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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: "FROM WILLIAMS MENSAH" <williams_memsah@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:36:33 -0700
Subject: WITH ALL DUE PLEASURE PLEASE LET US WORK TOGETHER
ATTENTION:SIR,
THIS IS MR WILLIAMS MENSAH,A 42 YEARS OF AGE IN ACCRA GHANA IN AFRICA.I HAVE BEEN TRANSFERED FROM INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA TO PRESENTLY BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA LIMITED.
ON A BRIEF NOTE,I GOT YOUR NAME THROUGH A SEARCH. I WORKED HERE AS A REGIONAL MANAGER,JUST LAST YEAR THIS BANK MADE AN ACCESS PROFIT OF THREE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS, AFTER THE BOARD DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS HAVE AUDITED LAST YEAR BANKING TRANSACTION.
I PERSOANALLY DEPOSITED THIS MONEY IN AN EXCROW ACCOUNT (THAT IS ACCOUNT WITHOUT A NAME AS A DEPOSITOR. NOW AM CONTACTING YOU TO COME-UP AS A DEPOSITOR OF THIS MONEY SO THAT I WILL SECRETLY GIVE YOU AN INFORMATION THAT WILL LEAD FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY FROM OUR BANK TO YOUR BANK WITHOUT THE NOTICE OF ANYBODY WORKING IN THE BANK HERE.
BECAUSE THE LAW OF BANKING SYSTEM HERE FORBIDS US TO OPERATE ON FOREIGN ACCOUNT EXPECIALLY DURING THE SERVICE IN ANY BANK IN THIS COUNTRY.BUT YOU MUST PROMISE AND ASSURE ME OF ONE THING, THAT YOU WILL NOT.
A.DISCLOSE THIS TRANSACTION TO ANY OF OUR WORKERS IN THIS BANK.
B.THAT YOU WILL TAKE AN OAT THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY ME AFTER THE MONEY HAD HIT YOUR ACCOUNT, BECAUSE I PERSONALLY ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL LAST NOT LONGER THAN ONE WEEK, AFTER YOUR APPLICATION LETTER IS BEEN RECEIVED BY OUR MANAGEMENT HERE.
C.ASSURE ME THAT PART OF THIS MONEY WILL BE SEND TO ME A DAY AFTER IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO COME AND MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR FINALLY SETTLEMENT????
PLEASE IF THESE CONDITIONS IS SUITABLE FOR YOU TO CARRY THIS OPERATION WITH YOU,DO NOT HESITATE TO SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION LETTER TO OUR HEAD OFFICE FOR PROCESSING AND APPROVAL.(MY PRAYER NOW IS LET THEM APPROVE THE FUND)
PLEASE YOU CAN REACH THE DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT ON THE HOTLINE INDICATED ON THE ADDRESS BELOW,(DIRECTOR PAUL EMMANUEL ELECHI).GIVE HIM A CALL THAT YOU HAVE SEND YOUR APPLICATION LETTER FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND IN THE ACCOUNT NUMBER WHICH I WILL GIVE YOU.DO NOT MENTION MY NAME AT ALL, PLEASE THIS IS VERY VITAL TO THIS TRANSACTION AS AM STILL IN BANKING SERVICE.
HERE IS MY PERSONAL NUMBER MR WILLIAMS MENSAH 00-233-243-150-791 OR EMAIL:williams_memsah@yahoo.com
YOU ARE FREE TO CONTACT ME IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION,AND DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU ARE NOT SURE OF THROUGH AN EMAIL OR BY FAX AS THE CASE MAYBE FROM THE AUTHORITY.
FINALL HERE IS THE APPLICATION LETTER YOU WILL FORWARD TO THE BANK EITHER BY EMAIL OR FAX FOR PROCESSING AND APPROVAL, WITH YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER BELOW THE END OF IT.
MY BANK IDENTITY CARD AND INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT SHALL BE ATTACHED FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION ON MY ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY SOON AFTER THIS DEAL IS OVER.
BEST WISHES
FROM MR WILLIAMS MENSAH.
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