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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • jhon_benson3@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?jhon=20benson?= <jhon_benson3@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: jhon_benson2@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:53:50 +0530 (IST)
Subject: From Mr.John Benson.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jhon_benson3@yahoo.co.in

Hello,



I plead for your tolerance, of not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before sending you this letter. I’m Mr.John Benson. the operational head of Agricultural Development Loan Scheme of the Agricultural Development Bank, Accra, Ghana. The aforementioned scheme sees to the proper distribution of grants to our local farmers for better agricultural development in the country.



Early last year our government (Ghana) awarded a substantial amount of money to mechanize our local farm, which the scheme i head in my organization operates. And i was able to divert the excess amount of $6.650M to an Escrow Call Account in our Bank without any beneficiary.



In a nutshell, i would need you to be the beneficiary of the stated account and stand claim of the money, and then transfer the money into any of your account outside Africa.



Please note importantly, that this is a very discreet project that must be kept confidential. And i would not be known to be part of the transfer, because i still head the scheme and i’m about to oversee another loan granting operation for the principal beneficiaries in the coming month.



So please email me immediately you receive this letter; but only when you are very interested.



Yours Truly,

Mr.John Benson.

- jhon benson

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