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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: "Princess Catherine Komozi" <princesscatherine4real@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2086 17:40:31 -0800
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL
Hello,
I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it the
wish of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless
and reward you abundantly. My family and I are true Christians and
worship God truthfully. We have been living happily and great until
some so
death took away all my joy and happiness. I got your contact on
internet trying to search for someone who can help me out of this. I am
a
female student of the University of Lagos (Nigeria), I study
international
relation, I am 22 years old, and I would like to build up a solid
foundation with you in future if you can work together with me to
achieve my
aim. Well to start with, my father was a king he died earlier six
months after which my younger brother was made the king by the town
citizens
before his death too. My mother suddenly developed a strange sickness
that led to her death after some time, now I am left alone in the
family
with all my fathers' wealth. He left behinds a mega some of amount (1.3
billion naira) and that's about ($8. 500 000).and some estates and
other properties. My father's kindred has started possessions on his
properties they have already taken away his estates and some more
things and
their plans how is to embezzle his money all this are happening to me
because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town. But I will
never allow such to happen to me because I have a future to build. At
this junction I strongly believe that you will help me secure and
invest
this money. following the advice of my late fathers' lawyer and
solicitor, this money should be invested aboard and hereby need your
help and
your suggestion on what business this money should be invested on after
transferring his money into your account . According to the security
company (the bank) such mega amount of money cannot be pulled out
without
some official documentations for the transfer of the money into your
account, I met the account controller he said that he !
will nee
d some money to procure this document for the transfer of the funds. He
also made me understand that it's only this fund that can delay the
transfer, that as soon as I get the money it will only take him 5
(five)
working days to procure the documents. I here by need your help to in
transferring this money into your account, after which I will be coming
over to your country to invest. Please if willingly to help me contact
my lawyer via this email address mailto: robert_payne_dip@yahoo.com
Phone: +234 80 37382394
with your contact Name, address and phone number let him know that
you are willing to help, he will then tell you what to do. If this gets
done you get 20% of the money that's to show my appreciation and
another 10% for the annual income to you, for handling this business
for me,
which you will strongly have absolute control of. I believe you can
handle this for me, kindly reach my lawyer he will tell you what next
to
do. N.B I assure you that this transaction is safe and once show your
interest it will be sealed between us, hope to hear from you
ASAP…………………..
Princess Catherine Komo
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