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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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From: "Prince chukwubueze Eloka" <chukwubueze@chukwubueze.org>
Reply-To: princeeloka@myway.com
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:45:52 +0000
Subject: Have a nice day...
Dear Sir/madam,
This letter might surprise you because we have met neither in person nor by
correspondence, but I believe that it takes just one day to meet or know
someone either physically or through correspondence. I got your contact
through my personal search, you
were revealed as being quite astute in private intrepreneurship, one has no
doubt in your ability to handle a financial business transaction.
However, I am the first son of His Royal Majesty Pepple Y. William, the
traditional ruler of Bonny province in the Oil rich area of Rivers state in
Nigeria. I am making this contact to you in respect of USD45, 000,000.00
(Forty Five Million United States Dollars), which I inherited
from my late father. As You may be aware that my country is the third
largest oil producing country in the whole world. My father is the ruler of
the richest community 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 to our
community. In his position as the royal head and chairman of the Bonny Oil
trust fund. Foreigners often refer to his kingdom as the Gas/Oil Land. This
is because the island floats atop one of the
largest gas and oil deposits anywhere in the world. This explains is why the
island is home to several Multinational oil companies, such as Shell,
Exxon-Mobil, Chevron and
one of Nigeria's most expensive ventures in recent time, Nigerian liquefied
Natural Gas Company (NLNG), these companies also offers my father a lot of
gratifications as the royal
father of the kingdom where they operate.
Some of this money was accumulated from royalties paid to my father as
compensation by the Oil firms located in our area, for hampering Agriculture
which is our main
source of livelihood. Unfortunately my father died from protracted diabetes.
Before his death secretely he willed the sum of USD45, 000,000.00 (Forty
Five Million United States Dollars) and he safely deposited this money in
cash into a consignment and kept it in the custody of a
security company without the security company knowing the content. I have
the certificate of Deposit and any information you wish to have as a proof
to show for it. my problem actually started when my stepmother said that the
next king must be her son instead of me as the heir apparent to the throne.
I am the first son of my father but my stepmother has used her position and
influence to convince some members of the council of elders that my
biological mother was not properly married to my father because my mother is
not living in the palace due to some problems within the family before the
death of my father. This action by my step mother is just a bid to deny me
of my right, which I challenged. In the process there
was confusion that divided the communi ty into two factions. This led to a
revolution by the youths and women who are solidly behind me. Consequently,
my international passport was seized just to stop me from traveling outside
the country.
Now I need help. I need someone who will claim the fund my father deposited
with the financial security company and deposit it in his/her personal
account pending when I
will be free again. Please, help me to salvage the only hope of survival
that I now have of which my step mother and the children do not know about
this money. I am in need of help to safe guide this money so as to settle
down and fight for my rightful throne. Right now, I am in hiding and I do
not want this money to stay much more in the security company because I
don't want to incur extra cost on the deposit since I don't know how long my
problem will last.
If you can help me in this my time of need, I will give you 20% of the total
sum, while 80% will be kept for me.
I look forward to your helping me.
Yours sincerely,
Prince E.William
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