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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: Kwame Johnson <kwame_johnson43@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kwame_johnson29@o2.pl
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:17:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT AND URGENT OFFER
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kwame_johnson43@yahoo.com
- FROM: Mr,Kwame johnson Manager International Commercial Bank Kaneshie Branch, Accra-Ghana West Africa Attn My name is Mr,Kwame johnson; I am the regional manager of the international commercial bank of Ghana. I am 44 years of age, married with 3 lovely kids. I got your information through the Internet and hope and wish that we can work together I have successfully and carefully packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the regional manager of the international commercial bank (ICBGH). It is my duty and responsibility to send in a financial report to the head office of my bank here in Accra (Ghana) at the end of each fiscal year In the course of report and submission of the end of the year (2004) financial activities of my branch to the head office. I discovered that my branch in which I am the head and the manager made an outstanding profit of US$5, 5m (five million,five hundred thousand dollar only) which is unaccounted and undeclared and of which the head office is not and will never be aware of, I have since and accordingly placed the funds (US$5.5m) in a suspense account without any beneficiary As the manager and an employee of the bank, I can not be directly involved and connected with the money, so this has informed my contacting you for us to work together so that you can assist in receiving this money into your bank account for us to share For your involvement and participation in the scheme you shall receive 30% of the total money after conclusion The transaction (scheme) is risk free and the money will be transferred to your designated account through bank-to-bank transfer via telegraphic wire transfer All that you will require to do is to stand and make claim as the original and bonafide depositor of the funds with the bank (my branch) so that my head office will give approval for the transfer of the funds to your designated account Note that as the manager of my branch of the bank that all the requisite and necessary arrangements have been masterfully and expertly put in place to facilitate your successful claim of the money and the eventual transfer of the money Upon your reply of this mail and your indication of interest in the transaction, I shall oblige you further details Awaiting your prompt response through my alternative email address at: kwame_johnson24@o2.pl Best regards, Mr,Kwame johnson
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