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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: "Stan Ifyob Abonime" <stanifyobabonime@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: stanifyobabonime@o2.ie
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 17:27:13 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED.
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED.
Name: Mr. Stan Ifyob Abonime.
Residential Address: 121 balogun road, Akobi Crecent.
Ikeja, Lagos State,
Nigeria.
Hello My Dear,
My name is Mr. Stan Ifyob Abonime, I am the son of HRH King Solomon
Abonime, the king of Ogoni Kingdom. I am 34 years old the only surviving son
of my mother, My father was the king of Ogoni Kingdom the highest oil
producing area in Nigeria. He was in charge of reviving royalties from the
multi-national oil companies and government on behalf of the oil producing
communities in Nigeria. After the killings and burning down of my fathers
houses, properties and hanging of the Ogoni Nine(9) including Ken Saro Wiwa
by the late dictator General Sani Abacha’s government, my father suffered
stroke and died in August 27th last year.Before his death he called me and
told me that he deposited the sum of Three Million United States Dollars
with a Security Finance Company for a safe keeping. He advised me not to
tell anybody except my mother who is the last wife of the (8) eight wives
that he married. I am the only son and child of my Mother. The elder wives
have taking possession of the whole wealth of my late father with their sons
and daughters just because of African tradition. Due to the love that my
father had for my mother, he told me to relocate to a foreign country with
the fund and start a new life that in no condition should I decide to stay
in Nigeria !because they will kill me and my mother if they came to find out
that
we have such money in our possession.
He handed over the document that backs up that fund in the Security Finance
Company, which he made with my name as the beneficiary. Now I am soliciting
for your help in receiving this Box that contain this fund on my behalf. My
mother and I would be coming to you and we will invest
with the money in your country, you will help us in suggesting the kind of
business that will be good. Also you will find a bungalow for us where we
will reside. You are entitled to a reasonable part of this money based on
our agreement, and God will bless you as you help us because we have nothing
left with us, the fund in question is the only hope we have. Please reply
with your (1) private telephone Number (2) your Home address (3) Your
nationality. Tell me more about your self and what you do for a living.
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Stan Ifyob Abonime.
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