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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "SKYE BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <skyebnkplc_remittancedept.ng11@live.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:43:15 -0000
Subject: FINAL NOTICE ON YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT (TREAT AS VERY URGENT).

SKYE BANK PLC
Corporate Head Quarters
3 Akin Adesola Street,  
Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria.
TEL: +234-81-2556-0147
                  
 
 
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 USD8,000.000.00 ( Eight 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 Auburn, 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: Jpmorgan Chase Bank
ADDRESS: 24 A St Se, Auburn 98002, USA
A/C NAME: JAMES WHITE
ACCOUNT#: 121202211
ROUTING#: 440014258642
TEL: Withheld for security reasons
EMAIL: Withheld for security reasons
 
 
In view of this, you are requested to advice us immediately with the reconfirmation of the below details, for appropriate Correction, if any, in order to avoid mistakes.
 
1) Your Full Name
2) Contact address
3) Mobile and Fax #
4) Profession, Age And Marital Status. 
5) Company Name (if any) and Position.
6) Copy Of your I.D, for proper Identification
 
 
You are to reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this Gentleman is truly your representative and also forward to us the above information, as we want to state categorically that we will not be Liable for any miss-direction of transfer of your payment to him, due to your failure to give us proper Directive/Reconfirmation as soon as possible.
 
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 with this e-mail address (skyebnkplc_remittancedept.ng@live.com). Also give me a call on My Direct Line +234-81-2556-0147. 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.
> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information in this transmission is intended only for the individual or entity named above. It may be legally privileged and confidential. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this transmission and any other documents, files and information transmitted herewith. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or its contents is strictly prohibited

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