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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: "Marian Abacha" <hajia_m20003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hajia_m20005@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:46:28 +0000
Subject:
Dear Sir,
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
This letter might surprise you because we have met neither in person nor by
correspondence. But I believe it is one day that you get to know Somebody
either in physical or through correspondence. I searched out your contact
today in the internet and I decided to write this letter to you. My aims of
writing this letter is for you to assist my family in saving our funds in
your country pending our arrival in your country to invest in business.
I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen.Sanni Abacha former
Nigerian Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac
Arrest. Ever Since the death of my husband my family has been under
restriction of movement and that not withstanding, we are being molested,
policed and security official planted all around us and our Bank Account
both here andabroad are being frozen by the Nigerian Civilian Government,
headed by president Olusegun obasanjo.All this he is doing because he
suffered a jail term during my husband's regime.
More so, my eldest son was just released from detention by the Nigerian
Government for more interrogation about my husbands assets and some vital
documents. Following the recent discovery of my husbands Bank Account by the
Nigerian Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US $618 Million
was lodged.
I then decided to contact you in confidence that I was able to move out the
sum of US$ 20.3 Million Dollars. Which was secretly lodged in a bank. The
bank manager is a good muslim and he has been protecting the funds from my
enemies and he promised to assist us in transferring the funds within a week
when I have seen a partner who would work with me in receiving the funds. I
therefore personally appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent
assistance to move this $20.3 Million into your country where I believe it
will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to the restriction of
movement imposed on the members of my family by the Nigerian Government. I
desperately want to safeguard these last funds that remains for my family
because the Swiss government has decided to hand over all my family funds
back to the Nigeria president, Olusegun Obasanjo.
You will be contacted by my son Mohammed or my family Attorney and he shall
arrange with you how to transfer the funds to your country without problem
and also work with you towards effective completion of this transaction.
However, as soon as you indicate your interest, do forward your full contact
details,(Telephone Number, Fax Number and your Postal Address) Conclusively,
my family have agreed to offer you 40% of the total sum while 60% is to be
held on trust by you until we decide on a suitable business investment in
your country subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian Government.
Looking forward to doing business with you. Please reply urgently and treat
with absolute confidentiality. Hoping to hear from you soonest.
Please send your response to my private email address.
hajia_m20005@yahoo.com
Wassalam
Warm Regards
HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA
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