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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: "INVITATION INVESTMENT/PROPOSAL" <breakthru9@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 15:51:59 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.
ATTN:
SIR/MADAM,
I AM LITTLE MISS. PRINCESS AUSTINE JAJA 20 YEARS OF AGE BY JANUARY 2006. My
father Chief J.JULIUS AUSTINE JAJA, ISAMA of Alafia (Now Late) was the Royal
Head of my community, ELEME (an oil rich town) in Nigeria. My community
produces 5.8% of the total crude oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the
Dollar value of each barrel is paid to my father as royalty by the Federal
Government. My father was also the Chairman of ISAMA Special Oil Trust Fund.
In his position as the royal head and Chairman of the Oil Trust Fund, he
made some money which he left for me as the only heir to inherit. The money
is Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$18.5). This Money
originated from the accumulated royalties between 1976-1998. Because I was a
little girl then and the only daughter, and as our traditions stipulated I
was to stay in my mother’s place (home town) until the death of my father.
Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and political instability as a result
of past Military rules (1985-1999), he deposited this Money in VAULTS" with
an open beneficiary in a security company abroad pending when he would
finish arrangement to start investing with the funds.
He was planning this when he died late last year of Heart Attack. Just
before my father died he called my attention to the money and charged me to
look for a foreigner who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the
funds into his or her account, now that I have finished my higher school and
can do things by myself. So l would be very grateful if you could accept to
help me achieve this great objective. I promise to give you 30% of the total
funds as soon as it is successfully transferred to your vital bank account
as compensation for your assistance.
Five percent (5%) has been set aside to take care of all expenses we may
in-cure during the transaction. To indicate your interest, contact me
urgently and confidentially for more information and the roles you will play
in this business via this my Email
address:(missprincess_jaja2000@yahoo.co.uk)
All the legal Documents concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as
we agreed together. Please I will appreciate that you send your
telephone/fax numbers to enable me contact you immediately for discussions.
May the almighty God bless you,
Yours faithfully,
MISS. PRINCESS AUSTINE JAJA
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