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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: Miss Rebeccah charcoal <rebeccahcharcoal@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:45:49 +0100 (BST)
Subject: goodday friend
The Palace of King of Ogoni Kingdom,
Ogoni Oil producing community,
Rivers State Nigeria.
Dear Friend,
I am Princess REBECCAH, daughter of HRH King Solomon Abonime, the king
of Ogoni Kingdom.
I am 25 years old and a graduate of Mass Communication. My father was
the king of Ogoni Kingdom the highest oil producing area in Nigeria. He
was in charge of
receiving royalties from the multi-national oil companies and
government on behalf of the oil producing communities in Nigeria. After the
hanging of the Ogoni Nine (9) including Ken Saro Wiwa by the late dictator
former head of state, my father suffered stroke and died in August27th
this year. But before his death, he called me and told me he has
Fifteen Million dollars USD15,000,000.00) in his possession, specially
deposited in a Security vault of a Finance Firm in Europe.
He advised me not to tell anybody except my mother who is the last wife
of the (8) eight wives that he married. My mother did not bear any male
child for him. Which implies that all my father's properties, companies
e.t.c., we have no share in them because my mother has no male child
according to African Tradition. My father therefore secretly gave me all
the relevant documents of the said money, and told me that I should use
this money with my mother and my younger sisters because he knows that
traditionally, if he dies we cannot get anything, as inheritance. He
importantly advised me that I should seek foreign assistance and that I
should not invest this money here in my country because
of his other wives and male children who happen to be my elders.
I am soliciting for your immediate assistance to get a Bungalow for us,
where I will live with my mother and two younger sisters and further
advise me where and how I will invest the balance money overseas,
possibly on profitable ventures.
I believe that by the special grace of God,
you will help us move this money out of the finance Firm to any country
of your choice where we can invest this money judiciously with you. You
are entitled to a reasonable part of this money based on our agreement,
and God will bless you as you help us.
Looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
Regards.
Princess Rebeccah
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