419 scam: "SKYE BANK PLC" <skyebnk@joygoodwin.com> FINAL NOTICE ON YOUR 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:

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 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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- +2348058701727 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "SKYE BANK PLC" <skyebnk@joygoodwin.com>
Reply-To: skyebnkremittancedept0@live.com
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:05:56 -0500
Subject: FINAL NOTICE ON YOUR PAYMENT

SKYE BANK PLC
Corporate Head Quarters
3 Akin Adesola Street,
Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria.
TEL: 234-80-58701-727

RE: NOTIFICATION ON THE IRREVOCABLE AGREEMENT ORDER ON YOUR PAYMENT/ FINAL NOTICE.

Attn: Beneficiary

Please bear with us for making this initial contact through email, it is due
to the urgency of this notification, since we are unable to reach your phone
line. This is to officially bring to your notice that we have finally signed
an irrevocable agreement order with the United Nations, at the 37th G8 summit
which was held26–27 May 2011 in the commune of Deauville, in France. You can
check this link to confirm the summit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_G8_summit.

The agreement instruction was for us to settle all enormous outstanding debt
burden on our country, in order to enhance our business relationship with the
International Community. To that effect, The Federal Ministry of Finance have
finally forwarded to my humble office, the names of foreigner's/contractors
that have not yet received their payment for some reasons and your name happen
to be on the list hence, your payment worth USD$2,000.000.00 (Two Million
Dollars Only) is next on the payment schedule list, for this quarter of the
year 2012.

In accordance with the provision act of decree 114 of the 1999 Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Contract Matters, your contract payment
documents have been verified, approved and arrangement is being been made to
effect your payment to you within the shortest period of time in our bid to
transparency.

Also, it might interest you to know that a Gentleman with name JAMES WHITE
from Ohio, USA., already contacted us on your behalf. He forwarded to us his
full banking information and presented some documentations evidencing your
payment, claiming they were signed personally by you for the release of your
payment to him. He further told us that you are seriously sick and presently
on a Hospital bed of which she is not even sure, you will survive. Please find
below his Banking information for your-re-confirmation:

BANK NAME: Charles Schwab Bank
ADDRESS: 1397 Vidaway Columbus, Ohio 43228
A/C NAME: JAMES WHITE
ACCOUNT#: 121202211
ROUTING#: 440014258642
TEL: Withheld for security reasons
EMAIL: Withheld for security reasons

Lastly, we also want to use this medium to pose a warning/advise to you,
should in case you are already dealing with anybody or office posing to be the
Central Bank of Nigeria or any fake financial office, we advise that you STOP
further contact with them in your best interest and contact only the Skye Bank
Plc., with our information accordingly. The reason why you have not received
your payment up till now, is because you have been dealing with the wrong
people and office, so be advised and note that only Skye Bank Plc have in
possession, the instrument for perfecting that.

Having said all this, we urge you to get back to this office immediately in
order to let us know if truly JAMES WHITE is your representative as explained
above, before we proceed with the next step on releasing your payment to him
accordingly. Thank you for your anticipated Co-operation in advance as we
await your prompt response to this matter.

Yours Sincerely,

MR. PAUL WILLIAMS
OPERATION MANAGER
SKYE BANK NIG PLC.

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