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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" <mohabah@msn.com>
Reply-To: mohammedng@myway.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:21:00 +0000
Subject: MY FAMILY NEEDS YOUR HELP PLEASE
ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABACHA
2/8 GIDADO DRIVE,GRA,
KANO - NIGERIA.
PLEASE EXCUSE MY INSTRUCTION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE AS
I WRITE YOU THIS LETTER IN GOOD FAITH AND TO THE GLORY OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH WHO
THUS BROUGHT ME OUT CLEAN AFTER ALL THE ALLEGATIONS LEVELED AGAINST ME AFTER
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER GENERAL
SANI ABACHA (FORMER NIGERIAN MILITARY HEAD OF STATES).MY RELEASE FROM PRISON
WAS NECESSITATED BY THE EFFORTS OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT CHIEF ANYIM PIUS
ANYIM AND THE SPEAKER OF THE LOWER HOUSE ALHAJI GHALI NA'ABBA.
SINCE MY FATHER'S DEATH AND MY DETENTION FOR CLOSE TO THREE YEARS, MY FAMILY
HAS BEEN LOOSING A LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICATIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO
ARE BENT ON DEALING WITH OUR FAMILY. AFTER MY RELEASE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIA HAS MADE ME TO SIGN SOME DOCUMENTS THAT WILL ENABLE THEM EXTRACT
THE SUM OF ONE BILLION,FIVE HUNDRED MILLION US DOLLARS FROM MY FATHER’S
BANK ACCOUNTS IN LONDON,SWITZERLAND,LUXEMBIURG,LIECHTENSTEIN AND JESEY ETC.
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE SO THAT YOU WILL BELIEVE WHAT I AM TELLING
YOU:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/845456.stm
MY FAMILY AND I ARE LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN ASSIST
US BY TAKING POSESSION OF THE TOTAL SUM OF US$25,000,000.00 ( TWENTY FIVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ), WHICH THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT.
BECAUSE IN THEIR THINKING THEY WANT TO LEAVE ONLY ONE HUNDRED MILLION USD TO
MY FAMILY THIS MONEY IS PRESENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF A SECURITY COMPANY
ABROAD. THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED BY MY LATE FATHER AND IS NOW KEPT
SECRETLY BY THE FAMILY. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL OTHER
ACCOUNTS OF MY FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES ALSO TRIED
DOING LIKE WISE.
THIS BID BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY, HAS
MADE IT NECESSARY THAT I SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND
IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF MY 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. I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL
CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION WITH THE SECUITY COMPANY.
HOWEVER, BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME 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. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
ASSISTING ME PLEASE SEND ME YOUR CONCENT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.
PLEASE, YOU MAY ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT MY TRUST IN YOU BY NOT
EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, SHOULD YOU NOT BE INTERESTED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU
MOHAMMED ABACHA
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