Skype Lottery scam - [email protected]

Lottery scam - Skype <[email protected]> This is the apparent originating mail and the reply-to address for the first mail. But the body of the mail includes a separate address, see below.

More versions of this scam are from: [email protected],

Originating IP: 74.208.4.201 The GMX. (Mail.com) mail servers in Pennsylvania, US.

The phone area code +1 (902) is (according to Wikipedia) for the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, but may be a web based referral service.

True origin, yet to be determined.

3210 Porter Dr, Palo Alto,
CA 94304,
United States.

Attention: Skype Winner,

CONSOLATION WINNER NOTICE:

We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 6 lucky consolation prize winners Your email ID identified with coupon No. SKY974321PE and was selected by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game..

You have been awarded the sum of $1,000,000.00USD from our Skype and Microsoft Outlook promo.

WINNING PARAMETERS
Ref : L/670-26008
Batch: 2017LOE-017

To claim contact: Vincent R. Sinopoli
(CLAIMS AGENT) VIA EMAIL:------ [email protected] ,
Tel: +1 (902) 2010233

Contact with your Full Name,
Full Address and Cell Number.

Congratulation.

Rosa Treboring
(Announcer)

If this mail is responded to by a potential victim, the scammer will reply to them via a second E-mail address:

National Lottery scam <[email protected]>
National Lottery scam <[email protected]> - second scam mail addresses.

At least on of these addresses has previously been linked with a Microsoft lottery scam.

The second mail will be addressed to the victim the scammer personalizes it according to how the victim replies to the first mail, to make it seem more genuine.:

Dear Winner [Redacted Name]

This is to acknowledge the receipt your email and the confirmation of your reliability in our Skype Lottery Promotion.

If you are the owner of the mentioned email address, then do as instructed. Skype prize handling committee presents their winning with FULL accountability and promptness.

We also congratulate your entire household as we have never seen any selected winner from your continent since the inception of this life changing program.

MEANWHILE, KINDLY FILL THE CLAIMS VERIFICATION/PROCESSING FORM BELOW:

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:-------------
HOME ADDRESS:------------------------------
CITY:--------------------------------------------
STATE:------------------------------------------
COUNTRY:--------------------------------------
NATIONALITY:--------------------------------
SEX----------------------------------------------
OCCUPATION:----------------------------------
DATE OF BIRTH:-------------------------------
MARITAL STATUS:----------------------------
CELL NO:----------------------------------------
REF NO:-----------------------------------------
BATCH NO: -------------------------------------

The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:

Option 1:
You are to make yourself available to come down here to our office (Skype, Inc., 3210 Porter Dr, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America) and receive your winning in person here.

Option 2:
Your Awards Legal Documents & a Certified Bank Cheque for ONE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD 1,000,000.00) will be sent to you through the above written address.
Hence you are required to Provide, any form of Identification as an attachment through email for proper Identification of our winner.

Option 3:
Your cash prize will be wired to your bank account via an automated direct wire transfer system operated by nominated paying Bank. Hence you would be required to send in your complete Banking information.

An email is expected from you immediately making a selection from the 3 options above.

Congratulations once again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of our Promotional program.

Regards,

Agent Vincent R. Sinopoli
(Director of Comm./Public Affairs)
Tel: +1 (902) 2010233


Skype, 3210 Porter Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States.

Most victims would chose option 2, not visiting the US, and wary of handing over their banking details. The scammer will then use the photographic identification provided to con other victims in other ways. The victim of this scam will then be required to pay a series of fees for processing, admin, courier fees, insurance of the check etc.. until the victim either twigs that it's a scam and refuses to pay, or is bled utterly dry.

The victim can the subsequently expect their email address to be sold on to recovery scammers for another round of leeching. See: http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=14