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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: "Peterson Dave" <petersondave201@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:27:08 -0400
Subject: from Dave
ATTENTION:
SIR\madam
l am Prince PETERSON DAVE, a Civil Servant in the Ministry of Health. l know
this proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not met before
either physically or through correspondence.I got your contact from internet
and have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal involving a
considerable sum of money. My father King Bori -Bori DAVE (Now Late) was the
Royal Head of my community, OGONI Land (an oil rich town) in Nigeria. My
community produces 48% of the total crude oil production in Nigeria and
0.05% of the Dollar value of each barrel is paid to my father as royalty by
the Federal Government. My father was also the Chairman of OGONI Special Oil
Trust Fund. In his position as the Royal head and Chairman of the Oil Trust
Fund, he made some money which he left for me as the only heir to inherit.
The money is Twenty-five Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars
(US$25.5). This Money originated from the
accumulated royalties between 1976-1998 .
Due to the inefficient banking system in Nigeria and more importantly, as a
result of political instability arising from the Military Leadership of Late
President Sani Abacha (1985-1999) and my father's strong opposition to the
killing of nine of his kinsmen by hanging by the late military junta, Gen.
Sani Abacha, because of the crusade spearheaded by an illustrious son of
OGONI LAND, late KEN SARO WIWA for the resource control of God's gift of
crude oil deposit to their community, my father as the KING and ROYAL FATHER
of the OGONI LAND became a suspect to successive regimes in Nigeria and had
to deposit this Money in a Strong ROOM/VAULTS with an open beneficiary
mandate in a Security Company pending when he would finish arrangement to
transfer it abroad . He was planning this when he died late last year of
Heart Attack. Just before my father died he called my attention to the
money, as heir apparent, and charged me to look for a foreign third party
who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the funds abroad.
So l would be very grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this
great objective.
I promise to give you 30% of the total funds transferred to your vital bank
account as compensation for your assistance. Expenses incurable during the
transaction will be written-off from the principal SUM. To indicate your
interest,contact me urgently and confidentially for more information and the
roles you will play in this business. All the legal Documents concerning
this Money will be sent to you as soon as we agreed together.
Please I will appreciate that you send your telephone/fax numbers to enable
me contact you immediately.
Yours faithfully,
Prince PETERSON DAVE
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