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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: PRINCEWELL DUKE <prince_well_duke@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:52:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello and get back to me
Greeting,
This letter might surprise you because we have met neither in person
nor by correspondence. But I believe it is one day that you get to
know Somebody either in physical or through correspondence.
I got your contact through some discreet inquire from the chamber of
commerce and industry,you and your company were revealed as being
quite astute in private entreprenuership.one has no doubt in your
ability to handle a financial business transaction.
However, I am the first son of His Royal Majesty,WIWA DUKE and the
traditional ruler of Eleme Province in the oil area of Rivers State
of Nigeria. I am making this contact to you in respect of US
45,000,000.00(fourty five million United States Dollars) which I
inherited from mylate father the money was accumulated from royalties paid to
my father as compensation by the oil firms located in our area as a
result of oil presence on our land which hamper agriculture which is our
major source of livelihood.
Unfortunately my father died from protracted diabetes. But before his
death he called my attention and informed me that he lodged some funds
on two boxes with a security firm with an open beneficiary status.
The lodgment Security Code Number was also revealed to me, he then
advised me to look for a reliable business partner abroad, who will assist
me in investing the money in a lucrative business as a result of
economic instability in Nigeria.
So this is the main reason why I am contacting you for us to move this
money from the security firm to any country of your choice for
investment purposes. So I will like you to be the ultimate beneficiary, so that
the funds can be moved in
your name and particulary to any country of your choice where itwill be
claimed and invested. Hence my father have had intimated the security
firm personnel that the beneficiary of the Box is his foreign partner
whose particulars will be forwarded to the firm when due. But I will
guide you accordingly. As soon as the fund reaches, I will then come
over to meet you in person, so that we can discuss physically on
Investment potentials.
Based on this I and my family have unanimously decided to give you
20% of the total money, 2% for charity homes and 3% for expenses, which
may arise during the transaction, fax and phone bills inclusive.
The balance of 75% you will invest and manage for my family.
I hereby guarantee you that this is not government money, it is not
drug money and it is not money from arms deal.
Though you have to maintain high degree of confidentiality on this
matter.I will give youall proof of deposit and existence of money once
assured and fullysatisfied with your capability and honesty. I hope
this will be the beginning of a prosperous relationship between my family
and your family.
Nevertheless if you are for any reason not interest, kindly inform me
immediately so that I will look for another contact.
I am waiting for your quick
response.
Yours faithfully
Princewell Duke
Tel ;234-8034307922
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