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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:
  • "dear friend" (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.
  • mrharrisonkojo2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: harrison kojo <harrison_kojo38@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrharrisonkojo2@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:18:07 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT,






>From Mr. Harrison Kojo
Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana
Email:mrharrisonkojo2@yahoo.com


My Dear friend,


My name is Mr Harrison Kojo. I work with the Standard Chartered
Bank of Ghana as the Regional manager, Tema Branch, in the Accra Region of
Ghana.


I am 52 years old with three kids. I have packaged a transaction
that will be of mutual benefit to us. As the branch manager of Standard
Chartered Bank of Ghana, it is my duty to send a financial report to my head
office in the capital city, Accra, at the end of each financial
year.


Following the release of the second quarter financial report,
ending June 2006, I discovered that my branch made four Million, six Hundred and
Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ($4,650,000.00); from the transactions
accruing to the account of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS). This was not
detected by the renowned auditors from my head office.


I have moved the funds into what the bank call Escrow Call Account
with no beneficiary. Meanwhile as you know I can not be directly connected to
this money for obvious reasons. So my contacting you is to assist me receive the
funds in your bank account in your country; which I know is possible if you
liaise properly with me and get 35% of the total funds as your
benefit.


The transfer would be made via swift and it will be a Bank-to-Bank
wired transfer. All I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor
of this fund. I will compute your particulars as the person who made the deposit
in my branch, so that my head office will immediately order the transfer to your
designated bank Account. Call or mail me if you think we can work together, on
+233246618870

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.


Yours truly,
Mr.Harrison Kojo.
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