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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: deprincess@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:27:55 -0800
Subject: HELP

Dear Sir/Madam,

Good day and Compliments of the season,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish
of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and rewardyou
abundantly.

My family and I are GOD fearing. I got your contact through Internet duringmy
research on some one who could help us.

I am a female student from University of Nigeria, Lagos. I am 23 yrs old.I?d
like any person who can be caring, loving and home oriented. I will love
to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you.I would
like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if youcan be
able to help me in this predicament. Well, my father died a yearago and
left behind my mother, my younger brother and I. He was a king,crowned by
citizens of our town, as he is from the Royal lineage, befor his death recently
which has caused me, my mother and younger brother ,prince Albert so much
sorrow.I and my brother prince Albert are the only people who can take Care
of his wealth now because my mother is not literate enough to harness all
the wealth my father left behind.

He left behind USD 4, 350, 000.00 dollars (FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS)and some other valuables with a security
company.Right now, the king's makers in agreement with my let father's kindred
had conspired to share the money among themselves according to the dictate
of our primodial tradition that denies women their rights.I urgently need
your help so that my father?s kindred will not take over what belongs to
my father and our family, which they are planning to do without my consent
because I am a>female as stated by our culture in the town which confers
Royal powers only to male sons,and my younger brother prince Albert must
get to 25 years before he ascends the throne,now he is 16 years old, we
can not wait for a long period of 9 years for prince albert to become the
new king before we start to secure our late father's wealth,if we waste
time the community may
succeed and seize all his wealth.

That is why I felt happy when I saw your contact which I strongly believe
that by the grace of God, you will help me secure and invest this money.


I thereby need your help in bringing the box contaning the money aother
valuables out from the security company, based on your reply I willfurnish
you with more details on how we can proceed.
I am ready to pay 10% of the total amount to you if you help us in securing
this money and another 10% interest of Annual Income to you, for handling
this business for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over.


If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me inlifting
this fund, kindly reach me with this my private Email address
dp_essien@yahoo.co.uk and I will let you know the next step to take towards
actualizing this transaction as quickly as possible.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free.

I look forward hearing from you soonest.

Yours sincerely,

Princess Cecelia Essien.

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