Type your question in the Fake BMW Lottery Spam
Tuesday 31 October 2006
Phishing e-mails are circulating that claim the recipient has won 950,000 EUR and a brand new BMW car as part of a lottery.
Security experts Sophos warn that the spam e-mails include a fake address, e-mail and telephone number which the recipient is told to contact to claim their winnings.
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Users are advised not to respond to spam messages like these and to instead delete them.
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