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BMW International Awareness Prize (2007)
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from Bmw Promotions info@bmw.nl.org
reply-to payoutcenter@aol.com
date Jan 27, 2007 2:44 PM
subject Congratulations!!!
PRIZE AWARD!!!
THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
10 Weinastraat Van Brooch,
3012, AW, Hoofddorp
The Netherlands.
Reference Number: BMW: 4766529D/23
!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company, wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years’ BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held in December, 2006,in Netherlands.
This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a prize of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand (Ђ750,000) Euros. The car comes with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in 2007. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide. As a winner you are responsible for the legal charges for the notarization.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.
YEAR: 2006, MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of overa millionemail addresses from the World Wide Web. Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address withticket number: A266652DG and serial number: BMWP/897BMW/06was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Manager, Mr. MATT VAN BOMMELof our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance andfacilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.
Claims Manager:
Mr.Matt Van Bommel.
Bmw Claims Department
EMAIL:bmwpayoutcenter@aol.com
Phone Number: +31- 633-826-117.
Fax Number:+31- 847-557-646.
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE:
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:
Congratulations once more,and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top quality automobiles.
Engr.JoeK. Gilbert
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE.
HOOFDDORP, THE NETHERLANDS.
THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
