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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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From: <Benents.it
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 17:46:53 +0100
Subject: please read.
Attn: Sir/Madam
From: Ahmed B Sheffi. (SAN)
Northern chambers,
Legal practitioners
Nigeria.
Reply to:northernchambers@email.ro
Compliments of the season. Grace, peace and love from this part of the
Atlantic to you. I hope my letter does not cause you too much
embarrassment as I write to you in good faith. Please excuse my intrusion
into your private life.
I am barrister Ahmed B Sheffi (SAN); I represent Mohammed Abacha, son of
the late Gen. Sani Abacha, who was the former military head of state in
Nigeria who died in 1998. Since his death, the family has been loosing a
lot of money due to vindictive government officials who are bent on
dealing with the family. Consequently, the family has asked me to seek for
a foreign partner who can work with us as to move out the total sum of
US$75,000,000.00 (Seventy five million United States dollars), presently
in their possession.
This money was of course, acquired by the late president and is now kept
secretly by the family. The Swiss government has already frozen all the
accounts of the family in Switzerland, and some other countries would soon
follow to do the same. This bid by some government officials to deal with
this family has made it necessary that we seek your assistance in
receiving this money and in investing it on behalf of the family. This
must be a joint venture transaction and we must all work together.
Since this money is still cash, extra security measures have been taken to
protect it from theft or seizure, pending when agreement is reached on
when to move it into any of this countries Europe, London, Canada pending
on our agreement. I have personally worked out all modalities for the
peaceful conclusion of this transaction. The transaction definitely would
be handled in phases and the first phase will involve the moving of
us$25,000,000.00 {Twenty five million United States dollars}.
My clients are willing to give you a reasonable percentage of this money
as soon as the transaction is concluded.
I will, however, based on the grounds that you are willing to work with us
and also all contentious issues discussed before the commencement of this
transaction. You may also discuss your percentage before we start to work.
As soon as I hear from you, I will give you all necessary details as to
how we intend to carry out the whole transaction. Please, do not entertain
any fears, as all necessary modalities are in place, and I assure you of
all success and safety in this transaction. Please, this transaction
requires absolute confidentiality and you would be expected to treat it as
such until the funds are moved out of this country to where you intend to
receive them. In compliance with this you are to forward to me the
following details:
Your complete names and address, confidential telephone and fax numbers,
this is to enable me perfect all the necessary documentation with the
security firm and to reach you at short notice.
Please, you will also ignore this letter and respect our trust in you by
not exposing this transaction, even if you are not interested.
I look forward to working with you. Thank you.
Truly yours,
Barrister Ahmed B Sheffi. (SAN).
Reply to:NorthernChambers@Email.Ro
NB: please do copy this site on your browser and you will understand
better what I am talking about.
Http://www.transnationale.org/anglais/sources/tiersmonde/dirigeants__abacha.htm
Http://allafrica.com/stories/200203180074.html
Http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
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