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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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• 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.
  • james_guhn23@freeghana.com
  • james_guhn23@freeghana.com
  • james_guhn23@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "James Guhn" <james_guhn@msn.com>
Reply-To: james_guhn23@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:15:49 +0000
Subject: TRANSFER OF MONEY FROM DR JAMES GUHN

From: Mr.James Guhn
International Commercial Bank Ghana Ltd
Tel: +233-2445-27896
Alternative secure email: james_guhn23@freeghana.com

Attention Sir/ Madam

My name is Mr James Guhn; I am the offshore Payment officer of International
Commercial Bank of Ghana (ICB) koforidua branch in the eastern region of
Ghana.
I got your information on a bank conference with other African countries
held in Abidjan the capital city of cote divoire in West Africa.

I write you this Letter in good faith, I am 47 years old with three kids.

I have packaged a transaction that will benefit you,and me as the branch
offshore payment officer of the International Commercial bank it is my duty
to send a report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of
each year business.

On the course of the last two years 2003 business report, I discovered that
my branch in which I am the offshore Payment Officer made seven million four
hundred thousand united state dollars ($7,400,000.00) which my head office
are not aware of and will never be aware of it.
I have deposited this funds on what we call fixed call account with no
beneficiary. As the branch offshore Payment Officer of this bank I cannot be
directly connected to this money, so my contacting you to this transaction
is to assist me receive this funds in your bank account and get 30% of the
total funds as your own share.

If you agree to assist me, I will immediately program your full information
in the International Commercial Bank computer system here in my own branch
as an account owner in International Commercial bank of Ghana.

It will be a bank-to-bank transfer, and all I need from you is to stand
claim as the original depositor of these funds who made the deposit with my
branch so that my head office will immediately order the transfer to your
designated bank account.

If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much. My phone
number is +233-2445-27896 call me if you think we can work as a partner so
that I will details you more.

Thank you in advance as you co-operate with me and God bless you.

Sincerely
Dr James Guhn
Private Phone: +233-2445-27896
Alternative Email" james_guhn23@freeghana.com
Second: james_guhn23@yahoo.com

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