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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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Fraud email example:
From: "Rev, Dr. Kwesi Okyere" <revkwesi110@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: mrkwesiokyere@aim.com
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 15:55:34 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
BANK OF GHANA
OUR REF: BOG/OHG/OXD1/2008
TELEX: BOGBANK.
PAYMENT FILE: BOG/BEN/08.
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM:
I AM REV, DR. KWESI OKYERE, THE SECRETARY TO DR. PAUL ACQUAH GOVERNOR BANK
OF GHANA, BANK OF GHANA IS THE PARENT BANK OF ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS HERE IN
GHANA AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT YOU BY MY BOSS THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
OF THE BANK OF GHANA ON AN URGENT ISSUE, KINDLY NOTE THAT YOUR FUNDS WERE
RE-CALLED AND RE-DEPOSITED INTO THE "FEDERAL SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.
TODAY MY BOSS THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF BANK OF GHANA, WAS VISITED IN HIS
OFFICE BY THREE GENTLEMEN, REALLY THESE MEN WERE UNEXPECTED BY HIM BECAUSE
THEIR VISIT WAS IMPROMPTU. HE HAD TO ASK THEM WHY THEY CAME TO SEE HIM IN
PERSON AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CAME TO COLLECT THE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT
FUNDS BILL SUM OF US$12.5 MILLION WHICH RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO YOU AS SHOWN
IN YOUR FILE WITH US, ON YOUR BEHALF AND BY YOUR AUTHORIZATION. NOTE THAT
THEY ACTUALLY TENDERED SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS WHICH PROVED THAT YOU ACTUALLY
SENT THEM FOR THE COLLECTION OF THESE FUNDS. BELOW IS LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS
WHICH THEY TENDERED TO THIS BANK TODAY:
1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.
BECAUSE OF THE INSTRUCTION FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE
ANY MISTAKE IN RELEASING THESE FUNDS TO UNKNOWN PERSON OR ANYONE EXCEPT YOU
WHO IS THE RECOGNIZED TRUE BENEFICIARY TO THESE FUNDS. NOTE THAT MY BOSS
HAS ASKED THESE MEN TO COME BACK AFTER TWO DAYS, SO HE CAN VERIFY THE FACT
FROM YOU FIRST. KINDLY CLARIFY US ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE MAKE THIS PAYMENT
TO THESE FOREIGNERS WHOM CAME ON YOUR BEHALF. PLEASE KINDLY RESPONSE TO US
IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US RELEASE THE FUND TO THEM, SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO MY
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS ; revkwesiokyere@aim.com
NOTE THAT FOR SECURITY REASONS YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A CODE/PASSWORD WHICH
IS (11411BOG), PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CODE IS THE REFERENCE NUMBER FOR YOUR
TRANSFER AND IT'S BEING DISCLOSED TO YOU ALONE, GUARD THIS JEALOUSLY AND
ALL YOUR EMAIL RESPONSE SHOULD CARRY THIS CODE AS THE SUBJECT TO ENABLE US
RECOGANIZE YOUR EMAIL AND ATTEND TO YOU QUICKLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
REV, DR. KWESI OKYERE
SECRETARY. TO THE GOVERNOR.
BANK OF GHANA
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