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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: "Paul A. Acquah" <acquah_paul@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: acquah_millinum@hotmail.com.
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:14:37 -0800
Subject: FROM THE PRIVATE DESK OF THE GOVERNOR
DEAR Sir,
I am Dr. Paul Acquah, the Governor, Bank of Ghana, during the course of
our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank
in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this account again, after
going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner
of the account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating and if
I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr. Allan P. Seaman, a foreigner, and an industrialist, and he died, since 1993 and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that Allan P. Seaman until his death was the manager Diamond Safari [Pty]. SA.
We will start the first transfer with fifty two million [$52,000.000] upon
successful transaction without any disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your account, The amount involved is (USD 152M) One hundred and Fifty two million United States Dollars, only I want to first transfer $52,000.000 [fifty two million United States Dollar from this money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here, without valid international foreign passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the money is in us dollars and the former owner of the a/c Mr. Allan P. Seaman is a foreigner too, [and the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind us together I got your contact address from the Girl who operates computer, I am reveal
ing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business, you are the first and the only person that I am contacting for
this business, so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next
step to take urgently.
Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details
of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face
to build confidence and to sign a binding agreement that will bind us together
before transferring the money to any account of your choice where the fund
will be safe. Before we fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and
investments.
I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business.
I need your strong assurance that you will never, never let me down. With
my influence and the position of the bank official we can transfer this
money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing.
The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction immediately
we receive this money leaving no trace to any place and to build confidence
you can come immediately to discuss with me face to face after which I will
make this remittance in your presence and three of us will fly to your country
at least two days ahead of the money going into the account. I will apply
for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready
to act and receive this fund in your account.
I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the
relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion
of this business, you will be given 35% of the total amount, 60% will be
for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring.
If you are not interested in assisting me, please I advise that do away
with this letter and destroy it or kindly turn this paper into pieces and
burn it.
I look forward to your earliest reply through this email address: acquah_paul2000@yahoo.com,acquah_millinum@hotmail.com.
which is my personal and confidential email address that was created yesterday purposely for this transaction.
Yours truly
Dr. Paul A. Acquah
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