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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: "john madu" <johnmaduu11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:32:08 +0100
Subject: From: MR JOHN MADU
From: MR JOHN MADU
Branch Manager,
Continental Trust Bank
57 Independence Avenue
North Ridge, Cantonments
Email: johnmadu33@yahoo.com
MY DEAR,
My name is Mr.JOHN MADU, I am the regional manager of Continental Trust Bank
of Ghana. I write you this proposal in good faith. I am 42 years old married
with two lovely kids. I am a devoted Christian, honest, honourable and a
discreet businessman.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and me, as the
regional manager of the Continental Trust 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 2007 business report, I
discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made USD$11,720.000
(Eleven million seven hundred and twenty thousand united state dollars)
which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of.
I have placed this funds on what we call escrow call account with no
beneficiary. 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 30% of the total funds as commission.I am also
willing to invest my own part of the money into any moving business in your
country after the accomplishment of this project.
There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank to bank transfer,
and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of these
funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can order
the transfer to your designated bank account.
I will appreciate it if you are willing to work with in this project.My
private email address is johnmadu33@yahoo.com . Mail me if you think we can
work together so that we can go over the details. Thank you in advance and
May God bless you and your family.
Please indicate your interest in coming into partnership with me by
providing me with your full information below:
FULL NAME
ADDRESS
AGE
SEX
OCCUPATION
MARITAL STATUS
TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER.
Yours truly,
MR. JOHN MADU
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