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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: emailmrsalfred1@sify.com
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 21:45:31 +0500 (IST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MRS ALFRED
Eco Bank Ghana .
From the desk of Mrs Richard Alfred.
Branch Manager,
Eco Bank Ghana,
Ring Rd
.
Attn: Sir,
My Name is Mrs.Richard Alfred I am the regional manager of the
Eco Bank Ring Rd Branch Accra Ghana. I got your information during my search through the Internet. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want problem, I only hope we can assist each other.
If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the regional manager of the Eco Bank of Ghana; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of fiscal year.
In the course of the year report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Five million
seven hundred fifty thousand dollars [5,750.000.00] which my head office is not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any
beneficiary.
As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this
money, so this informed my contacting you for us to work so that you can assist receive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE.
You will have 30% of the total fund .Note there are practically no risks
involved, it will be a bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.
If you accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much.
As soon as I receive your response I will detail you on how we can
achieve it successfully.
Best regards,
Mrs Richard Alfred
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