E-Mail Fraud and Phishing

BMW Email Fraud Warning

Earlier this week I received an email from BMW North America's Legal News and Information department warning of an email scam that I thought should be passed on to the general public.  Apparently a series of emails are being sent to email recipients claiming to be from the "BMW Security Department" or the "BMW Lottery Department" located in Great Britain or the Netherlands.  The email look official with BMW logos or trademarks and tell the recipient that they have won a prize.  While the email may look authentic, BMW is warning that the emails are a scam.

BMW has been investigating the emails for more than a year and have determined that the majority are originating in Nigeria.  For more information, the general public can access the bmwusa.com consumer website at www.bmwusa.com/standard,content/contactus/fraudwarning.aspx.