419 scam: "SKYE BANK"<mike@habitex-vn.com> Re: Good News---------Your Funds files has been recovered!!!

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "atmcashcentre1@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "atmcashcentre1@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "atmcashcentre1@yahoo.cn" (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.
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.
- +2348137991259

Fraud email example:

From: "SKYE BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcashcentre1@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:47:29 -0600
Subject: Re: Good News---------Your Funds files has been recovered!!!

SKYE BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
Office Address: Plot 1669, Oyin Jolay Victoria-Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Postal Address: P.M.B. 12194, Lagos .
Email: atmcashcentre1@yahoo.cn
Tel.. +234 813 799 1259.

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. Mark Brown, 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
unds, 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$1.500,000.00). One Million Five Hundred Thousand
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: atmcashcentre1@yahoo.cn

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mark Brown
Director: Foreign Operations/ Remittance,
Email: atmcashcentre1@yahoo.cn
Tel.. +234 813 799 1259.

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