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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: mrmichealharrison_tg@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 1:22:32 -800 (PST)
Subject: [barnstormers.com] Re: AB-INITIO PILOT,CPL,(A) MEP,SEP,IR,FROZEN ATPL,JAA

Dear Gijs-Jan,
the following message from Mr.Micheal Harrison was sent through the
barnstormers.com web site in regard to the following listing..
http://www.barnstormers.com/listing.php?id=60907
to reply to Mr.Micheal Harrison simply reply to this email.

Mr.Micheal Harrison Says :
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTE
ECOWAS HEADQUARTERS
LOME,REPUBLIC OF TOGO.
E-MAIL:mr.michealharrison_tg@insurer.com

Dear Gijs-Jan Laan,

ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR USD45M.

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if
it might offend you without your prior consent and writing through this
channel.

I am Mr.Micheal Harrison,The Chairman,Contract Awarding Committee of the
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES ( ECOWAS)with Headquarters in
Lome, Togo. I got your information in a business directory from the
Togolaise Chamber of Commerce and Industries when I was searching for a
reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.
I was simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the many
names and lists in the directory.

After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues,they were
very much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual
business relationship.We wish to transfer the sum of USD45,000,000.00
(forty FIVE Million United States Dollars only.)into your personal or
company`s bank account.

This fund was a residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by us
for the supply of ammunitions,hard/softwares,phamaceauticals/medical
items,light and heavy duty vehicles, apparals and other administrative
logistics etc for the ECOMOG in Sierria-Leone and Liberia during the Peace
Keeping Projects.

This DEAL was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all
the attendant lope holes sealed off.As the Chairman of CAC,I have the
cooperation and mandate of the Financial Director and the Secretary of
the Organisation.We arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied
by different companies from different countries during the crisis.

It was our consensus to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to
provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of West
Africa.This is borne out of our beleif in the non-stable and sporous
political nature of this sub-region.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the Banque Centrale Des
Etats De L`Afrique De L`Ouest(Central Bank of the West African
States)through our bankers-Societe Generale Banque.

This balance is suspended in the escrow accounts awaiting claims by any
foreign company of our choice. We intend to pay out this fund NOW as the
organisation is winding up its activities since the aim of returning PEACE
to the countries and the coast has been achieved.Based on the laws and
ethics of employment,we as civil servants working under this organisation,
are not allowed to operate a foreign account.

This is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an
account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future
investment with your comprehensive advise,assistance and partnership in
your country.

It is however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 30% of
the entire sum as compensation,65% will be held on trust for us while 5%
will beused to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course
of the transaction.

This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 days if you
accord us your unalloyed and due cooperation.

YOU SHOULD PROVIDE YHE FOLLOWING's;

YOUR COMPANY`S NAME WITH COMPLETE ADDRESS,TEL AND FAX
NUMBERS.(if available)

THE NAME OF YOUR BANK,ITS ADDRESS WITH TEL,FAX AND
TELEX NUMBERS.

THE ACCOUNT NUMBER,

THE COMPLETE MAILING ADRRESS OF THE BENEFICIARY WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS.

Upon the receipt of this informations,the documents and approval with the
texts will be sent to you for
confirmaton and then forwarded to the organisation for ratification and
subsequent payment.As with the case
of all organised (sensitive)and conspired DEALS, we solicit for your
unreserved confidentiality and utmost
secret in this business.

We hope to retire peacefully and lead a honourable business life
afterwards.There are no risks involved.

REPLY ASAP.

With regards.

Mr.Micheal Harrison

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BARNSTORMERS WARNING! A number of folks have reported getting SCAM
responses to their ads. An example of a scam is an offer to purchase the
item with a cashiers check for more than the price. The excess is supposed
to be sent by the seller to the buyer. The cashiers check is bogus. Real
buyers pay the actual amount and ask lots of relevant questions. Be
careful!

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