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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: Anthony Agbeko <anthony_agbeko_4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr_anthonyagbeko@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:11:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GREETING FROM Mr ANTHONY AGBEKO
DEAR BELOVED
IT'S INDEED MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BE A SURPRISE TO YOU AS WE HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE. MY NAME IS (MR. ANTHONY AGBEKO) I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF BARCLAYS BANK OF GHNANA LTD (BBG) TAKORADI BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF GHANA.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT ON A RECENT BANK CONFERENCE WITH OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRY. I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 50 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO LOVELY KIDS. I AM A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN AND A MAN OF PEACE.
I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND ME AS THE (REGIONAL MANAGER OF BARCLYAS BANK LTD) 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 2006 BUSINESS REPORT, I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE (FOUR MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) (US$4.000.000.00) WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF.I HAVE DEPOSITED THIS FUND ON (ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT)WITHOUT A BENEFICIARY.
BECAUSE AS AN OFFICER OF THE BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE FUND, SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND GET 35% OF THE TOTAL FUND AS COMMISSION WHILE 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES. THEN 60% SHALL BE FOR ME.THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISKS INVOLVED, IT WILL BE ABANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER, AND ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THE FUND, WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
YOURS TRULY,
MR. ANTHONY AGBEKO
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