419 scam: "SKYE BANK ATM CENTRE"<info.skyebank@live.com> SKYE BANK PLC.ATM CARD CENTRE. CODE 101

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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 ATM CENTRE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcashcentre1@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:36:20 -0800
Subject: SKYE BANK PLC.ATM CARD CENTRE. CODE 101

Attention:Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract file
presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your
payment of $1.5 million (One million Five Hundred Thousand united state dollar) due to your lack
of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in
respect to your contract payment.

Secondly, you are hereby adviced to stop dealing with some non-officials
in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so
wish to receive your payment immediately.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in
finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged
your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe,
America,Africa and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by our
new president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) Federal Republic of
Nigeria.

This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is
($15,000.00) Thousand Us Dollars per transaction. So, if you like to
receive your fund this way,reply to this office immedietly for the
issueing of your (ATM) CARD.

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Direct Delivery Address
(3) Phone And Fax Number

Your email correspondence should be send to the below email address:

Email : atmcashcentre1@yahoo.cn
Phone: +234 813 799 1259.

We shall be expecting to receive your information, you have to stop any
further communication with anybody or office apart from this Bank. On
this regards, do not hesitate to contact us for more details and
direction, and also please do update me with any new development.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best Regards,
Mr. MARK BROWN
Atm Card Director
SKYE BANK PLC.

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of
conduct, which is (101) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting or emailing this SKYE BANK PLC.ATM CARD CENTRE.

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