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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: Edward Mensah <edward_mensah@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 10:56:21 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS

International Commercial Bank Limited

Makola Shopping MallAccra–Ghana,

West Africa.



Tel: +233-28-310184, Fax:+233-21-413761

Our Ref:ICB/MO-XXL08/2004



From:Accountant

International Commercial Bank Ghana

First LightBranch

Accra – Ghana



Sir,



I got your contactduring my search onthe Internet. My name is Mr. Edward

Mensah. I amAccountant of theInternational Commercial Bank – Ghana, First

LightBranch Accra. I am aGhanaian married with two kids.



I am writing tosolicit yourassistance in the noble transfer of US$3.8,000.000 (threemillion, eighthundred thousand U.S. dollars).This fund is the excess ofwhat my branchin which I am Accountant made as profit during the lastyear. I havealready submitted an approved end of the last year reportfor the year2003 and also submitted report of first quarter of this year 2004 to myHead Office here in Accra and they will never know of this Excess. Ihave since then, placed this amount ofUS$3.8,000.000(three million,eight hundred thousand U.S. dollars) on a

SUSPENCEACCOUNT without abeneficiary.



As an officer of the bank, I cannot bedirectly connectedto this money thus I am impelled to request for yourassistance toreceive this money into your bank account. I intend topart 30% of thisfund to you while 70% shall be for me. I do need tostress that there arepractically no risk involved in this.



It is goingto be a bank-to-banktransfer to your nominated bank account any where you feel safer. All Ineed from you is to stand as the

originaldepositor of this fund.



Ifyou accept this offer, I will appreciateyour timely response.



Withregards,



Edward Mensah



Note: Youalso contact me on me e-mailaddress (edwardmensah_icbl@zwallet.com oredwardmensah_icbl@hotmail.com)

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