Ford Motor Company Limited is aware that a scam email which originates from outside the UK has been circulating for some time and implies that Ford is sponsoring a promotion linked to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

We wish to make it clear that Ford Motor Company has nothing to do with this fraudulent email and we do not have any promotional activity with the London 2012 Olympic Games. We would strongly advise anyone receiving this email, or who has lost money as a result of responding to the email, to contact their local police authority.

Ford Motor Company reserves the right to take action against any individual or group that misappropriates its name or trademarks.

(Background info: Recipients of the email are asked to call a telephone number in the UK to claim a share of a supposed cash prize fund. Responders to the email are requested to provide their banking details, with the email originators then illegally taking funds from the accounts.)