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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: "Dr. Afam" <afam_dr@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Melvina_drb@MAIL
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:48:31 +0400
Subject: You Assistance Needed.
Dear,
Your contact was given to me in confidence, because of my family societal status and my personality, through the Chamber of Commerce, Mines and Industries here in Nigeria and I have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money. I am Princess (Dr.) Melvina Joyce Afam ( a Medical Doctor with the Federal Ministry of Health) here in Nigeria.
The Subject: My father Chief Daniel Afam (Esamma xxii of Eleme Kingdom) (Now late) was the Royal head of my community, Eleme (an Oil rich town) in Nigeria. My community produces 5.8% of the total annual Oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value of each is paid to my father as royalty by the federal government. In his position as the royal head and chairman of the Eleme Oil trust fund, he made some money which he kept behind for his family. The money is twenty five Million, Five Hundred thousand US Dollars (US$25.5m). This money originated from the accumulated royalties between 1998.
Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and political instability as a result of past military regimes (1985-1999), he deposited this money with an open beneficiary in a local security firm. He told the Security Company to safeguard the fund until he finishes arrangement to transfer it abroad. He was planning this when he died last year of heart Attack.
The Proposal: Just before my father died, he called my attention in respect of the money and charged me to look for a foreigner who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the fund. And that led in contacting you. So I would be very grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this great objective. I promise to give you 25% of total fund transferred as compensation for your assistance, Five percent (5%) will be set aside to take care of all expenses we may incure during the transaction.
I will a copy of my picture for a clearer overview. God bless you.
Best regards,
Princess (Dr.) Melvina J. Afam
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