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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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Fraud email example:
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?BOG=20BANK?= <bog_bankghana006@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: bog_gov_ghana06@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 17:11:28 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM BANK OF GHANA
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: bog_bankghana006@yahoo.co.uk
CENTRAL BANK OFGHANA
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
HIGH STREET ACCRA-GHANA
P.O.BOX 2674 ACCRA
From the Desk Of: DR PAUL.A.ACQUAH
Executive Governor (BOG}
WEBSITE: www.bog.org
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS TO CONTACT ME:bog_gov_ghana06@yahoo.com
ATTN: The Honorable Contractor,
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT. CONTRACT #: MAV/GH/MIN/009.
Dear Sir,
From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal
government of Ghana, your name and company was discovered as next on the
list of the outstanding contractors who have not yet received their
payments.
I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square whole and can
be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be released to
you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in
my file your outstanding contract payment is us $45,700,000.00 (Forty Five
Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Your Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Working ID/Int. passport.
As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in
a certified bank draft or wired to your nominated bank account directly from
Central Bank of Ghana.
Contact me as soon as you receive this letter for further discussion on this
email bog_gov_ghana06@yahoo.com
Regards,
DR PAUL.A.ACQUAH
Executive Governor,
Central bank of GHANA {BOG}
- BOG BANK
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