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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found 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.
  • mr_solom1960@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Solomon Quaye <solomon_quaye12@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:00:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend



MR. SOLOMON QUAYE
ACCRA GHANA.
WEST AFRICA

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Solomon Quaye, the regional Manager of BARCLAYS BANK (B B G) Takradi Ghana.

Forgive my indignation, if this letter comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent. I got your contact during my search for a reliable person to entrust this huge project with.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the regional manager of
the bank, it’s my duty to send financial reports to my head office in the capital city of Accra.

On the course of the last year 2004 end of the of the year’s report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Two Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars (2,950.000.00) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.


As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account.
I intend to part with 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me.

I do need to assure you that there is practically no risk involved in this. It’s going to be a
bank-to-bank transfer.


All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your
timely response.
You can contact me through this email address: mr_solom1960@hotmail.com
Regard,
Mr.Solomon Quaye






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