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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: "mohamed abacha" <mohamedabachax@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:42:35 +0000
Subject: WITH THE COMPLIMENTS
WITH THE COMPLIMENTS
I am Alhaji Mohamed Abacha, son of the late Head of State of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, General Sanni Abacha who died under mysterious
circumstances on the 8th of June 1998
After the death of my father, myself, and members of my family including my
mother have been put through hell with interrogations, on account of
corruption and mismanagement of public funds by my late father.
The aftermath of these interrogation has led to the continuous effort of the
new President with co-operation from the Swiss government and other European
countries to freeze, confiscate and recover monies belonging to my late
father which were deposited in Swiss Bank accounts and in Bank Accounts in
other European countries.
Our movement has been restricted, our travel documents seized and we have
been forced to refund quite a huge amount of money which we earned through
legitimate Government deals executed using the influence of my late father.
The reasons given by the present government for the harassment of my family
constitutes a massive witch-hunting exercise by the numerous enemies made by
my father in his bid to self succeed himself as President of Nigeria before
his death.
These people presently control the socio-political structure and the economy
of the country and are themselves guilty of the same crimes of
non-accountability and probity leveled against my father.
It is a known fact that there is not one member of the present political
class that have not been involved in corrupt practices in and out of the
Government and have themselves amassed huge deposits in Foreign Banks.
Fortunately, just after the death of my father, my mother in anticipation of
the present action of the new Government made arrangements to secretly move
the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Five Million Dollars (US$155,000,000.00) in
cash for safe-keeping in a security vault.
These funds have been in the vault since then and we feel that it is now
necessary to move the funds out of Nigeria for fear of discovery and
confiscation by the new regime in Nigeria.
We are therefore seeking a business partner with banking co-coordinates
capable of accommodating such huge amounts and is able to manage or nominate
trustees to manage these funds in the interim as we watch the political
situation in Nigeria unfolds.
Your main responsibility would be to assist in receiving the funds,
investment of same in worthwhile ventures you consider profitable and for
obvious reasons and as such must insist that all arrangements are made in
your name.
For your assistance and confidentiality in these matters, we would be
willing to offer to you upon negotiations an agreeable percentage of the
total sum and on the profit accruing from the net investment.
I am absolutely positive that this arrangement will be of mutual benefit to
both of us and I think that it is of utmost importance that you reach me
through my personal email address stating your telephone and fax numbers and
I would give you a telephone call to discuss the matter further and if we
reach an acceptable arrangement, then we can proceed further.
Finally, I crave your indulgence to treat this letter with utmost
seriousness and I trust that this will be the beginning of a long lasting
business relationship. send your reply to (mohamedabachax@yahoo.com
Best Regards,
Mohamed.
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