An Email with the Subject "SKYPE PROMOTION AWARDS NOTIFICATION!!!!!" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:36:24 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Skype Promotion Awards, USA"<bnbnbnbnbnbnb@att.net>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Skype Promotion Awards
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Reference Number: 1037231LL Award Notification Attn Winner: This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of One Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Only (US$1,200,000.00) for the Month Of September, 2010 lottery promotion which was organized by SKYPE AWARDS. Skype collects all the email addresses of companies and individuals that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to various websites. Six people are selected monthly to benefit from this lottery promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners. Winners shall choose from one of the payment options stated below: A] Bank Wire Transfer For this option, winners 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 B] International Certified Cheque For this option, winners must provide the below stated information: (1) Your Full Name (2) Your Complete Mailing Address (3) A Scanned Copy of your I.D (OPTIONAL) All funds must be claimed no later than 14 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 process your claim. SKYPE ONLINE PROCESSING FORM: REFERENCE NUMBER: FULL NAMES: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: PHONE; COUNTRY: SEX: AGE: MARITAL STATUS: OCCUPATION: E-MAIL ADDRESS: NATIONALITY: PAYMENT OPTION: [A]/[B]. Forms should be returned to your claims/Processing agent to below: Name: Mr. Ronald Bosch Tel/fax number: +1 206-222-2140 Contact E-mail: ronaldboschsaa@gmail.com CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Yours in service Patricia Elsworth (Promotion Manager) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING! This Notification MUST remain confidential until your fund 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 person or body. Skype shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned.