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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: "herry ofori" <h_ofori09@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:54:59 -0500
Subject: DEAR FRIEND
DEAR FRIEND,
CALVARY GREETINGS TO YOU, I HOPE THIS MESSAGE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE SORT OF
EMBARASSMENT TO YOU. LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU, MY NAME IS MR HERRY
OFORI, I AM THE MANAGER STANDARD TRUST BANK OF GHANA LIMITED.
I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK (MR GENE ANDERSON
) WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER STB 0661818092 WHO PERISHED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE
30TH OCTOBER 2003 WHILE TRAVELLING ON A BUSINESS TRIP TO KUMASI, THE WESTERN
REGION OF GHANA.
BELOVED BRETHEN,SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR GENE ANDERSON , I PERSONALLY HAVE
WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED
ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD10M [TEN MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS] WHICH HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON
THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK/LOOK FOR A HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY FORIEGNER WHO
WILL STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR GENE ANDERSON , AS NO ONE HAS COME
UP TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUND AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE
DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FOUR YEARS, BECUASE AFTER FOUR
YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL
OR THE MONEY WILL BE CONFISTICATED AND LATER BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GHANA
GOVERNMENT RESERVE ACCOUNT. AND THE ONLY THING THAT THE GHANA GOVERNMENT
WILL DO WITH THIS MONEY IS TO BUY WEAPONS OF DEATH (AMMUNITIONS). THAT WILL
NOT BE OF BENEFIT TO ME NEITHER WILL IT BE OF BENEFIT TO MANKIND. THIS MONEY
CAN BE USED FOR MORE IMPORTANT THINGS AS LONG AS HUMANITY IS CONCERNED.
IN VIEW OF THIS I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU , KNOWING THAT I HAVE NOT DONE ANY
SORT OF BUSINESS WITH YOU IN THE PAST IN ORDER FOR ME TO KNOW THE EXTENT OF
YOUR HONESTY BUT WITH FAITH I AM CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE GOD SENT. THE
REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY
THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A GHANIAN CANNOT
STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREED THAT $4M USD OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FUND,
WHILE 10% WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE
PROCEES OF THIS TRANSACTION AND THE REMAINING 50% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHICH IS
$5M WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT/SHARING AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
UPON YOUR RESPONSE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT OF AN
APPLICATION FOR THE CLAIMS WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO MY HEAD OFFICE BECAUSE
THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF ALL INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND
IT IS LEGALLY BINDED. SO DONT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR, I WILL BACK YOU UP
LEGALLY, AS A BANKER WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE I HAVE ALREADY MAPPED OUT
ALL LEGAL MODALITIES FOR THE KICK OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION, ALL I AM ASKING
FROM YOU IS YOUR MAXIMUM CO-OPERATION, TRUST, TRANSPIRENCY AND TRUTH AT ALL
TIMES. BE ADVISE THAT ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE VIA MY EMAIL ADRESS
STATED BELOW.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.
REGARDS,
MR. HERRY OFORI
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