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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: "robson obi" <sss_robson@msn.com>
Reply-To: robson12@wapda.com
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:42:40 +0000
Subject: how are you today
Hello
I write this letter with a heavy heart knowing full well that I am
being victimized and oppressed by my step-mother yet there is no one to
help.
My father died leaving me behind to ascend the throne as the
"Amayanebo" the king of the Ogoni people. On knowing this, my step-mother
used
her political powers to prevail on some corrupt community leaders to deny
me of the kingship. As a result of that the youths embarked on angry
protest destroying things and killing people. This made the government to
institute a commission of inquiry to investigate the cause of the
violent protest. Consequently, I have been placed on a house arrest pending
when the commission of enquiry will finish their investigations.
All these are happening to me because my biological mother did not
leave with my father until his death. So my step mother would not want me
to inherit the thrown. She would rather prefer her own son which is
contrary to our tradition to be the king. So she has used her position and
power to buy the elderly people in the community who are supposed to
install me as the king. They have installed her son, my junior as the
"AMAYANOBO", king of the community.
My problem now is that before the death of my father he willed some
amount of money to me. This money was deposited with a security company. I
am still under house arrest.
I don't just know what to do. The only option I have right now is to
give someone the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT, LETTER OF AUTHORITY and an
AFFIDAVIT to enable him or her clear the fund on my behalf. I am doing this
because I don't have any foriegn account. Also the rate at which my
step-mother is going after me she will do more harm to me if she notices
that my late father left so much for me. I am just 18 years old and I'm
not ready for all the troubles this woman is giving to me.
Your commission is negotiable. As soon as we conclude that we have a
memoradum of understanding and then proceed without delays.
Please, help me to safeguard this money by transfering it into your
account pending when I will be free again. If I leave it still in the
security company the whole money may go to the security company all in the
name of dummurrage. Please, help me out and save a soul. The fund
amounts to US$9,000,000.00(Nine Million United States Dollars).
If you are interested in saving a soul please, reply me via this email
so that I can give you more information.
Stay blessed.
Robson smith.
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