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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: mark john <mark_joh45@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 02:14:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: reply
From: The Desk Of Mr mark john
Manager
International Commercial Bank
Takoradi Ghana.
Attn: Friend
I hope this may not constitute sort of embarassment to
you,First I must solicit your confidence in this
transaction, this is by virtue of its nature as being
utterly confidential and top secret.
but I am assuring you that all
will be well at the end of the day.
I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction, as we have been reliably informed of your
disecreetness and ability in transaction of this nature.
let me start by introduce my self properly to you, My name
is mark john, I am the regional manager of the
International Commercial Bank of Ghana Takoradi in the
Western Region of Ghana. I came to know you in my Private
Search for a Reliable and Reputable Person to handle this
Confidential Transaction. I am 44years of age and married
with 3 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a
man of PEACE and INTERGRITY, I only hope we can assist each
other.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit
both of us, as the regional manager of the International
Commercial 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 year. On the course of the last year 2004 end
of year report, I discovered that my branch in which I am
the manager made two million
dollars [2,000.000.00] which my head office are
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 and receive this money into
your bank account for us to SHARE. The sharing of the fund
are thus: 30% for you 50% for i and the remainning 20% for
any legall expenses we have acquired in this transaction .
Note there are practically no risk involved this transaction
is 100% risk free and legally binded, it will be bank to
bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim 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,If you find this proposal suitable for you do
furnish me with the following informations Your full Name
and Contact Address,Your private telephone Number Your Age
Your Occupation and Position.
I will appreciate it very much. If this proposal is
acceptable by you, do not make undue
advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you.
and how we can achieve it successfully.
Best regards,
Mr mark john
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