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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:
Fraud email example:
From: "Daniel Kwasi" <dannkwasi32@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dannkwassi1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 01:27:47 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED
*NAME ; MR.DANIEL KWASI
THE REGIONAL MANAGER
BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA
CAPE COAST BRANCH
DEAR FRIEND,
I WISH TO CONTACT YOU ON A GOOD BUSINESS WHICH I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME
AND RECEIVE THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND I
BELIEVING THAT THIS WILL REALLY WORK OUT BETWEEN BOTH OF US.
I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA LTD CAPE COAST BRANCH IN
THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA A FAMILY MAN, AND A MAN OF PEACE. I DISCOVERED
THIS MONEY EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS ($8.540USD) ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2007 BUSINESS FINANCIAL
REPORT AND I HAVE PACKAGED A TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND I, AS THE
REGIONAL MANAGER OF BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA LTD CAPE COAST BRANCH, 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. I HAVE PLACED THIS FUND ON WHAT WILL
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 35% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION.
PLEASE THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED, IF YOU CAN WORK WITH MY INSTRUCTIONS AND
THIS BUSINESS WILL BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER, 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.
IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME ON TRUST I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH OR
EMAIL ME WITH THE ABOVE ADDRESS.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU SO SOON.
YOURS TRULY.
MR. DANIEL KWASI.*
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