Peugeot Fraudulent Emails Warning

Beware fraudulent emails - 'Peugeot Lottery'

Fraudulent emails claiming to be from legitimate companies are unfortunately becoming increasingly common these days, and Peugeot is committed to doing everything possible to help you avoid these kind of email scams.

Some internet users have informed us that they have received a series of fraudulent emails claiming to be from Peugeot Motor Company, asking them to send or confirm personal information by return email in order to win a Peugeot vehicle or a cash prize, through a Peugeot 'Lottery'.

Please be aware that Peugeot Motor Company is in no way connected to these emails. Peugeot Motor Company would never contact you by email asking you to send us any of your personal details. Therefore, if you receive an email of this type from a person or entity claiming to be from Peugeot, DO NOT reply to it. We also recommend that you add the sender to your blocked email or spam email list.

If you are unsure about any email you have received claiming to be from Peugeot Motor Company, please forward it to internetteam@peugeot.com, and we will tell you whether or not it comes from us. Peugeot Motor Company reports all scam emails of which it becomes aware to the relevant UK authorities.

Below is an example of one of the most common fraudulent 'Peugeot' emails:

PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES LOTTERY
Peugeot Auto-mobiles headquarters, 19 Ul,
Essex, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.

REFERENCE NUMBER: PGA/12058006/09.
DATE:26-01-2010

ATTENTION:WINNER,

I hereby use this medium to acknowledge the receipt of your claims requirement regarding the winning notification mail you received, informing you of the prize you have won courtesy Peugeot Automobiles United Kingdom, after the verification process was conducted. I wish to congratulate you and to say you are a lucky person to have won this lottery. Your email got selected as winner by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from the Internet. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized Email selection system (ESS) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. The Peugeot Car Promotional Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and Also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery is the 2nd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

I wish to inform you that the Administrative department and promotions department has just approved your payment of the tune of £300,000.00 GBP (Three Hundred Thousand United kingdom Pounds Sterling) a certified hard copy of the cheque of the said sum has been written in your name, Your certificate of winnings and your claims affidavit (otherwise known as the clearance certificate) and along side the keys and the documents of shipment of your brand new Peugeot car has been compiled in as a consignment and sent to our official Courier company in your favour.

The (Peugeot car ) you have won, which is the main reason why this event was held will be shipped by Peugeot personel to your current location without any cost and once your car get to your current destination their agent in your locality will invite you to claim the car with the shipment papers and car documents that is presently inside the package you have with the Courier company and as soon as you present those documents on getting there the car will be given to you so please make sure you contact the courier company and provide them with their request so as to enable them ship your package, as your claims officer, I will also be of great assistance to you so incase of any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE COURIER COMPANY.
©MAY COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES LTD UK
Address: Devonshire Point,Challenge Road,
Ashford Middlesex TW15 1HX
United Kingdom.

CONTACT AGENT: Mr. Scott Catter
TEL#: (+44) 704 5701 102
E-mail: customerservice@maycouriers.co.cc

Write to them via email upon receipt of this mail without wasting time. You are to Furnish them with your Full Names, Telephone number, Postal Address, Secret Pin Code: PGA/9106534.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants .

Congratulations once again.

Best Regards,
Mr. Louis Alfred (claims officer)
Peugeot Automobile Lottery Promotions

Another example of a fraudulent email:

From: Peugeot Automobile
Sent: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:13:49
To: undisclosed recipients
Subject: Dear Email Address Owner

Dear Email Address Owner,

Your email address have won you the sum of £300,000.00 GBP and a
Peugeot 407 car in the ongoing Peugeot automobile email lottery held in
London, contact Mr.Louis Alfred via email: mr_louisalfred9@sify.com
Tell: +44 701 113 3713 with the below details:

Full Names:.
Address:.
Phone Number/fax:.
Occupation:.
Present Country:.

Congratulations once again!
With Best Regards
Mr. Weller Milla
Lottery Promotion Manager