Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
Joyce Ngozi Mekankwe of the Ikota-Ikpeme Empire (2007)
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Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 05:58:18 -0800 (PST)
From: joycee mekankwe
Subject: CAN I PUT THIS UNDER YOUR CARE???????????????
Dearest One,
I am Joyce Ngozi Mekankwe daughter of Chief Paul Mekankwe, the king of Ikota-Ikpeme Empire. I am 17 Years old and an undergraduate of English. My Father was the king of Ikota-Ikpeme the highest oil Producing area in Nigeria. He was in charge of Receiving Royalties/Benefits from the Multi-national oil Companies and government on behalfof the Oil Producing Communities in Nigeria. After the hanging of The Ikota-Ikpeme important personels for speaking out against the environmental and ecological effects. My father suffered Stroke and eventually he died November 15th 2004. But before his death,he called me secretly and told me in confidence that he has the sum of Twenty Seven Million Two Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars (USD27,230,000.00) deposited, with one of the leading banks in Africa. He advised me not to tell anybody except my mother who is the last wife of the (8) eight wives that he married. My mother did not bear any male child for him. This implies that in all my fathers? properties,companies?e.t.c, we have no share in them because my mother has No Malechild according to African Tradition. My father therefore secretly gave me all the relevant Documents regarding the said money deposited in the bank,and told me that I should use this money with my mother and my younger sisters because he knows that traditionally, if he dies we cannot get anything,as inheritance. Though my beloved mother died last year, she suffered high blood pressure due to the humiliation we suffered from the entire family members. Please bear with me that I don’t hear clearly, but we can still arrange for the transfer. He importantly advised me that I should seek foreign assistance and that I should not invest this money here in Nigeria Because of his other wives and male children who happen to be my elders. Hence, I amsoliciting for your immediate assistance to enable us MOVE this money from the bank here to you if you can promise to be Reliable and Trustworthy. Then once the money gets to your account/hands, you will first procure an apartment for us wherein we will live with my two younger sisters and Further advise me where and how I will invest the balance money overseas, possibly on products of your Company and other profitable ventures. I believe that by the special grace of God, you will help us move this money out of Nigeria to any country of your Choice where we can invest this money judiciously with you. You are entitled to a reasonable part of this money based on our agreement, and God will bless you richly as you help us. Please reply through my e-mail looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible. I will tell you more about this when you reply. Please if you arenot interested let me know, keep this to your self and delete please for our security reasons.
Best regard,
Joyce Ngozi Mekankwe.
