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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: "WILLIAM PRINCE" <williams_prince2@easylinks.org>
Reply-To: princemmadu@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 12:07:26 +0100
Subject: MY TIME OF NEED
prince m
FIRST SON OF ESEMA XXII
ELEME KINGDOM
NIGER DELTA COMMUNITY
telefax:234 42-451254
PRIVATE EMAIL:princemmadu@yahoo.co.in
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
My Dear,
Good Day And Compliment of season.
I am prince m {a Civil servant in the ministry of Health}
here
in
Nigeria. I know this letter would come to you as a surprise because we
have not met before either physically or through correspondence. I got
your contact from our chamber of commerce here in Nigeria and have no
doubt in your ability to handle this proposal involving huge sums of
money.
The Subject: My father Chief Micheal mmadu {Now late} was the Royal
head
of
my community, Eleme {an Oil rich town} in Nigeria. My community produce
5.8% of the total annual 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. In his position as the royal head and chairman of the Eleme
Oil trust fund, he made some money which he kept behind for his
children.
The money is one hundred and twenty eight Million, Five Hundred
thousand
US Dollars {$128.5m}. This money originated from the accumulated
royalties
between 1998. Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and
political/economic
instability as a result of past military rules {1985-1999}, he
deposited
this money in a "Box" with an open beneficiary in a security Vault.In
the
name of a foreign firm. He told the security Company that the content
of
the box is Gold worth [$128.5m] And the box will be safeguarded until
he
finishes arrangement to transfer it abroad. He was planning this when
he
died last year of heart Attack.
The Proposal: Just before my father died, he called my attention in
confidence to the money and charged me to look for a foreigner who
would
assist me in the transfer/investment of the fund. So I would be very
grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this great objective. I
promise to give you 25% of total fund transferred as compensation for
your
assistant. Five percent {5%} will be set aside to take care of all
expenses we may incur during the transaction. To indicate your
interest,
contact me urgently and confidentially for more information and the
roles
you will play in the transaction. I will like if you to add your
phone/fax
number on your reply for easy contact.
Always reply your mail via my private email box princemmadu@yahoo.co.in.
God bless you.
prince m,
For the family.
FIRST SON OF ESEMA XXII
ELEME KINGDOM
NIGER DELTA COMMUNITY
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