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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: "MR. MAZULU AMED" <ozaala_udumugre@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mazuluamedy2k@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:53:34 -0500
Subject: PROPOSAL
AND CO.
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
AWOLOWO RD-
LAGOS Nigeria
REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE
ATTN:
I am a Solicitor and Legal Representative to the family of Late General Sanni Abacha. I have the instructions of Mrs. Maryam Abacha widow of the late General Sanni Abacha to link up a foreign partner for a possible business relationship/assistance.
General Sanni Abacha was the former military head of State Nigeria who died while in office on Monday 8th of June, 1998. Upon the sudden and tragic death of this man, the new civilian administration started an
intensive exercise to freeze all his bank accounts both home and abroad as he was confirmed to have diverted a certain percentage ofoilproceeds totalling US$580M (Five Hundred and Eighty Million U.S.Dollars Only)
into private bank account scattered in several countries of the World. About =N= 4.5 Billion (Four Billion, Five Hundred Million Naria) our local currency was recovered from his official residence after his death.
However,the sum of US$28,600.00 (Twenty Eight million six hundred Thousand United Dollars Only) belonging to the late general and family which was kept away with a security company by my client Mrs. Maryam Abacha when the present government started seizeing and freezing the bank account of my clients late husband.This money was arranged and packaged in two trunk boxes and kept in the security companys vault.
This is known to myself and my client only. It is therefore on this note that Mrs. Maryam Abacha is secretly looking for a trustworthy and understanding person who will help to receive, accommodate and safeguard this fund to save them the calamities of the present clamp down on the Abacha,s family or loosing the money. The Abachas family due to the urgency of this matter are prepared to part with 20% of this money to you for your assistance.
This widow is in serious financial distress and this is the only hope of the Abachas family as all their passports and travel documents have been seized by the Government Note that there is no risk involved as this is known only to you, myself and my client.I will sincerely appreciate your response through my above E-mail address. This business is highly confidential and therefore should be treated as such. I await a quick response from you.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Mazulu Amed.
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