Wednesday, November 3, 2010

BP oil spill scam email

With every disaster, there is a new scam email to go along with it.  I was surprised when I did not see one just after the big BP oil spill, but I finally had the email show up in my inbox.  Here it is.

 

RE: BP Oil Spill Compensational Fund Promotions


British Petrochemical (BP) p.l.c.
International Headquarters
1 St James's Square
London, SW1Y 4PD
UK


Reference Number: 25512560/30

BP is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. With 104,000 employees in more than 110 countries, we play a key role in helping to meet the world’s growing demand for energy in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways. You must have seen and read in the media about the devastating oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, we like to state emphatically, that BP is doing everything we can to make things right. We feel a great burden and responsibility for the oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, Our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people have formed the basis of our General Business Principles for 30 years and remain as important as ever. We are convinced that our short- and long-term business success depends on finding environmentally and socially responsible ways to help meet the world’s future energy needs.

To show our love and regard for the inhabitants of this beautiful word that gives us the mineral resources in which our organization derives its great financial capital base, the Department of International Awareness/Promotions of BP is giving away £450,000.00 GBP as a commiserative compensational fund to the lucky winner in or promotional exercise. In line with that, we in the Department of International Awareness/Promotions wish to congratulate you on the selection of your email id from our computerized balloting system as the lucky winner in our Oil Spill Compensational Fund Promotions.

This makes you the proud winner of cash prize of £450,000.00 GBPs (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds). In order to redeem your prize, send the below listed details to the given email address: bp_p.l.c@w.cn


1.) Full Name:
2.) Current Address:
3.) Country:
4.) Age:
5.) Sex:
6.) Occupation:
7.) Phone Number:
8.) Reference Number: 25512560/30


Your email will be attended to by Mr. David Anderson, who is Head of International Awareness/Promotions Department in our London Head Office. Once again you are reminded to send the requested details to us for acknowledgment, through the given email address: bp_p.l.c@w.cn or just simply click reply to and proceed in the sending of the above requested details.


Once Again Congratulations!!


London Head Office
British Petrochemical (BP) p.l.c.
Summed up by two words 'beyond petroleum'

18 comments:

  1. I got a similar one today:

    Date: 10th July, 2011

    Ref No: BP34/15DX/2011
    Batch No: MACLL121/3723

    British Petroleum Promotions Office
    20 Canada Square
    Canary Wharf
    London E14 5NJ, United Kingdom

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    Winning Notification

    The management of The BP Lottery Promotions is pleased to inform you that you have emerged
    as one of the Seventeen (17) winners of our 2nd Webmail Sweepstakes Program which was
    drawn on the 9th of July, 2011. Your email attached to compu-ticket play coupon No.134-1224-
    232-15-2111, with serial number 22-14-206 drew the lucky numbers: 12-24-32-34-36-45 Bonus
    (16), and consequently won the lottery. Recipients of this notification should note that no
    tickets were sold for this draw since participants were selected automatically from a database
    of 218 Million Email Addresses generated using our E-ballot Software.

    You have therefore been approved for the lump sum pay out of £750,000.00(Seven Hundred
    and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) credited to File Ref No: BP34/15DX/2011. This is from
    total prize money of £82,000,000.00 (Eighty-two Million Pounds Sterling) Promotional budget
    shared among the Seventeen (17) international winners in this category.

    To begin claims procedure contact the Claims Office by email (clunit_2011@blumail.org) and
    provide the information below for verification:

    ●Full Name:
    ●Address:
    ●Gender and Age:
    ●Occupation:
    ●Ref No and Batch No:
    ●Tel/Fax:

    Important

    1. All claims must be submitted to the claims department not later than five days of this notification
    otherwise will be automatically disqualified and Prize returned to BP Lottery Trust Account as unclaimed.

    2.

    Winners are assured of the highest standards of confidentiality and press anonymity until the end of
    proceedings, and beyond where they so desire.

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  2. I got the same email with just a few particulars changed. These idiots think that people will fall for this, and some might. Folks, BP Oil will not send out something with a contact email using a blumail.org account. I sent the email address clunit@blumail.com an email bomber. DON'T SCREW WITH A COMPUTER ENGINEER!!!!! MMMWWUUUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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  3. I've got this one today to my gmail account, in an attached pdf file, from BP, email address, to undisclosed recipients:

    BP Promotions Office: 22 Argyle Street King’s Cross, London United Kingdom
    Tel/Fax: +44 703 174 5868, +44 844 774 2859
    Reference Number: BP12/0117/2012
    Batch Number: PBSS102/1414
    Dear Sir/Madam,
    Winning Notification
    The BP Promotions Office hereby notifies you that you are a winner of our Biannual Webmail
    Sweepstakes Program which took place on the 11
    th
    of January 2012 in our head office.
    Participants were obtained from a database of one billion email user accounts and no tickets
    were sold because email addresses were assigned play coupons which were randomly
    generated using our Quick-Pick Automated E-ballot Software.
    You have therefore been approved for the lump sum pay out of £750,000.00(Seven Hundred
    and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) allocated to Ref No: BP12/0117/2012 because your play
    coupon bears one of the lucky winning number sequences [21-24-32-43-36-45] Bonus (16). This
    is from the total promotional budget of £16,000,000.00 (Sixteen Million Pounds Sterling) which
    is to be shared amongst the winners in this category.
    Write to clunit@blumail.org to start claims and give the details below:
    1. Full Name:
    2. Address:
    3. Gender and Age:
    4. Occupation:
    5. Ref No and Batch No:
    6. Phone No and Cell No:
    A claims consultant will contact you after registering your information.
    Yours’ Sincerely,
    Mr. Larry W. Mills
    Public Relations Officer
    BP Promotions Regional Office
    Claims should start within five days of receiving this notification

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    1. i also got the same.
      but in an img-mode.

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    2. I've Got the same one, even with the same winning number sequences.

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  4. Ok. I also received one just like the one above, but what should we do then? There must be someone this can be reported to.

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  5. I just got a similar scam 01-26-12. I'm the lucky winner!!! Crazy, I got the same lucky number sequence as the person that posted above. We are all going to be rich. (see below for the e-mail message I received)

    Dear Sir/Madam,
    Winning Notification
    The BP Promotions Office hereby notifies you that you are a winner of our Biannual Webmail
    Sweepstakes Program which took place on the 25th of January 2012 in our head office.
    Participants were obtained from a database of one billion email user accounts and no tickets
    were sold because email addresses were assigned play coupons which were randomly
    generated using our Quick-Pick Automated E-ballot Software.
    You have therefore been approved for the lump sum pay out of £750,000.00(Seven Hundred
    and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) allocated to Ref No: BP12/0117/2012 because your play
    coupon bears one of the lucky winning number sequences [21-24-32-43-36-45] Bonus (16). This
    is from the total promotional budget of £16,000,000.00 (Sixteen Million Pounds Sterling) which
    is to be shared amongst the winners in this category.
    Write to office_cl@blumail.org to start claims and give the details below:
    1. Full Name:
    2. Address:
    3. Gender and Age:
    4. Occupation:
    5. Ref No and Batch No:
    6. Phone No and Cell No:
    A claims consultant will contact you after registering your information.
    Yours’ Sincerely,
    Mr. Larry W. Mills
    Public Relations Officer

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  6. BP Promotions Office: 22 Argyle Street King’s Cross, London United Kingdom
    Tel/Fax: +44 703 174 5868, +44 844 774 2859
    Reference Number: BP12/0117/2012
    Batch Number: PBSS102/1414
    Dear Sir/Madam,
    Winning Notification
    The BP Promotions Office hereby notifies you that you are a winner of our Biannual Webmail
    Sweepstakes Program which took place on the 23rd of January 2012 in our head office.
    Participants were obtained from a database of one billion email user accounts and no tickets
    were sold because email addresses were assigned play coupons which were randomly
    generated using our Quick-Pick Automated E-ballot Software.
    You have therefore been approved for the lump sum pay out of £750,000.00(Seven Hundred
    and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) allocated to Ref No: BP12/0117/2012 because your play
    coupon bears one of the lucky winning number sequences [21-24-32-43-36-45] Bonus (16). This
    is from the total promotional budget of £16,000,000.00 (Sixteen Million Pounds Sterling) which
    is to be shared amongst the winners in this category.
    Write to office_cl@blumail.org to start claims and give the details below:
    1. Full Name:
    2. Address:
    3. Gender and Age:
    4. Occupation:
    5. Ref No and Batch No:
    6. Phone No and Cell No:
    A claims consultant will contact you after registering your information.
    Yours’ Sincerely,
    Mr. Larry W. Mills
    Public Relations Officer
    BP Promotions Regional Office

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  7. I also got this PDF file today with the same lucky numbers. It will be crowdy at the bank I suppose.

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  8. Wow, I'm rich, too! ...sigh.

