How do gift/inheritance scams work? Eg. “Nigerian Prince” Scam

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Exactly what the title says.

How does contacting someone and telling them they are going to receive a large sun of money, end up scamming the intended ‘recipient’ out of money.

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The general setup is that some advance feel is sent to the scammer, who then promises to remit the full promised amount after receiving that advance payment.

Instead the scammer simply pockets what is sent to them and vanishes.

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