Ghana Commercial Bank Email Scam

Did you receive the email below? If so you unfortunately are not being befriended by the father of two kids and Branch Manager who needs help $50.8 Million USD, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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**This email contained a number of email addresses that I left in the email posted below. This list is a great example of one way email scammers like this get email accounts. Notice that all the emails are 'administrative' emails. For instance feedback@securepcnews.com, info@orgoo.com, mail@designboom.com, etc. These email addresses were obviously collected simply by finding them on websites and 'harvesting' them.

One way to reduce your chances of receiving these types of emails is to limit how often you display your email on public websites. You may even consider a 'throw-away' email address that you use just for public sites.

Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: robert Mensah [mailto:robert_mensah1000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 11:30 AM
To: info@orgoo.com; jobs@orgoo.com; badi@yambi.com; continuum-users-help@maven.apache.org; mark_toure8@hotmail.fr; g.savvides@merseymail.com; feedback@securepcnews.com; mail@designboom.com; ydoistayhiii@yahoo.com; postmaster@soapyfrog.com; monemail@gmail.com; meinemail@gmail.com; randy@boxbe.com; boxbe@consortpartners.com; service@boxbe.com; lala_malik@myway.com; micorreo@gmail.com; alochona-owner@egroups.com; alochona-digest@yahoogroups.com; alochona-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
Subject: FROM ROBERT SEEKING FOR HELP

GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD
ACCRA GHANA
GCB HEADQUARTER CIRCLE ACCRA GHANA

ATTN: Sir,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, honest and a trust worth person to entrust this huge transfer project with.

My name is Mr. ROBERT MENSAH Branch manager of a financial institution here in ghana, I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of $ 50.8 Million United States dollars only.

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which am the manager made as profit during the 2006 financial year. I have already submitted annual report for that year to my head office here in Accra as I have watched with keen interest as they will never know of this
excess.

I have since, placed this amount of $50.8 Million United States dollars only to an Escrow Coded account without a beneficiary (anonymous) to avoid trace.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account on my behalf. 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 so that the fund can be transferred to your account. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response to my private number;+233-246-363829

With Regards,

Mr. ROBERT MENSAH

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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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