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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: henryobi<henryobi@tatanova.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 07:16:37 +0530
Subject: Legacy
From: Henry Obi.
Email: henryobi1@post.cz
Sir,
I am Henry Obi, the elder son of His Royal Majesty Chief Albert Obi and
I know this letter might surprise you because we have not met neither in
person nor by correspondence, but I believe that it takes just oneday to get to meet or know someone either physically or through
correspondence.
I got your contact through my private research you were revealed as
being quite astute in private entrepreneurship, one has no doubt in your
ability to handle a financial business transaction. However, I am the first son
of His Royal Majesty Chief Albert Obi, the traditional ruler of Eleme
Kingdom in the Oil area of Rivers state in Nigeria. I am making this contact to
you in respect of US$15M (Fifteen Million United States Dollars),which I
inherited from my late father.
This money was accumulated from royalties paid to my father as
compensation by the Oil firms located in our area as a result of oil presence in our
land, which hampers Agriculture which is our main source of livelihood.
Unfortunately my father died from protracted diabetes. But before his
death he called my attention and informed me that he lodged some funds in a
box with a security firm with an open beneficiary. The lodgment security
code number was also revealed to me. He then advised me to look for a
reliable business partner abroad that will assist me in investing the money in a
lucrative business as a result of Economic instability in Nigeria. So this is the
major reason why I am contacting you for this money to be move from the
security firm for investment purpose.
Another vital factor is that, due to my Political ambition in order not
to bend the Political Code of Conduct Bureau I do not want anybody here to
know that I inherited such a huge amount of money to avoiddisqualification by the Commission on my intended Political interest.
So I will like you to be the ultimate beneficiary, so that the funds can
be moved in your name and particulars. Hence my father had intimated the
security firm that the beneficiary of the box is his Foreign partner whose
particulars will be forwarded to the firm when due.
But I will guide you accordingly. As soon as the funds are claimed, I
will come over to meet you in person, so that we can discuss physically on
investment potentials.
I hereby guarantee you that this money is not Government money nor is it
drug money and it is not money from arms deals. Please kindly maintain a
high degree of confidentiality on this matter. I will give you more details
immediately I get your swift response. I hope this will be the beginning of a
prosperous relationship between my family and your family.
Please if you are not interested, kindly contact me immediately so that
I can look for another person.
I await your response.
Henry Obi
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