by Jillian
PayPal is an online payment system, they don't have any lotteries. Notice that the email isn't from paypal. The sent from address is terra.es (free webmail) with the reply to address at Luckymail because the scammer expects the terra.es email to either be shut down for spamming or to have tons of undeliverable mails and wants to be able to work from a mailbox that potential victims reply to. Luckymail, while it sounds like it could be connected to a lottery, is just a version of Yahoo webmail.
As proof of the fact that scammers target many addresses without care, this was sent to [email protected].
As proof of the fact that scammers target many addresses without care, this was sent to [email protected].
fromPaypal Notification office <[email protected]>The phone number is for Spain (+34 country code). Of course, I wasn't the only "lucky winner" as you can see another targeted victim has posted the same email here: http://jgdfun.blogspot.com/2009/08/cong ... ns_05.html
reply-to [email protected]
to
dateWed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:16 AM
subjectcongratulations
Congratulations
Attn User:
This is to notify you that this e-mail address was entered during the Paypal
European selection Draw and has won the sum of $450.000.00 (Four Hundred And Fifty
thousand dollars only). For claim please contact the below company for immediate process of your claim; Rememebr to quote
these numbers below for verification by the company. REF: PP-21180-ES and BATCH:
PP-245-44 you should include Your Name, Address, Sex, Age, Occupation,
Nationality, Phone Number
Company:NATIONAL TRUST S.A
Email:[email protected]
Dr. Alexandra Mayor (Claim Director)
Tel; Tel:+34 634 130 267
Sincerely,
Mrs. Helene Jones
Paypal Europe Coordinator
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