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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • w_mensah1960@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "William mensah" <w.mensah14@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:18:05 +0000
Subject: Calling for your assistance pls.

My Good friend,
My name is WILLIAM MENSAH E.,I am the regional manager of the
International Commercial Bank of Ghana Takoradi in the Western
region of Ghana.I got your information during my search through the
Internet.I am 44years of age and married with three lovely kids.It
may interest you to hear that i am a man of PEACE and don't want
problem,I only hope we can assist each other.If you don't want this
business offer kindly forget it as i will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of
us,as the regional manager of the International Commercial Bank,it
is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the
capital city Accra at the end of each year.On the course of the last
year 2006 end of year report, I discovered that my branch in which i
am the manager made [3.6million USdollars] which my head office are
not aware of and will never be aware of.I have since place this fund
on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank i can not be directly connected to this
money, so this is the reason why i am contacting you for us to work
so that you can assist in receiving this money into your bank
account for us to SHARE.While you will have 30% of the total fund .

Note. there are practically no risk involved,it will be bank to bank
transfer,all i need from you is to stand CLAIM as the original
depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch so that
my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank
account.If you accept this offer to work with me,i will appreciate
it very much.As soon as i receive your response i will details you
on how we can achieve it successfully.
Reply me through this email: w_mensah1960@excite.com

Best Regards,
WILLIAM MENSAH E.

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