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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ezrazxxl@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?michael=20ezra?= <ezrazxxl@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: ezrazxxl2@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:19:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Michael Ezra


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ezrazxxl@yahoo.co.in

From: Michael Ezra

Manager

International Commercial Bank

Kaneshie first-light Branch Ghana.



Attn: sir

My name is MICHAEL EZRA; I am the regional manager of

The International Commercial Bank kaneshie branch

Accra Ghana. I got your information during my search

Through the Internet. 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 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

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 2005 end of year report, I discovered

That my branch in which I am the manager made three

Million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars

[3,750.000.00] Which my head offices 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 cannot 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. While you will have 30% of the total fund. Note

There are practically no risk involved, 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, I will

Appreciate it very much. As soon as I receive your

Response I will details you on how we can achieve it

Successfully.



Best regards,



Mr. MICHAEL EZRA.

- michael ezra

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