The Pueblo Police Department is providing this sample E-mail scam as a warning. Please do not be fooled into calling or responding to phony lottery prize scams as these computer criminals are luring individuals into calling and then asking for money before sending any supposed prizes. Protect yourself and others by sharing this information and educating others to not be fooled.
Subject: BMW LOTTERY WINNER...
Congratulations,
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 $500,000.00usd from the international programs held on the 2nd section 2014 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.
Contact Name : Christopher Parry
Contact him by providing him with your secret pin code Number BMW:4661256703/07/13. 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
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize money remitted/released to you.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements and equally to guard against non participant or unofficial personnel taking undue advantage of this program. Note that,all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME(ON OR BEFORE 20th April 2014) otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip sweepstakes.
Note that you have to call Mr. Christopher Parry (940 XXX-XXXX) before sending your listed information to him.
Mrs. Helen Blake
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS
BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.