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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: "DR CLIFFORD KWAME" <drclifford01@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:13:30 +0000
Subject: BEST REGARD
FROM: DR. CLIFFORD KWAME AGYEMANG.
THE MANAGER INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA
FIRST LIGHT BRANCH,
ACCRA- GHANA.
Dear Friend,
I am Dr.Clifford Kwame Agyemang, branch manager International Commercial
Bank (GH) Limited, Accra Ghana in West Africa. As it may interest you to
know, I got your impressive information through review on Chamber of
Commerce on foreign business relations here in Accra - Ghana. With due
respect and regards to your person. I have decided to contact you on a
business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us and our
families as well.
I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of
US$2.500.000.00.Two million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.this
fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am manager made as profit
during last year. I have already submitted an approved end of the year
report for the year 2004 to my head office here in Accra and they were not
aware of this excess. I have since placed the said amount on a foreign
suspence account without a beneficiary.
Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable
the whole plans and idea be profitable and successfull to us during the time
of execution. meanwhile,as a member Senior Staff in this Bank,I have in my
possession all the necessary documents to perfect this deal by making you
the bonafide Beneficiary whom this money will be officially transfered into
his ccount.
I need your assistance and co-operation to get this deal done perfectly.
Because as a foreigner, you stand a better position to be presented through
documentation as the Beneficiary. I will not fail to inform you that this
transaction is 100% risk free.On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you
will be entitled to 35% of the total sum as gratification, However, by
virtue of my position as serving personel I cannot acquire this money in my
name. So I have therefore, been delegated as a matter of trust and urgency
to look for a foreign partner into whose account I would transfer this
fund. Adequate logistics and strategies has been worked out to ensure a
successful bank to bank transaction.
I intend to use 4% of my own share in building an orphanage homes and
sponsoring charity organizations.
Please you have been advised to keep this transaction"Top Secret" since I am
still in Service and intend to retire from service at the appropriate age.
And I assure you that this transaction will not last more than six (6)
working days for you to confirm that the money has been transfered into your
foreign account. I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this Bank
until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come over to your
country for subsequent sharing of the funds according to the percentages
previously indicated.
All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear your
positive response indicating your willingness to participate. I suggest you
get back to me immediately stating your wish in this deal as you can
understand that delay is act of hinderance to success. I am expecting your
urgent reply as soon as you receive this message with your full names and
Tel / Fax numbers for urgent communications.ASAP.
CONTACT ME WITH TEL NO: +233-276-190-659.
Your's Faithfully,
Dr. Clifford Kwame Agyemang.
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