    BP Promotions Office: 22 Argyle Street King’s Cross, London United Kingdom
    Tel/Fax: +44 703 174 5868, +44 844 774 2859
    Reference Number: BP12/0117/2012
    Batch Number: PBSS102/1414
    Dear Sir/Madam,
    Winning Notification
    The BP Promotions Office hereby notifies you that you are a winner of our Biannual Webmail
    Sweepstakes Program which took place on the 26
    th
    of March 2012 in our head office.
    Participants were obtained from a database of one billion email user accounts and no tickets
    were sold because email addresses were assigned play coupons which were randomly
    generated using our Quick-Pick Automated E-ballot Software.
    You have therefore been approved for the lump sum pay out of £750,000.00(Seven Hundred
    and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) allocated to Ref No: BP12/0117/2012 because your play
    coupon bears one of the lucky winning number sequences [21-24-32-43-36-45] Bonus (16). This
    is from the total promotional budget of £16,000,000.00 (Sixteen Million Pounds Sterling) which
    is to be shared amongst the winners in this category.
    Write to d_lawrence@luckymail.com to start claims and give the details below:
    1. Full Name:
    2. Address:
    3. Gender and Age:
    4. Occupation:
    5. Ref No and Batch No:
    6. Phone No and Cell No:
    A claims consultant will contact you after registering your information.
    Yours’ Sincerely,
    Mr. Larry W. Mills
    Public Relations Officer
    BP Promotions Regional Office

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  9. I answered the first email sent similar to the one above stating winnings of £750,000.00. All they got was my name, address, and phone number as I didn't realize it was a scam.

    Date:29/3/2012

    [REF No: BP12/0117/2012]
    [BATCH No: PBSS102/1414]

    Attention: Gerald Talbott

    Dear Sir,

    PROCESSING YOUR ALLOTMENT
    Congratulations again on your winnings. We have verified on our system that your winning information is correct and your allotment valued at £750,000.00(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) is valid with the BP Promotions Office. We have also registered it with the British Gambling Commission. To begin processing the release of your allotment, please complete the information below:
    1. PLEASE CHOOSE MODE OF PAYMENT
    a. ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER (E.W.T)
    b. CERTIFIED CHEQUE:

    2. COMPLETE THIS SECTION ONLY IF YOU CHOOSE E.W.T
    a. BANK NAME:
    b. NAME/ ACCOUNT TITLE:
    c. ACCOUNT NUMBER:
    d. SWIFT CODE:
    e. ADDRESS:
    f. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS IF ANY:

    PLEASE NOTE
    It is important that you send a signed letter of authorization and a valid identification to enable us follow up on processing the release of your money.The letter of authorization can be sent by Fax to +44 700 585 0702 or by email as a scanned document. We have given a sample below to assist you.

    LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION(A SAMPLE IS GIVEN BELOW)

    By this Special letter of authorization, I, Mr/Mrs. …………………………..........................residing at (full address)………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..Hereby appoint Larry Mills (P.R.O) of the BP Lottery Promotions Office as my lawful & true representative.
    To proceed to; any Bank in the United Kingdom and any other relevant Government/Private institution to sign all documents needed for the pay-out of my lottery winnings valued at £750,000.00(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling).
    To do all those acts necessary to be done lawfully in my name and on my behalf as would have been done by me for the purpose of the prompt release of the above lottery entitlements.
    Whereas by this special "letter of authorization" shall become null and void and of no consequence upon reflection of the above payment entitlement in my bank account.
    I hereby sign this document being of good health of mind and body this
    …………….. day of ……………………. 2012.  
    Delivered by:
    A) Fax
    B) Email
    For and on behalf of Beneficiary …………………………
    Thank you for your understanding.
    Yours' in Service,
    Mr.M.D Lawrence
    Claims Officer

    BP Lottery Promotions
    Phone: +44 703 174 1536

    This information is confidential, please be discreet to avoid identity security risks

    ----------------------------------------------------

    These scammers need to be caught and prosecuted! Does BP know about this?

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  10. I got an email today stating I won too with the same numbers.
    I forwarded the attachment (Winning notification letter) and this blogspot to BP to forward to their legal department.
    I hope they catch the guys before they sucker someone in to this scam.

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  11. I got the same thing how can we get them back and make them pay. I'm ready cause do.t play with mind like that

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  12. I got the same, going to register a complaint in cyber crime.

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  13. I got the same similar letter today. August 4, 2014. Stating I'm the beneficiary of a cash prize, and I'm 1 of 4 recipients. I'm suppose to be the winner of 400,00GBP from The British Petroleum Yearly Grant Team. They're asking for my Full Name, Complete Address, Nationality, & Direct Phone Number. The guy's name is supposed to be Mr. Defoe Jones

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  14. Oh, guys, these scammers have changed the message and now it looks like an unbelievable fake. I've received a letter yesterday that i got money from charity that fight against Hiv/Aids. Omg, they bold the winning sum and the date 2014, ahahahaha. Don't be fools.

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