Everywhere you look there are millions just waiting to be claimed ...

or so it seems. Of course, this story is not true.

PS: Why do these people write with capitals? I have not found an answer to that, but it seems Africans prefer to use capitals for some reason or other. Maybe it's more impressive that way. What do you think?

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: URGENT MAIL.FOEM I,C,BANK (24-Okt-2005 10:48)
From: john0_mensah@yahoo.com
To: xxx@xxx.xxx

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK, HIGH STREET BRANCH, TAKORADI, GHANA.

DEAR MY NAME IS MR JOHN MENSAH I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK, OF DAKAR BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF
TAKORADI. I GOT YOUR INFORMATION ON A RECENT BANK CONFERENCE WITH OTHER WEST
AFRICAN COUNTRIES HELD IN LOME THE CAPITAL CITY OF TOGO IN WEST AFRICA. I
WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 42 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH
TWO KIDS. 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 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL 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 2004 BUSINESS REPORT

, I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE FIVE
MILLIONS, US DOLLARS($5, MILLIONS DOLLARS 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 BENRFICIARY. 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 20% OF
THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION. THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED,

IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND
CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS 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. YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY EMAIL AS APPEARED ON THIS MAIL IF YOU THINK
WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS.I WILL PROVIDE
MY PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ON YOUR REQUEST,
THANKS YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY