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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • revjamesmichael@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.Annan Emmanuel" <mrannanemma10@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:08:30 +0100
Subject: Re: Your Compensation Of $3M Dollars;


My Beloved,



I have completed the pending transaction and transferred the Funds to Syria
through the co-operation of a new partner from Syria. And I did not forget
all your past efforts in assisting me transferring the Funds despite that it
failed us due to our inability to finance the transaction.



Before I left Ghana to Syria, I deposited a Box containing the sum of $3M
Dollars with International Commercial Bank Ltd, Accra-Ghana, which I have
decided to use to compensate you for all your past efforts so that we can
share our joy together after all our sufferings at that time.



And I instructed the Bank Manager to transfer the $3M Dollars to you but he
told me that you need to be in their office in person to sign the transfer
documents but I told him that it will not be possible for you to travel down
to Ghana at the moment. And he advised me to authorize a reputable person in
Ghana to stand and sign the transfer documents as your representative since
you can't make it to their office in Ghana.



Based on this, I contacted the Senior Pastor of my Church (Rev. Michael
James) of Assemblies of God Church who also was a Financial /Business
Consultant before he was called. I have forwarded an Authorization Letter to
him in your favor, authorizing him to represent you at the Bank to effect
the immediate transfer of the $3M Dollars to your account. Therefore,
establish contact with him immediately for his immediate action.



Rev. Michael James,

Telephone: +233-20-652-2800

E-mail: revjamesmichael@gmail.com



And note that I might not be contacting you soon because I and my new
partner will be traveling to Japan and China for our investment projects.



Take care and remain blessed.



Yours Truly,

Bro. Emmanuel Annan.

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