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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: samuel0benson@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: sam_egwu_001@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:26:51 -0700
Subject: Reply
Dear,
I am Samuel Egwu,I have an important proposal which needs a quick attention
.I
believe the proposal will be better understood if I tell you abit of myself
and the
incidences/events that prompt this e mail to you.
Here is my story,in our place called Obanikoro Kingdom, my father was the
King, "Igwe Okpolokpolo viii of Obanikoro Land" and my mother is the first
wife known as the "Lolo"meaning queen to the king and the first wife.According
to my mum,she said that she and I my father were living happily in the early
stage of their marriage,not until my grandfather who was the then "Igwe
Okpolokpolo vii" became sick and my father being the first son is the rightful
successor to the throne.
But our custom demands a king must have a male child who will succeed him.At
that time,my mum only had my elder two sisters and the since the kindred
believe my mum may not bare a male child, they married another woman for
my father.
My mum and the new wife became pregant at the same time as nature will have
it, My mum delivered some hours after the first wife did.Both delivered boys
Kelue and I,and that marks the start of the battle of who will be the next
king after my father.
I am supposed to be the successor since my mother is the first wife but I
was born some hours after Kelue was born and that is well the controversy
is.Wether I, the son to the first wife or Kelue of the second wife that came
just some hours before me.
While the battle is hot now my father gave up last month and the throne is
still empty,Kelue's mother who is an occulists has visited my mother in many
occasions warning her to warn me to abstain from the contest for the throne.Though
I ready to lay down my life for the battle for the throne, I wouldn't want
to hurt my mother.
On the dying days of my father,he confessed to my mother of About $1.5m[One
Million ,Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars] Kept in a financial security company
and he directed her to transfer this money to a foreign account and invest
it there because of the love he had for her.
Now I and my mother are left with no other option than to invest this money
outside the country where will be safe before the other wife of my father
and the other kindred get their evil eyes on the money,as my mother is afraid
of that we may loose our lives in the struggle for the throne as she doesnt
want to involve in the witch crafty activites for the sake of the throne.
I Hereby Propose This To You If And Only If I Can Count On You.
1]That You Take 35%Of The Money
2]I Take 55%
3]The Remaing 10% Will Be For A Joint Bussiness In Your Country.
Finally,what I need from you is your telephone number and your contact address
for onward transfer of this fund.I seriously count on your support and cooperation.
God Bless You.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Samuel Egwu.
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