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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Bernard Kabir" <ben_kabir003@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: benkab_023@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:25:05 -0700
Subject: (CONFIDENCIAL BUSINESS)
Dear Friend,
My name is Bernard Kabir, I am the regional manager of the International Commercial Bank (ICB) of Ghana Takoradi branch in the western region of Ghana. I got your contact when i was doing an official research on the net and i thought may be you could help that is where i have come to contact you. I am a man of peace, married with two lovely kids. I never want problems in my life, it was just because of my present financial situation that I have planned to utilize this opportunity that came my way and I only hope you can assist me not to persecute me. If you don't want this proposal can you kindly forget that I ever contacted you? I will be glad you did for the sake my job.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, as the regional manager of the International Commercial Bank it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each business year. On the course of the last year 2003 business report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made six million four hundred thousand US dollar($6,400,000.00) which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have placed this funds on what we call escrow call account with no beneficiary.
As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 30% of the total funds as commission. There are practically no risk involved, it will be a bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of this funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.
If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much. Thank you in advance and may God bless you and your family.
Yours truly,
Mr.Bernard Kabir.
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