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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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  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: westafrica monitoring <westamcu2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 01:55:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT




From The Desk Of General Secretary ,
Mr.Kofi Dankwa ,
West Africa Sub Region Monitoring Control Unit Ghana.
Fax number: 00233-21512142.
Dr.George Mensah direct line: +233-244-682020

ATTN:,Amarjit Singh

My name is Mr. Kofi Dankwa, General Secretary West Africa Sub Regional Monitoring Control Unit Ghana attached to banks in West Africa I was told to contact you by the Director in charge Dr.George Mensah, regards to your fund, which is presently in our custody West Africa Sub Regional Monitoring Control Unit Ghana attach to banks in west Africa.
This office came to understand that you have spent a lot of money in this process of getting your fund, because of this the Directors in the bank who failed to transfer your fund has been sacked from the bank.

Sir, this is the same people that have been spoiling the good name of banks in Africa. The reason why West Africa Sub Regional Monitoring Control Unit Ghana attach to banks involve is because of the Directors who failed to transfer your fund because of their personal interest, they are the same people who are trying to claim this your fund.

It was at this state of confusion that the bank Official decided to invite us to investigate the matter.

Sub Regional Monitoring Control Unit Ghana West Africa attach to banks that we find out that you are the rightful owner of the fund, base on this, we decided to contact you.

The bank has given us all the legal authority to reach you and conclude on how you will get this very fund.
Please take note of the following because these office want to make sure that we are dealing with the right person.
For your benefit you are advise to contact the Director in charge, name Dr.George Mensah, please reach him on his direct line: +233-244-682020, so that he can advise you on what to do next. Don’t fail to get back to us.

Thanks
Mr. Kofi Dankwa.
(General Secretary West Africa Sub Regional Monitoring Control Unit)




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