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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: "James Opa" <opajames@newsgroup.hk>
Reply-To: opa_james@jovem.te.pt
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:19:39 +0800
Subject: Dear Friend Let's have this together ,
Dear Friend Let's have this together ,
I am a staff of one of the leading banks in Ghana. I will give you the name
of my
bank and other important information if I receive a positive reply from you.
For
security reasons I cannot disclose my full identity to you now until I am
sure of
your cooperation. I work in the operations dept where I serve as account
officer to
numerous customers. One of the customers whom I worked as his account
officer was a
wealthy diamond merchant from America. Because this man was good to me when
he was
alive, I took it upon myself to travel to his country last month, to see if
I could
locate any of his close relations.
On reaching there I discovered that his only surviving uncle died a few
months back.
I sponsored this trip on my own and nobody in the bank knew I was
undertaking the
journey so I did not present any official report of my findings in the bank.
Now
there are two things I could do with regards to the money. First, as his
accounts
officer, I could formally notify the bank authorities that the man is dead
and has
no next of kin. In this case the money would be forfeited to the government
after
some time. As a matter of fact this is the proper thing I am supposed to
do.
Another thing I can do is to arrange for someone else, a foreigner, to act
as the
next of kin of the late man so that he will claim the money. This is the
option
that I can do to help anybody and myself since the money actually is public
fund due
to the fact that my friend was a close ally to the late brutal military
president
that looted government treasury. And that is why I have chosen to do it.
I want you to be my partner. All you would have to do is act as the next of
kin of
the dead man and the whole money in the account will be transferred to your
account.
As the accounts officer to the late man, I have all the necessary documents
that
will require claiming the money in the account. The total money in the
account is
USD17 million. Your share will be 30%, which is USD5, 100,000. My colleague
and i
will share 70%. Reach me immediately by mail so that I can give you further
details.
Also provide me you with direct telephone to reach you.
Please respond to this mail using my email ... opa_james@jovem.te.pt
I wait for your prompt response.
Thanks and God bless,
Mr.Opa James.
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