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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: "Erasmus Agbemor" <contacterasmus@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: contaterasmus@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:19:27 +0100
Subject: Re: Your Mail./Call ME..


From Mr. Erasmus Agbemor
TEL: +233 248751616


Greetings to you,


My name is Erasmus Agbemor, currently the Regional Head of Corporate Affairs
Department with a reputable bank here in Ghana. I am 44 years of age and
married with 4 kids. I got your information during my search through the
Internet and I write you this Offer in good faith, believing that I can
trust you with the information I am about to reveal to you. I only hope we
can assist each other. If you don't want this business offer kindly forget
it as I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the
regional manager of the bank, it is my duty to send financial reports to Our
Head Office in the capital city of Accra. On the course of the last year
2007 end of the year's report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the
manager made Four Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars
($4,550.000.00) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be
aware of. I have since then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus
I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into
your bank account.

If you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you wish us to share
the funds in percentage, so that both parties will be satisfied. I shall
explain to you in details how we shall handle the transaction once I receive
your response. I do need to assure you that there is practically no risk
involved in this as it is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need
from you is to stand as the original depositor of this funds.

I will appreciate your timely response OR call me:
+233 248751616.


With Regards,
Erasmus Agbemor

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