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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: "Dahida Emma" <dahidaemma103@dahidaemmaoffice.net>
Reply-To: barr_dahidaemmanuel111@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 03:10:47 +0000
Subject: Expedient Interest/ Consent Required

P.A.DAHIDA & CO
BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS & NOTARIES PUBLIC.
NO. 111 BELVIEW ROAD, ISLAND
LAGOS, NIGERIA

Dear Sir,

Greeting with good faith. I am Barrister Dahida Emmanuel, principal
partner of the above firm. I have been instructed by one of my client,to
search for a credible person or company overseas for a joint business
venture. My client reliably confided in me that he has a huge sum of money,
which he legitimately inherited from his father, late General Sani Abacha;
formally, known as the president and chief commander of the armed forces of
Nigeria.

Being a young man without any business acumen, he has no option other
than to mandate me to solicit for a competent person or corporation
that will manage this fund for him. Having gone through a methodical
search, I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this
proposal interesting. Please, on your confirmation of this message and
indicating your interest, I shall link you together with my client for more
details. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.

It is important to let you know that if you help us transfer these
funds to your country, and clear it, you have a percentage. Please if
you are interested to work with me in good faith and honesty, get in
touchwith me through my email address:barr_dahidaemmanuel111@yahoo.com and
also send to
me your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

Go through this website and confirm some of the details of this late
president of Nigeria. I would appreciate your kind gesture towards this
transaction. Please go through these links and understand why your
assistance becomes inevitable.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/635720.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/468903.stm

Please, let me know if you are willing and ready to accommodate this
transaction as the business demands. If you are not interested, kindly
pardon me for contacting you.

Thanks and remain blessed. I hope to hear from you soonest.

God bless you.

Best Regards,


Barrister Dahida Emmanuel.
http://www.nigerianlawyers.com/Chukuka.Delanu.htm

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