Email scams go motoring

Mark^^ · 12-01-2008, 11:25 AM

Well as we are a motoring site I though this was funny. It was sent to my hotmail account, I have never had anything to do with Peugeot or looked at their site. I have checked official Peugeot websites and funnily enough this fantastic promotion is not mentioned at all.

So now I have been selected to some next stage of this scam, and if I send them all my details I might win something. Mind you I only have 7 working day to send all my life details to them so they can duplicate or clone me. LOL

PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES PROMOTION
Peugeot head office, Stamford,
Middle sex, PE9 2YP , London
United Kingdom.

PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform that your email have been selected for a cash prize of
£600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) and a brand
new Peugeot 407 Car,From the International online programs held on the
11th of JAN 2008 in London the United Kingdom .

METHOD OF SELECTING WINNERS:
Participants were selected anonymously through a private ballot system
(computer ballot) from over 35,000 Companies and 70,000 individual
e-mail addresses all over the world. At the final draw your e-mail
address Emerged as the winner of our first Promotion.and it is promoted
and sponsored (PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES).

Hahaha I am supposed to send an email to Mr Brown with all my details to claim my prize. I like all the typos, like Middle sex...and I wonder where in
Nigeria I am supposed to proceed to the next stage of this wondrous offer.

Kryton · 12-01-2008, 11:29 AM

i wont the Euro lottery, just got one more payment to make before they send the cheque over.

EvilChief · 12-01-2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by davway

i wont the Euro lottery, just got one more payment to make before they send the cheque over.

so did i ... damn u, where is my cheque

DBourne · 12-01-2008, 03:45 PM

i hate that they dont even bother to get wording correct. "great british pounds" ... you wouldnt happen to mean Pounds sterling would you? bah

pertuan · 12-01-2008, 04:03 PM

Theres this other lottery as well where you send in all your credit card numbers.... and if one of them is lucky, you win a prize!!! Grampa Simpson told me that one.

irlewy86 · 12-01-2008, 04:22 PM

Forward the email to the Queensland fraud squad, they are very interested in these emails.

Mark^^ · 12-01-2008, 04:26 PM

I sent a copy to Peugeot in the UK, they can deal with it how they like.

vanman_75 · 12-01-2008, 04:41 PM

just never ends does it . getting bored with it.

uranium_death · 13-01-2008, 12:28 AM

I was given some Irish Lotto crap in the mail a couple of weeks ago and looked at it and immediately ignored it.
Suddenly, a bowel movement was in order and we were out of dunny paper.

Join the dots.

Mark^^ · 13-01-2008, 10:10 AM

Peugeot in the UK have replied and told me they are aware of this scam, I hope no one is taken in by it.

Kryton · 13-01-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark^^

Peugeot in the UK have replied and told me they are aware of this scam, I hope no one is taken in by it.

ask for a free Peugeot for your troubles.

Mark^^ · 13-01-2008, 01:28 PM

Hahah even I am not that desperate...LOL

Werd. · 13-01-2008, 01:46 PM

You guys get all the good stuff. I only get wang enlargement emails.

paule11 · 13-01-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Werd.

You guys get all the good stuff. I only get wang enlargement emails.

I know a Catholic NUN that gets those wang enlargement emails also not much use to her as well as sperm increasing medication emails

Kryton · 13-01-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Werd.

You guys get all the good stuff. I only get wang enlargement emails.

how do you think i feel........i got the ones for breast reductions.
i thought man boobies were in this year?

sgt_doofey · 13-01-2008, 03:29 PM

Funny.

Peugeot is a French car manufacturer. Why would they have their head office in London?

Where's my entry? I've never received anything about this competition!

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Mark^^ · 13-01-2008, 04:24 PM

The head office of Peugeot UK is in London.

sgt_doofey · 13-01-2008, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark^^

PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES PROMOTION
Peugeot head office, Stamford,
Middle sex, PE9 2YP , London
United Kingdom.

I do realise that Peugeot UK is based in London, just like Peugeot Australia is based in NSW, but as the e-mail states as you quoted, Peugeot Head Office in London? That should be the first warning sign right there!

motorcycles4eva · 26-01-2008, 12:41 AM

hi guys..interesting to read..i was chasing an xbgs coupe about a week or two ago..i saw it on drive.com.au for 11000... too good to be true..orange in colour/toploader/matching numbers..etc.....to cut it short he moved to england and needs urgent cash for a house..i happen to be in greece at the moment..work related.. and i asked for his details so i can see the car..he is 3 hour flight from where i am..of course he avoids all answers..he wants me to send him the money in ebay custody into his account or some shite and so on.. i said forget about it.. it doesn't end there... last night i (greece is 9 hours and 50 years behind ozz) i was checking sites for a car..including ebay... i saw it there and the only description he had was.. 'rare as'. i remembered reading the posts on this thread from you guys so i sent a love letter to ebay.. this morning it was deleted..even from my favourites.. i still have his emails and sent him a request for his banking details.. we'll see what this knob does.. cheers guys..

mad machs · 26-01-2008, 04:16 AM

Scammers, those crazy lads never give up -

http://www.419eater.com/

http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm

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Josh L · 26-01-2008, 08:46 AM

I love hoax and scam emails. Sometimes fill my work day in wonderfully.

I love those old chestnut emails that get about, HIV in Cinemas, Dangerous Xmas Virus, British Lottery. I always check where they originated from... some claiming to be new have actually been around since the early 90s and such.

I haven't seen the motoring scams yet tho... based on the "lottery" letters tho.

cowboy · 27-01-2008, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by motorcycles4eva

hi guys..interesting to read..i was chasing an xbgs coupe about a week or two ago..i saw it on drive.com.au for 11000... too good to be true..orange in colour/toploader/matching numbers..etc.....to cut it short he moved to england and needs urgent cash for a house..i happen to be in greece at the moment..work related.. and i asked for his details so i can see the car..he is 3 hour flight from where i am..of course he avoids all answers..he wants me to send him the money in ebay custody into his account or some shite and so on.. i said forget about it.. it doesn't end there... last night i (greece is 9 hours and 50 years behind ozz) i was checking sites for a car..including ebay... i saw it there and the only description he had was.. 'rare as'. i remembered reading the posts on this thread from you guys so i sent a love letter to ebay.. this morning it was deleted..even from my favourites.. i still have his emails and sent him a request for his banking details.. we'll see what this knob does.. cheers guys..

This one pops up on ebay quite regularly, like the XA GT coupe for 15,000. I like to have a bit of fun with them now. Ask for photos from particular angles and see what excuses they come up with for not being able to send them. If I'm feeling mean I even ask for bank details and tell them the money is on the way, then report them to ebay. Just wish you could back hand someone via email.

motorcycles4eva · 05-02-2008, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by cowboy

This one pops up on ebay quite regularly, like the XA GT coupe for 15,000. I like to have a bit of fun with them now. Ask for photos from particular angles and see what excuses they come up with for not being able to send them. If I'm feeling mean I even ask for bank details and tell them the money is on the way, then report them to ebay. Just wish you could back hand someone via email.

yea i also asked the qld. fraud squad on reporting it cause im concerned he may have my name from email..meaning he might try to access my details from anywhere..they have given me the departments to report it.. as for the loser scammer he is now waiting more details from me to proceed.. ebay replied to me and confirmed that under no conditions do they deal with the money exchange from seller to buyer and no holding bay available..or no warehouses through ebay..definite scammer..!!! there was also an xy gt in the glo mustard colour as he quoted..15000 for an original xy gt..cool..i want 3..and why are they allways from 11 to 15 grand?