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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: "Hassana Hamza" <hassana@hassanahamza.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 08:19:53 +0000
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND
FROM:
HASSANA BAKI, ABDULAHI.
#30,EMIR ROAD KANO,
NIGERIA.
ASSALAMA-ALIKKOM.
YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL FROM ME SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME
PERSONALLY , I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH NETWORK ONLINE HENCE DECIDED TO
WRITE YOU .
I AM HASSANA BAKI ABDULAHI ,THE WIFE OF LATE GENERAL
ABDULAHI HAMZA,WHO WAS THE MILITARY ATTACHEE TO SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE
REGIME OF GENERAL SANI ABACHA
ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 1998,MY HUSBAND WHO WAS VERY CLOSE WITH GENERAL ABACHA
WAS GIVEN $15,000,000,000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR KEEP TO BE USE DURING
THE CAMPAIGN OF ABACHA'S TRANSFORMATION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN PRESIDENT
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,PRESIDENT SANI ABACHA DIED BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION WAS
TO BE HELD THAT YEAR 1998.THE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO MY LATE HUSBAND TO BE USED
FOR SOME POWERFULL AFRICAN
LEADERS TO SUPPORT ABACHA INCASE OF ANY EXTERNAL
DISRUPTION.
MY HUSBAND SECRETLY KEPT THIS MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY IMMEDIATELY THE
MONEY WAS GIVEN TO HIM.IT WAS ONLY ME THAT KNEW ABOUT THE DEPOSITION OF THE
MONEY WITH THE SAID SECURITY COMPANY. AFTER THE DEATH OF ABACHA,WE THOUGHT
THE FAMILY WILL APPROACH MY HUSBAND FOR THE FUND TO BE REFUNDED BUT TO THE
GREATEST DISMAY,THE FAMILY OF ABACHA WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MONEY.ON 22RD DAY
OF JUNE 2000 MY HUSBAND DIED ON GHASTLY AUTO CRASH ALONG ABUJA-KANO ROAD.
I AND MY FAMILY HAS BE HUMILITED BY THE PRESENT
GOVERNMENT,ALL MY HUSBAND MONEY LEFT BEHIND HAS BE TAKEN BY THE
GOVERNMENT,OUR FAMILY ACCOUNT HAS BE FROZEN EVEN OUR PERSONAL HOUSES WERE
SEIZED ALL BECAUSE MY HUSBAND SERVED THE LATE GENERAL ABACHA AND HE WAS HIS
CONFIDANTS.
I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST ME TO CLEAR THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY
COMPANY WHERE THIS FUND IS SECRETLY KEPT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT HENCE NO BODY IS
AWARE OF THE MONEY EXECPT ONLY ME WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTS.
HOWEVER,THE SECURITY COMPANY HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO
COME OVER FOR THE CLEARANCE OF THE MONEY WHICH WAS
CONCELLED IN ONE TRUNK BOX OR HAVE IT CONFISICATED WITHIN THE NEXT 30
OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON SECURITY WATCH BY THE
GOVERNMENT FOR ALL MOST 2 YEARS NOW, I SEEK YOUR CONCEPT TO PRESENT YOU AS
THE OWNER OF THE BOX(FUND),SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SENT TO YOU,THEN YOU
AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY. 70% FOR ME AND 30% FOR YOU.
THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND VERY EASY,NO RISK INVOLVED AT ALL.ALL I
REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH
.YOUR NAME DOES NOT MATTER .PLEASE
CONTACT ME WITH YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS TELEPHONE AND FAX ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL
ADDRESS AT hassana1@libero.it
UPON THE CONFIRMATION OF THIS AND YOUR READINESS TO RECEIVE THE FUND, I WILL
IMMEDIATELY ASK AN ATTORNEY TO CARRY OUT THE LEGAL PROCEDURES SO THAT YOU
WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR ONWARD DESPATCH OF THE FUND
TO YOU.
I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT
WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.PLEASE TREAT THIS MATTER AS
URGENT AS POSSIBLE , I EXPECT YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE .
BEST REGARDS,
SISTER,HASSANA BAKI, ABDULAHI
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