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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abidjan" (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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • drayo@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR.DRAYO. <draybanny@handbag.com>
Reply-To: drayobanny@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 15:23:46 +0200
Subject: We seek your assistance.


DEAR SIR,

THE NEED TO INVOLVE A REALIABLE AND HONEST PERSON TO TRANSFER OUT U.S.$5,400,000.00 FROM MY EMPLOYERS (TRUST BOND BANK IVORY COAST) HAS MADE ME TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANT BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

I AM MR.DRAYO BANNY, A STAFF OF TRUST BOND BANK ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST.THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1998 AND SINCE 2003 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN.AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTELY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.

THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT WAS Mr. Stephen Donald, WHO DIED SINCE 1999. I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE IN AFRICA BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED FOR TRANSFER TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN U.S DOLLARS AND I WILL NOT LIKE TO LOSE SUCH A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.

I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK FINE, BECAUSE THE
MANAGEMENT OF THE BANK IS READY TO APPROVE THIS PAYMENT TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS THE CORRECT INFORMATION TO THIS ACCOUNT WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU WHEN YOU ASSURE ME OF YOUR CAPABILITY TO HANDLE SUCH AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST,ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AND MY ADIVICE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT,I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUST.

I WILL APPLY FOR MY RESIGNATION AFTER THE FUNDS HAS BEEN TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THIS WILL ENABLE ME TO COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND COLLECT MY SHARE FROM YOU AND INVEST A GOOD PART OF IT IN YOUR COUNTRY ON PROJECTS YOU WILL ADVISE ME AS LUCRATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY.I WILL USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE ON OTHER CO-STAFF TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FROM PROBATE REGISTRY & FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.WITH ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENT.

IF YOU ARE INTRESTED IN MY PROPOSAL CONTACT ME WITH MY BELOW EMAIL ADDRESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE

YOURS TRULY,
MR.DRAYO BANNY.

Please indicate your direct telephone and direct fax number when replying this business proposal preferably through my alternative address as this is my only confidential email address: drayo@myway.com ,I will call you when necessary.If you are not interested, please also indicate so that it will enable me to contact other foreign partner with recommendations to
carry out this deal.

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