An
Email with the Subject "Urgent assistance needed." was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 16 May 2006 10:30:41 -0700
and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email.
The sender shows as anthony mensah <anthonymensah3@yahoo.com>.
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FROM: MR. ANTHONY MENSAH THE MANAGER INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA FIRST LIGHT BRANCH ACCRA, GHANA.
PHONE:00233-2444-88931.
ATTN: DEAR,
MY NAME IS MR. ANTHONY MENSAH. I AM THE MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIALBANK GHANA, FIRST LIGHT BRANCH.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE, HONEST AND A TRUSTWORTH PERSON TO ENTRUST THIS HUGE TRANSFER PROJECT WITH.
I AM A GHANAIAN MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS.
I AM WRITING TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF US$5.000.000.THIS FUND IS THE EXCESS OF WHAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANGER MADE AS
PROFIT DURING THE LAST YEAR.
I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED AN APPROVED END OF THE YEAR REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2005 TO MY HEAD OFFICE HERE IN ACCRA AND THEY WILL NEVER KNOW OF THIS EXCESS.
I HAVE SINCE THEN, PLACED THIS AMOUNT OF US$5.000.000 ON A ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT WITHOUT A BENEFICIARY.
AS AN OFFICER OF THE BANK, I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY THUS I AM IMPELLED TO REQUES T FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
I INTEND TO PART 30% OF THIS FUND TO YOU WHILE 70% SHALL BE FOR ME.
I DO NEED TO STRESS THAT THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER.
ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUND.
IF YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER, I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR TIMELY RESPONSE.
WITH REGARDS, ANTHONY MENSAH.
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FROM: MR. ANTHONY MENSAH THE MANAGER INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA FIRST LIGHT BRANCH ACCRA, GHANA. PHONE:00233-2444-88931. ATTN: DEAR, MY NAME IS MR. ANTHONY MENSAH. I AM THE MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIALBANK GHANA, FIRST LIGHT BRANCH. I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE, HONEST AND A TRUSTWORTH PERSON TO ENTRUST THIS HUGE TRANSFER PROJECT WITH. I AM A GHANAIAN MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS. I AM WRITING TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF US$5.000.000.THIS FUND IS THE EXCESS OF WHAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANGER MADE AS
PROFIT DURING THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED AN APPROVED END OF THE YEAR REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2005 TO MY HEAD OFFICE HERE IN ACCRA AND THEY WILL NEVER KNOW OF THIS EXCESS. I HAVE SINCE THEN, PLACED THIS AMOUNT OF US$5.000.000 ON A ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT WITHOUT A BENEFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THE BANK, I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY THUS I AM IMPELLED TO REQUES T FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. I INTEND TO PART 30% OF THIS FUND TO YOU WHILE 70% SHALL BE FOR ME. I DO NEED TO STRESS THAT THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER.
ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUND. IF YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER, I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR TIMELY RESPONSE. WITH REGARDS, ANTHONY MENSAH.
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