyers Warned on Fake BMW Scam

BMW owners are being duped by email scammers

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Watch out for fraudulent E-mails claiming to be from premium marque BMW.

Messages entitled 'International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Group' have been sent to thousands of motorists, offering cash prizes and free cars. The firm claims it has no link with the E-mails, and has launched an investigation aimed at shutting down the fraudsters.

 

[Big Daddy]

Done Kenny, thanks for the information!

 

[davey101]

on another forum a guy asked if this was real. he said tthat he won 500,00 dollars, a new bimmer and a trip to bavaria or something. how do they scam u tho? do they ask for info or something? any one here gotten an email from them?

 

[Tom]

Pretty sure in order to "claim" the prizes they'll require you to givem them your personal info such as SSN. So I guess that's where the scam takes place.

 

[Doughnut]

Well done on the heads up!

 

[amiesparkss]

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thanks man! thanks for the information. fraudulence is really everywhere nowadays. ..fraudulent business practices. didnt expect they could go as far as this. frustrating.

 

[deutsch100]

Thanks for the heads up Kenny. I'm really good about not giving out my SSN (unless verified that it's needed), but some folks are more, uhhh... "trusting". Good post, Thanks!!