419 scam: "SKYE BANK NIG PLC"<skye.zone@yahoo.com.au> Did You Authorize Mrs. Ann Miller To Receive Your Fund???? 23-08-13

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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)
- "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.
- +2348153827729

Fraud email example:

From: "SKYE BANK NIG PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrtimothyoguntayo2011@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:35:01 -0600
Subject: Did You Authorize Mrs. Ann Miller To Receive Your Fund???? 23-08-13

SKYE BANK PLC,HEAD OFFICE
3 AKIN ADESOLA STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
Tel: +2348153827729
Fax: +234 012637558

Attention:Beneficiary,

I am Mr.Timothy Oguntayo, Director Foreign Payment Officer (SKYE BANK PLC).

Did you authorize Mrs. Ann Miller who presented document of claim purported to have been signed by you for the release of your part-payment beneficiary settlement of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$7.5M)

Ready for Transfer? But Mrs. Anne Miller is Claiming the fund while the Beneficiary Still Valid in your Name. Ensure that you do not delay to get back soonest as this calls for urgent and cogent attention to avoid making payment to the wrong person.

If you did not give any Authorization to the said Mrs. Ann Miller for claim of your fund, please reconfirm immediately to avoid banking irregularities, as your fund is now ready to be transferred based on the urgent instructions from the Committee of Foreign Contractor Payments Board. In summary of what you need to do is to get back with the information request below.

1) Your full Name............
2) Residential Address................
3) Direct Cell-Phone/Mobile...........
4) Age and Marital Status.............
5) Professions ...........
6) Next of Kin Name and his Residential Address...........

As soon as this information is received, your online account will be process and details of the account will be issued to you for immediate credit to any bank account of your choice.This fund is in line with the Federal Policy for release of all outstanding payment beneficiaries due for this last Quarter Payment Release of the Year 2013.

Waiting for your Reply.

Mr.Timothy Oguntayo
Director, Foreign Payment Officer

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