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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.
  • wmkojo@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Williams." <kojoowm@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: wmwkojo@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 17:14:07 +0100
Subject: Urgent-From Mr.Williams.

Greetings:

My name is Mr.William Kojo, I am the Ashanti regional manager of the International
Commercial Bank of Ghana in West Africa.I do not
want problems but I just hope you can assist me. I write you this letter
in good faith.

I am in control of Two million, eight hundred and fifty thousand US dollars
($2,850,000.00) and I realized the excess profit from a contract that was
awarded to a foreign company here in Ghana by the World Health organization
to supply ante-natal and post-natal drugs to rural areas in Ghana and other
West African countries. This said money for the supply of drugs was first
deposited to the Bank
where I work.
With my position as the manager, I trade with the money in Ghana stock market
before the contractors withdrew the money for the said purpose. I deposited
the profit I made on Escrow call account and I did
not declare this to my head office.

I am contacting you, to stand as the beneficiary of this fund because as
the regional manager I don't have to be involved with this kind of amount
of money. I can move this money to our offshore filtering center London covering
the region, but can I rely trust you to hold this money for me until I arrive
your country and pick it up you and myself
deduct 15% of the money as your commission. If you accept my offer you can
contact me only on my private phone number or email-address. If you do not
accept can you forget I contacted you?

All I need is for you to get me a good current account in your bank where
I can move this money.
There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank to bank transfer.
I hope you understand my situation.

Thank you and God bless.
Yours truly,
William kojo.
Email:wmkojo@myway.com
Phone:00233244973879




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