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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: "abacha isah" <info_isah@abacha.net>
Reply-To: isah_abacha@care2.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:05:12 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
Dear Sir,
It's my pleasure to mail out this vital information. i am the son of late
general sanni abacha the former head of state of the federal republic of
nigeria. the nigeria govt under the leadership of president of olusegun
obasanjo, has frozen most of my father's account but unfortunathly there is
still one of the account govt of nigeria couldn't deted which only me know
of.
The account is worth $10,000,000 and it's in a local bank in the country
which i need assistance from you in order for me to transfer the money to
foreign bank outside nigeria.if this money is transfered successfully with
your assistance, it will be shared as follows. you that contributed,the
resources in retrieving the money will get 60% of the said ammount. while,
me will get the remaining 40%.
E-mail; me by isah_abacha@care2.com
thanks
yours faithfully
isah abacha.
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