Jun 23
The Ghanaian email scam
Another email scam, this time from Ghana.
FROM THE OFFICE OF MR JONATHAN OWUSU,
MANAGER TREASURYDEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK
OF GHANA.
DEAR,
ICANNOT IMAGINE THE SUPRISE THIS WILL BRING TO YOU,BUT BE REST ASSURED ITIS IN GOOD FAITH AND FRIENDLY INTENTIONS,FROM A FRIEND IN DEAR NEED OFYOUR ASSISTANCE ,BEARING IN MIND THE CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIRED IN THISABSOLUTE RISK-FREE BUSINESS.
I AM MR JONATHAN OWUSU, THE MANAGER OFTHE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK HEAD OFFICE INACCRA-GHANA. RECENTLY,WE DISCOVERED A DORMANT ACCOUNT WITH A HUGE AMOUNTOF MONEY VALUED USD 9,000,000.00(NINE MILLION US DOLLARS)THAT BELONGS TOONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS; MR DAHLIG MITCHELL,WHO PERISHED IN A PLANECRASH(KOREAN AIR FLIGHT 801)WITH THE WHOLE PASSENGERS ABOARD ON AUGUST6TH 1997.BELOW IS THE WEBSITE OF THE PLANECRASH
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list/
SINCETHE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER,I PERSONALLY I HAVE WATCHED WITH KEENINTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN,BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE,SINCE NO ONEHAS COME TO CLAIM THIS FUND FOR A VERY LONG TIME AS HIS NEXT OF KIN.BECAUSE OF THIS WE HAVE DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USEDAS THE NEXT OF KIN.
AS A CIVIL SERVANT WITH THE BANK AND A GHANANIANI CANNOT STAND AS A NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER NEITHER MY COLLEAGUES. ITIS UPON THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT I AND MY COLLEAGUES IN THIS DEPARTMENTDECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO COLLABORRATE WITH YOU TO PULL OUT THIS DORMANTFUND. WE HAVE IT IN MIND TO GIVE YOU 25% OF THIS TOTAL FUND IF THISPROPOSAL MEETS YOUR INTEREST.
URGENTLY REACH ME THROUGH MY EMAILADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER TO ENABLE ME GIVE YOU THE FULL DETAILS OFTHIS TRANSACTION AND HOW IT IS GOING TO WORK OUT.WHAT I WANT FROM YOU ISTO ACT AS THE DECEASED NEXT OF KIN, AND IN REGARDS TO THAT FURTHERINFORMATION WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECIEVE YOURPOSITIVE RESPONSE VIA,E-MAIL OR TELEPHONE.
ANTICIPATING YOUR URGENTRESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,
MR JONATHAN OWUSU.












