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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.hajia mariam abacha" <hajiariam@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hajiariamcha@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 02:27:58 +0800
Subject: WITH TRUST
Dear Beloved,
Due to the sudden death of my husband General Abacha the former head of state of Nigeria in June 1998, I have been thrown into a state of hopelessness by the present administration.I have lost confidence with anybody within my country.I got your contacts through personal research,and had to reach you through this medium.
I will give you more details when you reply.Due to security network placed on my daily affairs I cant visit the embassy so that is why I have contacted you. My husband deposited $12.6million dollars with a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for now till we communicate. I will be happy if you can receive this funds for safe keeping and I assure you a very good percent of this fund .I will instruct my son Mustapha to contact you so please feel free to comunicate with my son. I await your urgent response,
Hajia Mariam.
NOTE:
PLEASE I WOULD WANT YOU TO REPLY ME VIA MY PRIVATE
EMAIL ADDRESS:hajiariamcha@yahoo.com
AND ALSO SEND ME YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER SO THATMY SON MUSTAPHA CAN CALL AND DISCUSS WITH YOU VERBALLY REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION SO THAT YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTION THAT YOU FEEL LIKE ASKING REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION.
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