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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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From: "evely nabonime" <evelynabonime@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: uzoka009@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:34:09 +0000
Subject: a letter for you
The Palace of King of Ogoni Kingdom,
Ogoni Oil producing community,
Rivers State Nigeria.
Dear ,
I am Princess Evelyn, 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 reviving 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 General Sani Abacha, my father suffered stroke and died in
August27th last year. But before his death, he called me and told me he has
Twenty Three Million Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars
(USD23,560,000.00) cash in his possession, specially deposited in a Security
vault company Abroad. 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 tradtionally, if he dies we cannnot get anything, as
inheritance. He importantly advised me that I should seek foreign
assistannce and that I should not invest this money here in Nigeria 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
products of your company and other profitable ventures.I believe that by the
special grace of God, you will help us move this money out of THE SECURITY
COMPANY 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.
PLease reply through this email "evelynabonime1@yahoo.co.uk"
Looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
Regards.
Princess Evelyn Abonime .
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