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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • ndiuche1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WILLIAMS MENSAH <ndiuche1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ndimba3@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:49:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: please for youer kindly assistance.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ndiuche1@yahoo.com

ATTN:PLEASE

Am Mr William Mensah, Chairman/coordinator contract awarding committee,in Accra Ghana, west Africa.I head a committee which duies is to sign,approve all contract projects on behalf of the government,although we are monthly paid, but the only source we can benefit more from it is over-invoicing or over quotation, i have to tell you the truth.

Last year a contract was over-turned/over quote with amount of two million five hundred thousand dollars $2.5m united state dollars. I kept this within myself, later, this amount was deposited in the bank to an escrow account (without a name)and now is my pleasure to seek for your consent to transfer this money on my behalf.

I have interest with faith in your country as such I decided to establish contact with you for assistance as soon as you are ready to receive this fund in your name, which was already with a financial firm.

There are two basic things i would want you to assist me in; (1) Helping by only keeping the fund and iniating contact for the release of this funds from the financial firm into your bank account.

This is because we are not allowed to operate any foreign account transaction outside the country,while in service, as i am taken one of the highest position in government at the moment.Even not to operate on foreign account transfer transaction.

(2)Helping me to provide accomodation after this money has been transfer from here to you, because i will like to resign and come to your country, to finish the transaction.

I am a father of two children and a wife,which i will explain better to you upon the receipt of your acceptance.I will be resigning as coordinator contract warding committee chairman and was the last personal financial adviser to the committee before this position now and have no intention to work further.

Note, for your assistance in this transaction, i will give you eight hundred thousand dollars $800,000.00, as your own. Note that this is not a stolen funds,There is no process or risk involved, most of he ex-chairman of this committee has done this and get resigned.

Please if this offer meet your consent,enclose your contact below as i did and reply this mail through my email address or call me on +233-244-139-896.

i need only your ;

Your telephone and fax

numbers...........................

country/city......................

Thanks,

My full contact details,

FROM; Mr Williams Mensah

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

N0 GHD 5654 ROMA-HILLS

ESTATE KUMASI

GHANA WEST AFRICA.

+233-244-139-896.

- WILLIAMS MENSAH

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