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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: "Mr. Stan Abonime" <stanifyobabonim@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:34:44 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE(PLEASE)
My Dear,
I am Stan Ifyob Abonime, the son of HRH King Solomon Abonime, the king of
Ogoni Kingdom. I am 31 years old the only surviving son of my mother, My
father was the king of Ogoni Kingdom the highest oil producing area in
Nigeria. He was in charge of reviving royalties from the multi-national oil
companies and government on behalf of the oil producing communities in
Nigeria. After the killings and burning down of my fathers houses,
properties and hanging of the Ogoni Nine(9) including Ken Saro Wiwa by the
late dictator General Sani Abacha’s government, my father suffered stroke
and died in August27th last year.
Before his death he called me and told me that he deposited the sum of Three
Million United States Dollars with a Security Finance Company for a safe
keeping. He advised me not to tell anybody except my mother who is the last
wife of the (8) eight wives that he married.
I am the only son of my Mother. The elder wives have taking possession of
the whole wealth of my late father with their sons and daughters just
because of African tradition. Due to the love that my father have for my
mother, he told me to relocate to a foreign country with the fund and start
a new life that in no condition that I would decide to stay in Nigeria
because they will kill me and my mother if they came to find out that we
have such money in our possession.
He handed over the document that backs up that fund in the Security Finance
Company, which he made with my name as the beneficiary. Now I am soliciting
for your help in receiving this Box that contain this fund on my behalf. My
mother and I would be coming to you and invest with the money, you will help
in surgesting the kind of business that will be good. Also you will find a
bungalow for us where we will reside. You are entitled to a reasonable part
of this money based on our agreement, and God will bless you as you help us.
Please reply with your (1) private telephone Number (2) your Home address
(3) Your nationality. Tell me more about your self.
Yours sincerely,
Stan Ifyob.
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