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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 <mrs_mariam200@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs_m_ab@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 12:46:04 +0100
Subject: Important business partnership from (Mrs. