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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Kelvin Jumokoro <kelvinjumokoro005@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:38:31 +0000
Subject: Appericate



Mr. Kelvin Jumokoro
Branch Manager
Eco Bank
Ghana
Silver
Star Tower Branch


Attn:Sir/Madam,

My Name is Mr Kelvin Jumokoro, I am the
regional manager of the Eco Bank Ghana Silver Star Tower Branch Accra Ghana. I
got your information during my search through the Internet. I am 40years of age
and married with 3 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of
PEACE and don't want problem, 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
Eco Bank of Ghana; it
is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city
Accra at the end
of each year. On the course of the last two years 2007 end of year report, I
discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Ten million seven
hundred fifty thousand dollars (10,750.000.00) which my he ad office are not
aware of and will never be aware of. I have since placed this fund on what we
call SUSPENSE
ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank I can
not be directly connected to this money, so this informed my contacting you for
us to work so that you can assist receive this money into your bank account for
us to SHARE. While you will have 30% of the total fund .Note there are
practically no risk involved, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from
you is to stand claim as the original depositor of this fund who made the
deposit with our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your
designated bank account. If you accept this offer to work with me, I will
appreciate it very much. As soon as I receive your response I will detail you on
how we can achieve it successfully.

Awaiting for your urgent
response
Telephone +233245735244

Best regards,
Mr Kelvin
Jumokoro

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