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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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From: Kojo Michael <kojo.michael19@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: kjo_michael01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:18:46 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Desired Attention
Good day,
I do not intend to make you uncomfortable with this proposal but rather present to you a life time opportunity of a huge financial deal that will benefit both of us greatly. My name is Kojo Machael, am an account supervisor here in the Commercial Bank of Ghana. In 2006, a Foreign Oil and Gas merchant client/customer to the bank working at the Ghana Petroleum Co-operation made a Fixed Deposit for twelve calendar months valued at ₤30 Million British Pounds in my branch. Upon maturity I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month I sent a reminder to his resident address but no reply. On further investigation I confirmed from his co-employers at the Ghana Petroleum Co-operation that he was involved in the oil explosion which took place at the Tema Refinery. Meanwhile when he made the deposit in branch here, he did not declare any next of kin or relations on his official documents including his Bank Deposit paper work in
my Branch. However this sum of ₤30 Million British Pounds is deposited in Escrow Fixed Depsoit Pounds Stearling Account here in my branch. As his account officer, I'm the only one who has information about the deposit and according to Ghana financial law at the expiration of 5 five years, if no one applies for the claims of the fund the money will revert to the ownership of the Ghana Government.
Consequently, I seek your consent to present you as a foreigner to stand in as the rightful owner next of kin or business partner to our late client, so you can claim the money through my advice and directives. This is simple. I would like you to provide me your Full names, contact address, as well as your direct telephone number, so that I can put in Bank Computer Data to prove you as the rightful beneficiary/next of kin to our late client who made the deposit.
The money will be transferred to your nominated bank account in your country and we share in the ratio of 50% for me and 40% for you and 10% will be used to pay off any expense we might incur. There is no risk at all as all internal documentation will manage and retrieve by me and this will guarantee the successful execution of this transaction on your behalf for our mutual benefist. If youi are interested to work with me, be kind to reply me immediately. Upon receipt of your response, I will provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction and swing into the necessary action while I confide in you, hoping you will not betray me at Last.
Best Regards
Kojo Michael
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