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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: "Mohammed Abacha" <mohammedabacha000@msn.com>
Reply-To: mohammedabacha@socamail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:52:24 +0000
Subject: We Need Your Help Please...
--From: Dr. Mohammed Abacha
mohammedabacha@socamail.comMy Dear Friend,
I am Dr. Mohammed Abacha, son to the late Nigerian Head of state,General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998 while still on active service for our Country.
I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance to me and my family, I currently have within my reach the sum of 35 million United States dollars cash which l intend to use for investment purposes outside my country.
This money came as a result of a payback contract deal between my father and a Russian firm in our country's multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta steel plant. The Russian partners returned my fathers share being the above sum after his death. Presently, the new civilian Government has intensified their probe into my fathers financial resources which has led to the freezing of all our accounts, local and foreign, the revoking of all our business licences and my arrest,thanks be to Allah that I have been released now.
You can check the follwing web-sites about my father and I and about the
latest developement about my family.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_741000/741506.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/211324.stm
In view of this I acted very fast to withdraw this money from one of our finance houses before it was closed down. I have deposited the money in a security company with the help of very loyal ficials of my late Father. No record is known about this fund by the government because there is no documentation showing that we received such funds.
Due to the current situation in the country and government attitude to my family, I cannot make use of this money within my country, thus I seek your help in transferring this funds out of the sub-African region.
Bearing in mind that you may assist me, I have decided to part with 30% of the total sum for your asstance. Your URGENT response is needed.
Please kindly respond to me by return mail for details of this transaction, for safety and confidentiallity please reach me via my alternate and most confidential email mohammedabacha@socamail.com Please include your personal phone number in your response for secure and easy communication between us.
My Best Regards,
Dr Mohammed Abacha.
Alternate Email: mohammedabacha@socamail.com
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