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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: abmariam01@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 07:57:00 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE=20WE=20NEED=20YOUR=20HELP=20AND=20ASSISTANCE?=

ATLAS OIL NIGERIA LIMITED
A Subsidiary of Abacha real estates
From the Desk of her Excellency.
Dr.Mrs.Mariam Abacha.
E-mail: helpmyfamily01@yahoo.co.in
E-mail: abmariam101@netscape

Dear Sir,

Assalam 'aleykum!

This might seem very deplorable for a person that you do not know but as
the title implies, I am Dr Mrs Mariam Abacha, wife of the late General Sani
Abacha. I am contacting you due to the present situation as regards the
special panel set up by the present democratic administration in my country
(Nigeria) under the anti-corruption law passed mainly to recover what they
(Government) termed "Abacha's looted money". This law is yet another smear
campaign aimed mainly to frustrate, humiliate, dismember and widen the scope
of hatred to our family. A personal vendetta by President Obasanjo who was
jailed by my husband's Government for plotting a coup d 'etat against his
administration.


This highly calculated attempt by this administration cum Swiss government
through bi-lateral relationship has taken away from us over USD1.4billion
in Switzerland. The rampaging situation in our accounts abroad has yielded
to the barbaric pressure and just last month we were squished out of another
USD395m and all this funds can be ascertained independently.
You may wish to confirm this from a leading newspaper in Nigeria (This Day)
from their website at www.thisdayonline.com from the archives section in
the March 10,2001,January 26,2002 and FEBRUARY 21,2002 editions.

This government is bent on destroying our family. You may be aware that
my son (Mohammed), heir apparent to the family just got out of prison after
3 years of detention. Therefore, I am soliciting for genuine partners that
I can invest the family fortune that is scattered all over the world.

According to my estimation in West Africa alone we still have about USD85m
in cash in a Security Company that we intend to invest abroad through your
assistance. For the purpose of investment in areas of your interest, contact
me as a handsome reward of 20%of the total sum awaits you, subject to our
negotiation and agreement.
You can contact me via my e-mail: helpmyfamily01@yahoo.co.in or abmariam101@netscape.net
for security reason for further details for now.

In the event of you not being interested in this proposal, endeavor to destroy
this letter and keep this information highly confidential.

Thanks and God bless!

Sincerely,
Dr Mrs Mariam Abacha.







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