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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: mr john adams <mr_adams06@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: adams_john1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:26:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: attention please,very urgent.
FROM THE DESK OF THE BRANCH MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK (I.C.B) GHANA LTD
IN THE WEST AFRICA REGION OF GREAT ACCRA TEMA
BRANCH WEST AFRICA GHANA,
MR JOHN ADAMS.
E-MAIL:adams_john1@hotmail.com
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK(I.C.B)PLEASE I COME TO KNOW YOUR WITH GOOD FAITH,FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE,AND AFTER CONSIDERATION I REPOSED MY CONFIDENCE AND FAITH TO APPROACH YOU FOR MUTUAL COLLABORATION,WHICH IF YOU ACCEPT TO COOPERATE WITH ME IT SHALL BENEFIT BOTH OF US IMMENSELY.TO BEGIN WITH THERE IS AN UNCLAIMED SUM OF FUND LYING DORMANT FOR THE PAST YEARS IN OUR BANK OF WHICH I WANT YOU TO CLAIM AS THE RIGHTFUL(NEXT OF KIN)TO THE OWNER OF THE ABANDONED MONEY AS I SHALL PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO MAKE THE CLAIM.
IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS AS A RELIABLE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER BETRAYED ME OR STRICK ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.I AM MR.JOHN ADAMS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE (I.C.B) INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA LTD.THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1997 AND SINCE YEAR12000 TO 2006 NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN.
AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THE FUND AND,IF I DID NOT REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTELY IT WILL BE FORFITED FOR NOTHING THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS(MR. CHRIS MARCO) A FOREIGNER, IS THE MANAGER OF PETRO – TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES LTD A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY PROFESSION AND HE DIED SINCE YEAR 2000.
NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT, THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT, THIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANY THING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS-($13.450, 000.) THIRTEEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US, DOLLARS, I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNER ACCOUNT AT ABROAD BUT DON’T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER TO CONTACT,
I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE, BUT IT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS AN INTERNATIONAL CURRENCE, YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED FOR THE BUSINESS NOW I DON'T WANT BETRAYED FOR THIS MOVEMENT, SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE URGENTLY.I WILL OFFER YOU %30 OF THE TOTAL FUND.
I, ALSO NEED YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER INCLUDING THE FULL DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR THE DEPOSIT.AN EMPTY ACCOUNT CAN ALSO SERVE FOR THIS PURPOSE I NEED YOUR FULL CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK OUT.THANKS AND MAY GOD BLESSYOU, VIA EMAIL:adams_john1@hotmail.com
REGARDS,
MR JOHN ADAMS
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