419 scam: "DR FRANK MORGAN" <csoludo@voila.fr> SKYE BANK PLC

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "DR FRANK MORGAN" <csoludo@voila.fr>
Reply-To: officemailunit@virgilio.it
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:23:47 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: SKYE BANK PLC

Attention Sir/Madam

SKYE BANK PLC
3,AKIN ADESOLA STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
NIGERIA.

Re:-Fund Transfer Notice.

Attention: Sir,

We received instruction few days from our correspondence bank to transfer the
sum of $15.5M million into your account which we are on the process to make your
payment through Digital River Visa Electron Card on your name so that you can
make withdrawal from any ATM machine system in your country by yourself, to
avoid any problem.
But we are surprise this morning when we are about to load the fund into the
Digital River Visa Electron Card and received another email from Ms JANE MOORE
whom claim to be your representative and forward to us the following account
information for us to transfer the fund into her account. The account which she
forward to us is as follow.

NAME JANE MOORE
Bank OF America TX2-817-01-01
9308 Forest Lane, Dallas TX 75243
ROUTING # 541740162
ACCT # 488030345645

Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady is from you and
have you authorized her to receive your fund. If this lady is not your
representative, you are requested to fill and send this information for
verification purpose, so that your fund value of $15.5M million united state
dollars will be paid to you through Atm card method system or any mode of
transfer you want it.

1. YOUR FULL NAME..
2. YOUR TELEPHONE...
3. AGE...........
4. SEX....
5. YOUR OCCUPATION....
6. YOUR ADDRESS.........
7, Country,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
8, COPIES OF ANY OF YOUR ID.....

However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said Ms. Jane
Moore, if we do not hear from you within 24hrs from today, we will process and
release the fund into Ms Jane Moore account.
Confirm your receipt of this mail without delay.
We wait for your urgent respond to this bank so that you will be giving an
immediate Attention.

Yours sincerely,

Dr.Frank Morgan
Director Foreign Operation Dept
Skye Bank Nigeria Plc.

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