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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: "mariam abacha" <mariam@abachaworld.org>
Reply-To: hajia@web-mail.com.ar
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:42:12 +0000
Subject: Pls Help A Widow.
My Dear Friend,
It is my pleasure to contact you in a situation like this, I know that the
content of this letter might be a surprise to you, but even though we hardly
know eachother, I believe that you can help me because friendship begins
from somewhere and you are definitely immensely benefit from this mutual
friendship of great magnitude.
I am Hajia Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen.Sanni Abacha former
Nigerian Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac
Arrest in 1998.Since my husbands death, my family has been under restriction
of movement and that notwithstanding, we are being molested, policed and our
bank account both here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigerian
government. All this is because the present Nigerian President was put in
prison by my husband when he was found guilty of plotting a coup to
over-throw my late husband. All my husbandfriends refused to come to our aid
because of fear of the President and for governmental positions which he had
offered them.
Following the recent discovery of my husband?s Bank Account by the Nigerian
government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700 Million and DM450
Million was logged. I therefore decided to contact you in confidence that l
was able to move out the sum of US$28 Million Dollars, which was secretly
sealed in Two Metal Boxes for Security Reasons and was deposited with a safe
Deposit Company outside Nigeria through diplomatic channel, with the
assistance of a securities and finance company where it is presently
deposited for safe Keeping.
Please you can visit these websites and read more about my late husband and
you will understand what I am telling you.
www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=42764&SelectRegion=West_Africa
I personally appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent
assistance to move this money into your country where l believe It will be
safe since l cannot leave the country due to the restriction of movement
imposed on the members of my family by the Nigerian Government.
I have made necessary arrangements with an Attorney who will arrange all
the documents that covers this consignment, you will have to met with him
the security company were this consignment will be released to you,and
liaise with you towards effective completion of this money out of the
country.
Once you indicate your interest towards assisting us, I will direct you to
the Attorney who shall send you the contact information of the company
together with secret code of the consignment and other
related documents that will help you claim the consignment.
Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 15% of the total sum while 85% is
to be held on trust by you until we regain our freedom from the Nigerian
Government. Also we have decided to establish a mutual business investments
with our own share in your country in which you will monitor on our behalf
subsequent to our free movement by the
Nigerian government.
Please kindly reply to this email address urgently and treat this
transaction with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.Please kindly
destroy this mail if you are not interested because of the personality
involved.Okay?Most importantly,for security reasons,please kindly send your
response/reply to: hajia@web-mail.com.ar
Best Regards,
HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA
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