419 scam: "SkyB"<sky@skyb.com> Urgent reply needed....

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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 british pounds" (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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "SkyB" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nickelsbrendan@kimo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:52:54 -0700
Subject: Urgent reply needed....

SKY-BANK INTERNATIONAL
108 Canada Square
London Rd,E14 5HQ

Our Ref:-LE71H2
Your Ref NO: X3P1A5

Payment of GBP1.5 million approval.

Attention Beneficiary,

We received instruction few days from our correspondence bank in London (SKY-BANK INTERNATIONAL) to transfer your awarded payment fund valued sum of (GBP1.5 million into your Contract account which we are on the process to open an online banking account on your name and forward to you the account information so that you can access your fund into your regular account in your country by yourself But we are surprise this morning when we are about to open your online banking account and received another email from Ms Diane L. McAllister whom claim to be your representative with a letter of trust certificate telling us that she's your next of kin and you left an instruction to her for the claim of your (Deposited fund (GBP1.5million) Here are the below account information he forwarded to us to transfer your fund into her account.
The account which she forward to us as follow.
Bank of America
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Account Holder Name: Diane L. McAllister
Account No.003767127294
Routing No. 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St #2
Ramat Gan, ISRAEL 54224

Please, do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this woman is from you and has your authority to receive your fund. If this lady is not your representative, you are requested to fill and send this information for verification purpose, so that your fund value of GBP1.5million British pounds sterling will be paid to you through online banking method. Kindly Contact NATIONWIDE ICH LONDON, UK.
Foreign Remittance Department
Nationwide ICH
London, United Kingdom
Via-email: click reply

FILL THE INFORMATION BELOW TO ENABLE THE AUTHORIZED BANK TO LIFT UP YOUR FUND TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK.
1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. YOUR TELEPHONE.
3. FAX.
4. AGE.
5. SEX.
6. YOUR OCCUPATION.
7. YOUR ADDRESS.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID Ms Diane L. McAllister,
IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, WE WILL PROCESS
AND RELEASE THE FUND INTO Ms. Diane L. McAllister.

Your Sincerely,
Ms Roslyn Payne
Sky-Bank International.

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