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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • drfrankowusu@freeghana.com
  • drfrankowusu@freeghana.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr James Guhn" <james_guhn3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:48:01 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FROM DR FRANK

Diamond Credit Bank Ghana Ltd
Tel: +233-2445-27896,
Alternative secure email: drfrankowusu@freeghana.com


Dear Friend,


My name is Dr Frank Owusu; I am the Chief Accountant Officer of Diamond
Credit Bank of Ghana (DCB) koforidua branch in the eastern region of Ghana.


I got your information on the internet while searching for a reliable person
or company who can execute this deal with me.


I write you this Letter in good faith, I am 47 years Old with three kids.


I have packaged a transaction that will benefit you and me as the branch
chief Accountant officer of the Diamond Credit bank it is my duty to send a
report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each year
business.


On the course of the last two years 2003 business report, I discovered that
my branch in which I am the chief accountant Officer made seven million four
hundred thousand united state dollars ($7,400,000.00) which my head office
are not aware of and will never be aware of it.


I have deposited this funds on what we suspense account with no beneficiary.
As the branch chief accountant Officer of this branch I cannot be directly
connected to this money, so my contacting you to this transaction is to
assist me receive this funds in your bank account and get 30% of the total
funds as your own share.


If you agree to assist me, I will immediately program your full information
in the Diamond Credit Bank computer system here in my own branch as an
account owner in Diamond Credit bank of Ghana.


It will be a bank-to-bank transfer, and all I need from you is to stand
claim as the original depositor of these funds who made the deposit with my
branch so that my head office will immediately order the transfer to your
designated bank account.


If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much. My phone
number is +233-2445-27896 call me if you think we can work as a partner so
that I will details you more.


Thank you in advance as you co-operates with me and God bless you.


Sincerely
Dr. Frank Owusu
Phone: +233-2445-27896
Alternative secure email: drfrankowusu@freeghana.com

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