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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: mariamabacha35a15@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:27:51 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT

FROM: MRS MARIAM ABACHA

ABUJA- NIGERIA.

Email: mariamabacha2ma@sify.com

ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO,

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 each other, I believe that you can help me.

I am Mrs. 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.
Since my husbandâ??s 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 husband. All
my husband friends refuse 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 husbandâ??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$30.8 Million Dollars, which was secretly
sealed in Two Metal Boxes for Security Reasons and was deposited with a safe
Deposit Company outside Nigeria through their diplomatic service 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.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1935646.stm
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 Nigeria Government. I have made necessary
arrangement 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 release 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
20% of the total sum while 75% is to be held on trust by you until we regain
our freedom from the Nigerian Government and 5% for any expenses that you
will make during this transaction. Also we have decided to establish a mutual
business investment with our own share in you 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.

Best Regards.

MRS.MARIAM ABACHA

Please reply to: mariamabacha2ma@sify.com



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