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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.
  • emmanuelede1000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: emmanuel ede <emmanuelede1000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 21:34:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Mr Emmanuel Ede


INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC.
Agency principal of Ghana
Avenue Jean Paul Accra Republic of Ghana, BP 325 ,
Telex : 5211 BCEAO Accra Ghana.

My Honorable Partner,

I am Mr. Emmanuel Ede, an accountant officer with Intercontinental Bank, Plc (I.B.P) branch here in Accra Republic of Ghana. I gathered your information from my country's international chamber of commerce and industries, The business I am about to introduce is based-on sheer trust and with a sense of purpose. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the sum of eighteen million two hundred thousand united state dollars.
The money and property left behind by (James Groover D.) an American Chair Merchant here in my country who died accidentally On the 21st of April 2004., I gathered all this information through a good source after my several routine note to his forwarding address here because he had served here in my country as a business consultant with the Ghanaian National Petroleum & Gas Cooperation (G.N.P.G.C) and also a legal adviser to the O.P.E.C Chairman.

Please get back to me if you are interesting with this proposal to enable us to proceed, and be notify that the amount due for the payment to you with my good conduct to this transaction is US$18,200.000.00. Here's the information I need from you very urgent.

1) Your full name:...............................................................................
2) Phone, fax and mobile number.:......................................................
3) Company name and address.:.........................................................
4) Position, age and marital status.:.....................................................
5) Scanned copy of any ID Card, Driver’s licence or any other legal form of identification.

As soon as this information is received, payment process will be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account directly from our correspondence payment bureau here in Dakar Senegal or here in Ghana. It is important you call my direct number +233 2492 66 087 for a serious discussion and transfer arrangement of this amount as soon as you receive this letter or you get back to me through this secure e-mail box Email: (emmanuelede1000@yahoo.co.uk)

Regards,

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Emmanuel Ede
Accountant officer with Intercontinental Bank Plc.




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