419 scam: "SKYE BANK OF NIGERIA PLC."<admin@kiev.partner.ua> ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

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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 states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "www.skybankplc@post.ro" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "www.skybankplc@post.ro" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "www.skybankplc@post.ro" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "SKYE BANK OF NIGERIA PLC." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <www.skybankplc@post.ro>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 06:30:35 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

SKYE BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
Office Address: Plot 1669, Oyin Jolay Victoria-Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Postal Address: P.M.B. 12194, Lagos .
Email: www.skybankplc@post.ro

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

Definitely, I know that this letter will be a surprising one to you, firstly, I will like to introduce myself officially as Mr. David Graham, The new

Managing Director of Skye Bank of Nigeria Plc (SBN).

This is to officially inform you that your funds files has been recovered, it came to our notice that you have been suffering and paying alot of money for

the release of your funds ever since last year and yet, you haven't receive your funds, but after all our investigation concerning the delay of your fund

transfer, we notice that the person incharge of your fund transfer is trying to divert your funds into his foreign bank account in Germany, but now he has

been arrested by the NIGERIA CRIME FIGHTER'S, and your fund has been Re-deposited into the "Federal Suspense Account" of SBN.

I am the new MANAGING DIRECTOR of SKYE BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, and your fund files was submitted to my office 4th of January 2010, and instruction was also

passed to me by the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA that i should take immediate action on the release of your (US$10,000,000.00). Ten Million United States

Dollars. So we want you to take note that we have started working on the release of your funds and we advise you to stay away from any other office or

bank's, because your funds is not with any other bank but this bank only.

Listen, this transaction is 100% real, and there is a guarantee that you will receive the funds inside your nominated bank account, but only if you can

follow our instructions and stop dealing with any other person or banker's from this moment on, we also want you to fill the below form and send it to us on

the below e-mail address.

=============COMPLETE ENTIRELY===================

Full Name:.....................................................
Address:.........................................................
Age................................................................
Nationality......................................................
Alternative Address:.....................................
Tel:..............Cell..............Office....................
Occupation:..................................................

=============BANKING DETAILS===================

Bank Name:...................................................
Bank Address:................................................
Account Number:.......................................
Swift Code:...................................................
Routing Number:........................................
Bank Tel:......................................................

COMPLETE THE FORM ABOVE and forward it to our Director on the following e-mail address: www.skybankplc@post.ro

Yours faithfully,
Mr. David Graham
Director: Foreign Operations/ Remittance,
Email: www.skybankplc@post.ro

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