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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: "PRINCE EMEKA" <princeemeka_2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: prince_yobowilliams1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:50:50 +0000
Subject: Prince Yobo Williams.
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.a
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 Yobo Williams.
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