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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 abdul idiff" <abdulidiff2002@handbag.com>
Reply-To: abdulidiff@sify.com
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 02:17:19 +0100
Subject: ABACHA'S FAMILY
Abdul Idiff Esq.
PEAK CHAMBERS
P. O. BOX 5540
VICTORIA
ISLAND
LAGOS
TEL: 234 8038065620
RE: ABACHA'S FAMILY
We
were instructed to contact you by the Abacha's
Family (family of the
former Nigerian Military
Dictator and Head of State General Sani Abacha
who
Died on the 8th of June last year while in office) for
Assistance
in the matter stated below. We have been
Consulted and our services
retained by the Late
Generals wife who is currently on house arrest as
a
Result of her family's recent confrontation with the
Present
government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Our client's family
accounts in Switzerland, Amsterdam
And some other countries was
recently frozen in the
bead by the Nigerian government to get hold of
Late
General Sani Abachas Money.
Recently the Generals first son
was arrested for a
Murder charge he did not commit of which we are
also
His attorney. (See attach newspaper publication).
However the
late general has some money hidden some
Where in a West African country
in the care of a
Security and finance company to the turn
of
$50,000,000.00 in cash which the Nigeria government
Does not know
about (PLEASE KEEP CONFIDENTIAL)
The funds was moved out of the country
via diplomatic
means during the late generals reign in power and
the
family would want you to immediately travel to Europe
where the
funds is being lodged/ contact security/ Courier company in
case you
can not travel to Europe to work out the fastest way to take
possession of this money and filter it into a profitable business
venture
to avoid the Nigeria government from impounding this money.
For your effort in this you are expected to take 20%
of this
money.
The Abachas family are currently not allows assess to
any
of their account both here and outside the country
and so are relaying
heavily on a trusted friend you
Are and this money in their latest
ordeal.
For more information, you can visit the weblink
below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/564586.stm
http://www
.angelfire.com/tx/bumez/petition.html
http://www.odili.net/news/source/
2004/oct/24/2.html
http://www.odiousdebts.org/odiousdebts/index.cfm?DSP
=content&ContentID=974
I am desperately contacting you for time
essence. I
Have just been informed that one of the deposit with a
security and
Courier Company in Amsterdam will be
Returned back by
the end of this year if not cleared and possessed.
Send the follow
details below:
(1). Your Name and addresses and
(2). Confidential
telephone and fax numbers.
Please reach us via Tel: (00234)
8038065620 Or E-MAIL abdulidiff@sify.com as soon as
Possible
indicating your willingness and readiness to assistance in
this
transaction. I will send you more details immediately I hear from
you.
Please treat as urgent.
Yours Faithfully
Abdul Idiff
Esq.
Senior Partner
___________________________________________________________
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