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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: williams anderson <williamxanderson29@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 17:41:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PLS HELP ME.



>From Williams Anderson.
International Commercial Bank,
Teshie Nungua Branch,Accra Tel/Fax. Tel/Fax.
Ghana West Africa.


Dear Sir/Madam.

I got your contact during my search on the Internet
,search for a honest person .My name is Mr. Williams
anderson. The regional manager of International
Commercial Bank,Teshie Nungua Branch Ghana.

I am a Ghanaian by birth,41years of age and married
with three children . Although i am not comfortable to
send this proposal to you because of increase in SCAM
and FRAUD especially in Africa , but i am too sure
that this is not Scam because you have access to
confirm, provided you did not let my Bank know the
source of your information. I have packaged a
financial transaction that will benefit both of us.

As the regional manager of the bank, it is my duty to
send
financial reports to my head office in the
capital city of Accra Ghana. On the course of the last
year 2004 end of the year's report, i discovered that
my branch in which i am the manager ,made Two Million
Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars (
2,850.000.00 ) of which my head office is not aware
and will never be aware of it. I have since then
PLACED this fund in an ESCROW CALL
ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As the regional manager of the bank , I cannot be
directly connected to this Money thus, i am impelled
to request for your assistance to receive this money
into your bank account. i intend to part 25% of this
fund to you while 75% shall be for me and two officers
who will assist me move the fund to your account.
I do need to assure you that there are no risk
involved in this Business.

It�s going to be a Bank-to-Bank transfer . All i
need From you is to stand as the original depositor of
this fund. If
you accept this offer, i will appreciate
your timely response and then we shall discuss on how
you will keep our share .

With regards,
Williams anderson.

NB: Your early reply is highly welcomed and attach
your profiles,such as your name and adress,and also
your contact telephone number for easy means of
communication


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