SKYPE AWARDS PROMO

A lottery from Skype!
Note the confidentiality required at the bottom, so as not to warn your friends and family that you are being scammed...

From: Edward Brwon <[email protected]>
Date: 2009/6/9
Subject: SKYPE AWARDS PROMO

SKYPE AWARDS PROMO

The Desk Of The Promotions Manager
International Promotions/Skype Award Center
124 Stockport Road, Longsight,
Manchester M60 2DB - United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 703 194 6898
Fax: +44 703 194 6898

Reference Number: 1037231LL

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of three Hundred
Thousand Pounds (GBP300,000: 00.) for the month of June, 2009 Prize promotion which
was organized by SKYPE AWARDS. The Skype collects all the email addresses of
the people that are active online,among the millions that subscribed to
various websites. Six people are selected yearly to benefit from this promotion
and you are one of the Selected Winners this year.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM.

Winners shall choose from one of the payment option stated below:

A] Bank Wire Transfer
For this option, winnners must provide the below stated information:

(1) Bank Full Name:
(2) Bank Full Address (including State and Country):
(3) Bank Telephone Number:
(4) Bank Account Number:
(5) Name of Owner of Account:
(6) Swift Code:
(7) Charge of Transfer (C.O.T) - 750GBP (Must be paid before consignment
transfer of funds)

B] International Certified Cheque
For this option, winnners must provide the below stated information:

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Your Complete Mailing Address:
(3) A Scanned Copy of your I.D clearly showing your face. (Note that this I.D
will be required to claim your parcel when it arrives your apartment).
(4) Insurance Fee & Shipment charge of 500GBP (Must be paid before
consignment
dispatch).

All funds must be claimed no later than 5 days from date of Draw
Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Below you will find a Processing Form, requesting your required Particulars.
Please provide all requested information to help us processs your claim in
good time.

SKYPE ONLINE PROCESSING FORM

REFERENCE NUMBER:
FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP:
PHONE /FAX:
COUNTRY:
SEX:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
NATIONALITY:

PAYMENT OPTION: [A]/[B]

Forms Should be returned to your claim agent with details below:

Agent Edward Brown
E-mail: [email protected]

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN
Yours in service
Patricia Elsworth
(Lottery Coordinator)

Note: Do not reply to this email because your entries will not be processed.
All entries should be sent to: [email protected]

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This Notification MUST remain confidential until your funds is successfully
handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double
claim.You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying our image.
This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your
winning. In the event you receive any e-mail similar to this notification
letter we have emailed you, kindly delete it from your mail box and make no
further correspondence to such persons or body.Skype shall not be held
responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned.
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Note this search on reference number in scam mail click here

See this site for warning; http://share.skype.com/sites/security/

It appears that someone is attempting to perpetrate a form of the ‘Nigerian’ or ‘Foreign Lottery’ scam using the Skype brand, promising to pay significant prize winnings in a contest.

If you have received an email that appears to be from Skype, please do not respond and/or share any personal and private information as the result of this email.

Here's the version of the message we've seen making the rounds:

Subject: Congratulations; SKYPE AWARDS!?

From: SKYPE AWARDS ([email protected])

124 Stockport Road, Longsight,
Manchester M60 2DB - United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 703 194 6898
Fax: +44 703 194 6898

The address and postcode are both real, but don't belong together. And the postcode looks as if belongs to a large business, not a small area in Manchester.
The phone numbers are redirect ones, so the scammer could be anywhere in the world.

Another example of this fake (SKYPE) scam posted by a public spirited member in another topic thread here.

Thank You era1956.

SKYPE LOTTERY INTL INC: SKYPE LOTTERY INTL INC
Ref Number: SKYPE/938/16496
Dear Internet User,

We are happy to announce to you that your Skype ID have won US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million US Dollars). You were selected among the 10 (Ten) lucky winners during the internet ballot draw of the SKYPE LOTTERY INTL INC. You are advised to contact the claim department immediately with the below information for the release of your prize money:

Mr : Nelson Dandala.
Tel : +44 703 199 2579
Emai: [email protected]
[email protected]

International prize Department,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yours Faithfully,
Skype Int.
Claim Cordinating Office.