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Fraud email example:

From: "Victor Boateng" <victorboateng@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: victorboateng2006@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 15:09:26 +0100
Subject: Project of mutual benefit


Dear Sir,
I am Dr.Dr.Victor Boateng,the head of department of clinical pharmacology
and director of research,at the University of Ghana.
I write to solicit your assistance in a project of mutual benefit.
In february 2003,a research grant of (US$36.5 Million)was given to my
department,with I,leading a team of other clinical pharmacologists,by the
pharmaceutical society of West Africa,to conduct a research on the sickle
cell disease in Ghana,Republic of Togo and Cote D'Ivoire.
The research has since been concluded(specifically in August 2005)We only
expended USD$28 Million,leaving a balance of USD$8.5 Million,which was
deposited in a vault here.
We are contacting you with a view of transferring this balance out for our
own benefit,only God knows that we have put in 25 years of our lives into
working for the government as academics,we do not have much to show for
it,hence this opportunity we see as God sent.
We sincerely hope that you will be of assistance to us and i implore you to
treat this mail as confidential,as we are still active ademicians,though
retiring by the first quarter of next year.
Please if you are not in a positon to assist us,do not respond to this mail
and i apologise for taking your time.
Upon receipt of your acceptance to assist us in this issue,we will negotiate
on what would be your percentage take from this amount for assisting us.
If you are interested in this venture,please send your name and direct
telephone number for effective communication.
I await your response through my private email address,to enable us proceed
in securing some vital documents to cover the claim in your name,and to
transfer,once we agree on the percentage.
Thanks,
Dr.Victor Boateng
(HOD)Dept of clinical pharmacology.
University of Ghana.

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