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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: "Mrs Mariam Abacha" <mrsmariam_20006@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:20:05 -0400
Subject: Funds For Investment.( I need your help )
Dear Friend,
Compliments of the season.I did like to send to you the best wishes
of good health and success in your pursuits particularly through my
proposal as contained in this letter.
I salute you in the name of most high God. I am contacting you in view
of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other likewise
developing a cordial business relationship. As I am interested in your
kind of business and wishing to invest in your country.
I am Mrs. Maryam Abacha, wife to the late Nigerian military Head of
State.General Sanni Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998 still in
office due to a protracted illness. I believe you must be aware of the
recent face-off between my family and the present Civilian Government of
President Olusegun Obasanjo who wants all my Late husbands foreign bank
accounts and assets confiscated because of the monetary exces ses of my
late husbands Military regime.
Currently, within my reach is the sum of twenty-three Million seven
Hundred thousand United States Dollars (US$ 23,700,000.00) cash, which I
intend to use for investment purposes especially in your country. This
huge sum of money came as result of a pay back contract deal between my
late husband and a Russian firm on our country's Multi billion Dollar
Ajaokuta Steel plant/complex. The Russian partners had since returned my
husband's share of US$23.7Million after his death and lodged it with a
security firm. Right now the new Civilian Government have revoked all
our licenses that allows us to own financial and oil companies and has
frozen some of my late husbands bank account in Switzerland and America.
In view of these I acted very fast to withdraw this US$23.7M from the
security company's vault well preserved and packaged in {2}trunk box and
lodged in aprivate security firm OVERSEAS as Family Deposits (FD) No
record ever existed concerning the money neither is the money traceable
by the Government because there is no documents showing that we received
the money from the Russians. However, due to the current situation in
the country concerning the present civilian Government hostile attitude
towards my family, it has become quite impossible for me to make use of
the money within the country. Thus I seek your assistance in moving t
his family Deposits (FUNDS) into your account for safekeeping pending my
arrival in your country for investment purposes.
On your consent, I shall provide you with a POWER OF ATTORNEY to collect
this deposit with the security company OVERSEAS on our behalf. Bearing
in mind that your assistance is needed in this regards, I propose a
commission of 20% (TWENTY PERCENT) of the total sum to you for the
expected services and 10% for local and international expenses if any.
while 70% is to be held on trust by you until we can decide on a
suitable business investment in your country subsequent to our free
movement by the Nigerian Government. I will make provision for all
necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for
claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law.
Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and
sincerity, here is my private email address :
mrsmariam_20006@hotmail.com
May I at this point, emphasize the high level of confidentiality which
this business demands whatever your decision and hope you will not
betray the trust and confidence which I repose in you. Please don't
forget to indicate your convenient phone and fax number where we can
always contact you. However, you may need to give me sufficient
assurance that you will not sit on this fund when it is finally
remitted into your account.
I believe I can trust you and I am willing to accept from you any useful
and profitable investment proposal advice in your country.
Remain blessed.
Best wishes ,
Mrs. Maryam Abacha.
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