Scam Email Be Careful

From time to time I receive emails from a scam artists trying to con me out of my pennies. These people keep sending these emails out because it only takes one person to fall for the bait.

Here is an example of an email received:

Friend Mail from the Crystal Cathedral

Your friend, Mr. Benjamin Abeeku., recommends this positive message from the Crystal Cathedral .

Personal Message From Mr. Benjamin Abeeku.:

Best regards! This mail may be a surprise to you because you did not give me the permission to do so and neither do you know me but before I tell you about myself I want you to please forgive me for sending this mail without your permission. I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the will of God for you to help me and my family, god almighty will bless and reward you abundantly. I need an honest and trust worthy person like you to entrust this huge transfer project unto. My name is Mr. Benjamin Abeeku, The Branch Manager of a Financial Institution. I got your contact through a reliable source called database through Ghana chambers of commerce. I am a Ghanaian married with 3 kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of US$7,500,000.00 Dollars. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit last year (i.e. 2008 financial year). I have already submitted an annual report for that year to my h ead office in Accra-Ghana as I have watched with keen interest as they will never know of this excess. I have since, placed this amount of US$7,500,000.00 Dollars on 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 agree that 45% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, and 55% would 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 me. This is why and only reason why I contacted you, I am willing to go into partnership investement with you owing t o your wealth of experience, So please if you are interested to assi st on this venture kindly contact me back for a brief discussion on how to proceed. Best regards, Mr. Benjamin Abeeku. Phone: +233XXXXXXXX.