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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 Ahmed" <mohamedx51@handbag.com>
Reply-To: ahmed6040@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:06:20 -0800
Subject: COMPLIMENT
FROM:AHMED ABACHA.
ATTENTION/CEO,PRESIDENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
COMPLIMENT.
I AM AHMED ABACHA, THE SON OF LATE GENERAL SANI
ABACHA, EX-MILITARY HEAD OF STATE OF NIGERIA WHO DIED
ON THE 8TH OF JUNE 1998 OF HEART PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED
YOU BECAUSE OF MY NEED TO DEAL WITH PERSONS WHOM MY
FAMILY AND I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS.
SINCE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, MY FAMILY HAS BEEN
SUBJECTED TO ALL SORTS OF HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION
WITH LOTS OF NEGATIVE REPORTS EMANATING FROM THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS ABOUT MY FATHER. THE PRESENT
GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ENSURED THAT OUR BANK ACCOUNTS ARE
FROZEN AND ALL ASSETS SEIZED. IT IS IN VIEW OF THIS,
THAT I SEEK YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE
TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$14,800,000(FOURTEEN MILLION
EIGHT HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) BEING THE
VERY LAST OF MY FAMILY FUND IN MY POSSESSION AND
CONTROL.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNEMENT SEIZED ALL OUR PROPERTIES AND
FROZE ALL OUR ACCOUNTS BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL
AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, BUT MY ONLY HOPE NOW IS
THIS AVAILABLE US$14,800,000,000 CASH WHICH I
CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND DEPOSITED AS PHOTOGRAPHIC
MATERIALS IN THE SECURITY COMPANY IN ABROAD WHERE THE
MONEY ARRANGED IN TWO METAL TRUNK BOX IS PRESENTLY
BEING KEPT.
OUR PLAN IS THAT WE SHALL MOVE THIS METAL TRUNK BOX
VIA A CORRESPONDENCE SECURITY COMPANY EITHER IN LONDON
OR SPAIN. IN ORDER TO BEAT THE SECURITY VIA TRANSIT,
THE METAL TRUNK BOX SHALL BE LABELLED AS DIPLOMATIC
BAGGAGE SO THAT THE SECURITY MEN CANNOT LOOK INTO IT
TO FIND OUT THE CONTENTS.
NOTE: I WOULD HAVE WANTED US TO HAVE A PRELIMINARY
MEETING BEFORE WE TAKE OFF WITH THIS TRANSACTION SO
THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE THROUGH PHONE AND HAVE MORE
TRUST FOR EACH OTHER AND AS WELL YOU CAN ALSO SIGHT
THE DEPOSITORY AGREEMENT WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY.
BUT IT MAY BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OUR PASSPORTS HAVE
BEEN CONFISTICATED BY THE PRESENT PRESIDENT OF
NIGERIA. I HAVE ONLY ONE CHANCE TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY
THROUGH THE BORDERS OF THE NEIGBOURING COUNTRY WHEN I
COME TO MEET YOU FOR THE SHARING OF THE MONEY.
HOWEVER, THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE BUSINESS IS
THAT WE TRUST EACH OTHER AND HAVE AGREEMENT TO DO
BUSINESS.
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST US IN RECEIVING THIS
MONEY ON OUR BEHALF, WE SHALL GIVE YOU 25% OF THE
TOTAL SUM.
MEANWHILE, OUR INTENTION IS TO INVEST THIS FUND IN
YOUR COUNTRY BASED ON YOUR ADVICE AND PLEASE ENSURE TO
KEEP THIS PROPOSAL VERY SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR
OBVIOUS REASONS AND SEND TO US YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE/FACSIMILE AND E-MAIL FOR EASY AND
CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION.
PLEASE TREAT THIS AS A FORM OF HUMANITARIAN SERVICE
BECAUSE WE ARE IN DARE NEED OF YOUR HELP.
WE AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE VIA EMAIL OR YOU CALL ME AT MY PRIVATE
NUMBER,234-80-2367-1109 FOR MORE DISCUSSION.
SINCERELY,
AHMED ABACHA
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