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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: "Princess Favour" <princessfavour121@msn.com>
Reply-To: princessfavour@uku.co.uk
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:22:51 +0000
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST ME
Hello,
I am Princess Favour, daughter of HRH, King Solomon Abonime, the king of
Ogoni Kingdom. I am presently taking refuge in the United Kingdom for fear
of being hurt by my half sibblings. 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 hanging of the Ogoni
Nine(9), including Ken Saro Wiwa by the late dictator, General Sani Abacha,
my father suffered stroke and died in August 27th, 2004, last year. But
before his death, he called me and told me he had Twenty Three Million, Five
Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars (USD23,560,000.00) cash, specially
deposited in a Security Bank.
He advised me not to tell anybody except my mother who is the last wife of
the (8) eight wives that he married and she did not bear any male child for
him. The reason for the king providing for us exceptionally, is that my two
sisters and I, will not have any share of our father's properties,
companies, e.t.c. because my mother has no male child according to African
Tradition. my father therefore advised me to contact his (the king's)
lawyer for the relevant documents of the said money and told me that I
should use this money with my mother and my younger sisters because he knew
that tradtionally, upon his death, we cannnot get anything as inheritance.
He importantly, advised me to seek foreign assistance in transferring the
funds to safety and that I should not invest the money in Nigeria because of
his other wives and male children who happen to be my elders.
I am soliciting for your immediate assistance to get a Bungalow for us where
we will live when we relocate to your country. I will need your advice on
future investment of the money overseas. I believe that by the special grace
of God, you will help me. You will be entitled to a reasonable part of this
money based on agreement to be reached by both of us. God will bless you as
you help me. Please reply directly to my e-mail: princessfavour@uku.co.uk
I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Princess Favour Abonime
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