Fraud Warnings
RECENT FRAUDULENT EMAILS
Email from ‘The International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company’
You may have received an email claiming to be from BMW’s International Awareness Promotion Department stating that you have won a prize. Please be informed that BMW of North America does not have an International Awareness Promotion Department, nor do any of its affiliate companies. This is a fraudulent email. DO NOT RESPOND TO IT.
Email from ‘BMW’s Lottery Department’
You may have received an email claiming to be from BMW’s Lottery Department stating that you have won a prize. Please be informed that BMW of North America does not have a lottery department, nor do any of its affiliate companies. This is a fraudulent email. DO NOT RESPOND TO IT.
Email from ‘BMW Group Promo’
You may have received an email claiming to be from BMW Group Promo stating that you have won a prize. Please be informed that BMW of North America does not have a Group Promo department, nor do any of its affiliate companies. This is a fraudulent email. DO NOT RESPOND TO IT.
Email from ‘BMW Automobile Company Promotion Department’
You may have received an email claiming to be from a BMW Automobile Company Promotion Department, using BMW’s corporate ID, its proper address, and a 2016 copyright footer, stating that you have won a prize and asking for certain personal information. Please be informed that BMW of North America does not have a BMW Automobile Company Promotion Department, nor do any of its affiliate companies. This is a fraudulent email. DO NOT RESPOND TO IT.
RECENT FRAUDULENT POSTAL MAIL
Mailing from an ‘Automobile Transfer Div.’ / ‘Vehicle and Entitlement Assignment Division’
You may have received a request in the mail to contact the above-referenced Division concerning the consignment of a BMW vehicle or other entitlement, such as the vehicle’s cash value, to you. To claim your entitlement you are asked to complete a form, pay a consignment fee and mail both to a PO box in the Netherlands. Please be advised that BMW of North America, LLC does not have an Automobile Transfer / Vehicle and Entitlement Assignment Division, nor do any of its affiliated companies either in the USA or the Netherlands. This is a fraudulent mailing. DO NOT RESPOND TO IT.