419 scam: "Skye Bank Nig Plc." <skye1948@live.com> YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348066310628 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- skyebanking2010@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Skye Bank Nig Plc." <skye1948@live.com>
Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 03:45:18 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT

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

Attn: Beneficiary DAVID L COUCH,

This is to congratulate you for scaling through the hurdles
of screening by the board of directors of this payment task
force. Your payment file was approved and the instruction
was given us to release your payment and activate your Visa
card for use.

The first batch of your card which contains US$950,000.00
Thousand U.S. DOLLARS has been activated and is the total
fund loaded inside the card. Your fund which is in total
US$950,000.00 will come to you.

Your payment would be sent to you via UPS or FedEx, Because
we have signed a ontract with them which should expired by
2011. Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track
from UPS website(www.ups.com) to confirm people like you who
have received their payment successfully.

JOHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER ==============1Z2X59394195952759
GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947

Good news, We wish to let you know that everything
concerning your VISA CARD payment dispatch is ready in this
office and we have a meeting with the house (Federal
government of Nigeria) we informed them That your fund
should not cost you any thing because is your money (Your
Card). Moreover, we have an agreement with them that you
should pay only delivering of your card which is only $50 by
FedEx or UPS Delivering Company.

However, you have only Two working days to send this $50 for
the delivering of your Visa card, if we don't hear from you
with the payment information; the Federal Government will
cancel your payment.

Please try and send the Delivering fee in my name of (John
Good) Nigeria, send it via Western Union Money Transfer or
Money gram and let me have the detail as soon as you send
it.

Please confirm your full information by tomorrow your ATM
Card will be delivered to you and I need you to send me a
scanned copy of your id I wait the payment information to
enable us proceed for the delivering of your VISA card. And
when sending the payment information also reconfirm to us
your full home address were the Fedex or UPS will deliver
the Card to you to avoid any mistake on the delivery.

Your full Name:.........................................
Your Address:............................................
Home/Cell Phone:.........................................
Age:.....................................................

This is the paying information that you will use and send
the fee through western union money transfer or money gram
below.

Recovers; Name: Elvis Duru
Recovers: Address: Nigeria
Test Question: Urgent
Test Answer: Message

I wait the payment information to enable us proceed for the
delivering of your card. And when sending the payment
information also reconfirm to us your full home address were
to deliver the Card to avoid any mistake on the delivery.

Thank you and have a wonderful day.

Dr. Tunde Lemon
Director ATM Swift Card/Foreign Operation Dept,
SKYE BANK NIG PLC
Email: skyebanking2010@yahoo.com.hk
CALL ME +2348066310628

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