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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.
  • mercilinaessien@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rita Edmond <edmondrita@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:25:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: VERY URGENT



FROM: MISS MERCILINA ESSIEN
CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK (ICB) OF GHANA LTD.
TEL: 00233 246532623.
HELLO FRIEND,
MY NAME IS MISS MERCILINA ESSIEN. I AM IN CHARGE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BANK OF GHANA (ICB) LTD, TAKORADI MAIN BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF GHANA. I AM WRITING THIS PROPOSAL TO YOU IN
GOOD FAITH BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL RESPROCATE THE KIND GESTURE.
PLEASE I AM WRITING YOU ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL MANAGER OF MY BRANCH WHOM I AM WORKING CLOSELY WITH.WE HAVE A WELL PACKAGED FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE OF IMMENSE BENEFIT TO YOU, MYSELF AND THE GM.
AS THE BRANCH MANAGER OF ABOVE MENTIONED BRANCH OF I.C.B. LTD; IT IS INCUMBENT ON HIM TO SEND A ROUTINE FINANCIAL REPORT TO OUR HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. DURING THE COURSE OF BUSINESS REPORT OF THE YEAR PRECEDING LAST YEAR, (i.e. 2006), HE DISCOVERED THAT OUR BRANCH MADE ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($1,680,000.00) WHICH THE HEAD OFFICE HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF.
HE HAS PLACED THIS FUND IN AN ESCROW-CALL ACCOUNT WITH NO BENEFICIARY, AND HAS MANDATED ME AS HIS CONFIDANT TO NEGOTIATE FOR A RELIABLE OVERSEAS CONTACT WHO CAN PARTNER WITH US TO CLAIM THE MONEY.
AS OFFICERS OF SAID BANK WE CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO REMOVAL OF THE MONEY HENCE THIS CONTACT TO YOU. THEREFORE I REQUEST YOU TO ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE MONEY IN YOUR OVERSEAS BANK ACCOUNT. THE PROCEDURE IS VERY SIMPLE, FOR INSTANCE, AN ACCOUNT WILL BE OPENED IN YOUR NAME IN OUR BRANCH AND BACK DATED TO SUIT THE ARRANGEMENT. THE ACCOUNT SO OPENED WILL BE PUSHED TO DORMANT SECTION OF THE BANK AND YOU WILL THEN WRITE THE BANK REQUESTING FOR YOUR ACCOUNT TO BE REACTIVATED FROM THE DORMANT SECTION AND THE CREDIT BALANCE SENT TO YOUR OVERSEAS BANK ACCOUNT. I WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH TO THE PROCESS.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ACCEPT THE OFFER SO THAT WE CAN NOW DISCUSS YOUR ACCEPTABLE COMMISSION AND THEN MOVE INTO ACTION.PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL,mercilinaessien@yahoo.com.
BEST REGARDS,
MERCILINA ESSIEN.


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