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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" <catheabbom30@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 09:08:56 +0000
Subject: HELP US TO INVEST
Dear Sir,
I am making this contact to you with tears in my eyes and out of desperation but with due respect, trust and total humility I write this confidential message to you, believing that it will be of great interest to you.
I am Princess Catherine Abbom, daughter of HRH King Solomon Abbom, the king of Ogoni Kingdom. I am 30 years old and a graduate of Mass Communication. My father was the King of Ogoni Kingdom the highest oil producing area in Nigeria. He was in charge of receiving royalties from the multi-national oil companies and government on behalf of the oil producing communities in Nigeria. After the hanging of the Ogoni Nine (9) including Ken Saro Wiwa by the late dictator General Sani Abacha, my father suffered stroke and died on August 27, 2003 last year. But before his death, he called me and told me he has 45 million dollars (USD45, 000, 000.00) cash, which, he specifically deposited in a Security vault company.
He advised me not to tell anybody except my mother who is the last wife of the (8) eight wives that he married. My mother did not bear any male child for him and that implies that all my father's properties, companies etc., we have no share in them because my mother has no male child and that is in accordance to African Tradition. My father therefore secretly gave me all the relevant documents of the said money, and told me that I should use this money with my mother because he knows that traditionally; if he dies we cannot get anything, as inheritance.
He importantly advised me that I should seek for foreign assistance and that I should not invest this money here in Nigeria because of his other wives and male children who happen to be my elders. I am soliciting for your immediate assistance to get a Bungalow for us, where I will live with my mother and further advise me where and how I will invest the balance money overseas, naturally on profitable ventures.
I believe that by the special grace of God, you will help us move this money out of the Security Firm to your country where we can invest this money judiciously with your guidance. You are entitled to a reasonable part of this money based on our agreement. God will bless you as you help us.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Regards.
Princess Catherine Abbom.
If you wish to help us, please reply through this fax number: 234 9 2728493 or catheabbom@zwallet.com
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