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An Email with the Subject "FROM Opoku Sampson," was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:24:08 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "Mr Opoku Sampson,"<sampson@skybest.com>.
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Hello Friend, My name is Mr. Opoku sampson. I am the regional manager of Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana Tarkwa Branch, in the western region of Ghana . I write you this proposal in good faith; I am a devoted Christian and a man of peace. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, as the regional manager of the Standard Chartered Bank it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each business year. On the course of the last year 2009 business report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Six Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ($6,850,000.00);which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have placed this funds on what we call ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 30% of the total funds as commission. There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank-to-bank transfer, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of these funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account. If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much. Please indicate your interest in coming into partnership with me by providing me with your full information below: FULL NAME............................................................................................................................... ADDRESS.................................................................................................................................. AGE........................................................................................................................................... SEX.......................................................................................................................................... OCCUPATION............................................................................................................................. MARITAL STATUS....................................................................................................................... TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER........................................................................................................... Thanks for your understanding and co-operation. Please observe the utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest some of my share in your country. Best regards, Mr. Opoku Sampson,