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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: "mariam abacha" <drmariam11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drmariaam7@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 03:47:56 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE
Dear Friend,
I pray this important message meets you in peace, may blessings of God
(Allah) be upon you and your family and grant you the wisdom to understand
my situations and how much i really need your assistance.
Before I start let me introduce myself to you, my name is Hjia Mrs.
Mariam Abacha the wife of the late and former head of state of Nigeria
General Sanni Abacha. since the (strange and unfortunate) death of my
husband (may God.s mercy be upon him), the government has turned against my
family with strange accusation. At first I thought it was alittle vendetta
from my husband.s enemies but I was wrong. They arrested my first son old
enough to take care of the family and then they froze all our bank accounts
known to them, hoping that we will starve to death. Why can.t we all live in
peace? Since I can.t do anything in my position here, this is where you come
in.
My family is going through hardship . The new democratic government of
President Olusegun Obansanjo has seized more than US$900 million U.S dollars
already and they are still seizing a lot of land and property.All that is
remaining now is US$45.5 Million Dollars, and this money has been kept in a
place I cannot disclose, until we make personal contact, We cannot touch
this money in Nigeria for you know we are being seriously watched by the
government. So after discussing with my son, this is what we plan to do with
the money, we plan to send it to your country using a very popular
diplomatic courier service here in Nigeria. So this is why we need a foreign
partner inyour person and capacity and your help.
Since you will be the one collecting the package in the country thatit will
be sent to, the sum would be shared in three ways. 20% will be used to
invest in your country or company and while 20% will be for you and the
other 60% will be for us. Is this okay? We also hope you can be trusted and
that you won.t disappoint us? And also confidentiality is extremely
important and before I forget once the sum arrives in the designated country
(which I will disclose to you later) we will require you to send us an
invitation letter to visit your country and collect our share. This is not a
deal or business; it is a cry for help. May God guide you. When you reply
please leave your contact details, My son MUSTAPHA will be in charge of this
transaction and will communicate with you as soon as i hear from you He will
relate all your messages to me.
I cannot speak with you personally on telephone because my phone lines have
been burged.And for your own information this money is drug free and 100%
riskfree. Time is against us, so your urgent response is needed.
Please do not reject this humble proposition, and try and help me and my
family.Send your reply to my private email address:
(drmariaam7@yahoo.co.uk}Let me refer you to the front page
of (BBC World News You can check it through their contact website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1935646.stm
about my husband assets.
Regards,
Mrs. Mariam Abacha
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