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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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From: mandict lastman <williams_kofi007@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:52:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: How i wish you will assist me,
I am the Branch Manager,
Eco Bank Ghana Ltd
Takoradi Ghana 2007
P. O. BOX 2959
Email Address:
williams_kofi123@walla.com
williams_kofi@babbalu.com
for more details
DEAR SIR/MADAM
WITH DUE RESPECT AND URGENT,LET ME START FIRST AND FOREMOST INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU BEFORE WE GO FURTHER. MY NAME IS DR WILLIAMS KOFI, I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF ECO-BANK GHANA LTD 2007,OF DAKAR BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF TAKORADI,I AM CONTACTING YOU DUE TO THE HUMANTERIAN SEEK FROM GOD ALMIGHTY AS A HUMAN BEING LIKE MYSELVE, DESPITE THAT YOU HAVEN`T KNOW ME IN PERSON,BUT THROUGH BUSINESS WE WOULD KNOW OURSEIVES AFTER WE START DOING BUSINESS TOGETHER.
LISTEN VERY ATTENTIVELY,YOU WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO THE ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE IN YOUR COUNTRY, SO THAT I WILL SEND MY ACCOUNT NUMBER TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR YOU TO SHARE THE MONEY AND SEND MY OWN SHARE INTO MY ACCOUNT HERE IN MY COUNTRY. I AM ADVISING YOU THAT YOU SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID/APPREHENSIVE OVER THIS TRANSACTION, I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH.
AGAIN IAM WARNING YOU,THAT WHEN WE`RE DOING BUSINESS YOU HAVE TO BE VERY SINCERELY TO ME,BECAUSE ONE WOMAN HAVE DONE SUCH A BUSINESS WITH ME AT CAALIFONIA BEFORE, ONECE SETTING TIME AND SHE RUN AWAY WITH THE MONEY IMMEDIATELY SHE RECEIVED THE MONEY INTO HER ACCOUNT IN CALIFONIA,I USE TO GET THIS KIND OF BUSINESS SINCE I ENTERED INTO THIS POST AS A MANAGER HERE IN OUR BRANCH OFFICE .I AM 42 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS. I AM A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN AND A MAN OF PEACE,PLEASE IT IS THROUGH BUSINESS SOMEBODY WILL KNOW EACH OTHER,
VIA THIS EMAIL ADDRESS MORE
DETAILS,williams_kofi123@walla.com
williams_kofi@babbalu.com,
I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT
YOU AND I,AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE ECO BANK IT IS
MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN
THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR, ON
THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR BUSINESS REPORT, I DISCOVERED
THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE ($12.5,000,000,00 }TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAR WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANDWILL NEVER BE AWARE OF TILL TODAY.
I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT
WITH NO BENRFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BE
DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY, SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING
YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
AND GET 35% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION.
THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANK TO
BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CLAIM AS THE
ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH
MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO
YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.
IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY
MUCH. YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY EMAIL AS APPEARED ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS DOWN/UPWARD OF THIS PROPOSAL,IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS.I WILL PROVIDE MY PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ON YOUR REQUEST.
THANKS YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY.VIA THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE DETAILS
williams_kofi123@babbalu.com
YOUR`S IN SERVICE
DR WILLIAMS KOFI
MANAGER(M.G)
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