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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: alhajimohammed34@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:07:12 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MOHAMMED ABACHA

FROM THE DESK OF MOHAMMED ABACHA
PLOT 23/34 PRESIDENTIAL WAY,
ASO ROCK VILLE,GARKI,
ABUJA,NIGERIA.
FAX:+234 1 6346 56789
PHONE:+234-80 33770180
EMAIL:contactmohammed@sify.com
Dear brother,
greetings to you in the name of Allah.I know we have not seen or met before,
but situation has made it possible for us to have an encounter that will
bring a perpetual joy
happiness and riches which will come after the succesful conclusion of this
transaction i want to tell you about .
Before i go further , i want to introduce myself as Alhaji Mohammed Abacha,
Son to the late military head of state of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Iam writing to seek your help for the succesful transfer of my late fathers
money which he deposited in a coded account at one of the
top Nigerian banks before his sudden death in the presidential ville (Aso
Rock)The amount is too big ranging from 12 to 20 milion United States dollars,
and he carefully deposited it in a coded account with the head of the top
officials in the bank during his tenure in office as the military head of
states of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Ever since the emergence of the democratic era in Nigerian Politics ,
The president of the federal republic of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo
and his cabinets have been troubling me and my old mother trying to take
over what rightly belongs to us. They have succeded in seizing some of my
late fathers houses and investments around the world and in Nigeria judging
what my father did when he was still alive and in power .The only thing
left for me and my old mother is the money he deposited in a coded account
in one of the banks here in Nigeria which i woudnt disclose because of security
reasons. My aim is to ask you to help us receive this money in your private
or company bank account through a bank trasfer . You have to note that this
money , i will be using it also for an investments in your country when
it finally comes to you bank account. I want to invest this money in Real
Estate Business and i would want you to be my partner in the business too.

If My proposal is acceptable by you , iam assuring you that 30% of this
money will be given to you as compensation, and 60% will come to me and
my mother,The remaining 10% will be given to you for any kind of expenses
you will make while trying to receive this money from the bank here in Nigeria.
All i need from you now to proceed is your,
1 Name and Address
2 Company name and address
3 Telephone and fax numbers for easy communication
4 Bank informations where this money will be trasferd to .
As soon as i get this informations from you , we will be working out
modalities of tranferring this money out with the bank .I hope that this
transaction will be concluded succesfully within 7 banking days. please
you can contact me via my private email address for security reasons
contactmohammed@sify.com
ThRegards,
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha,
For the family

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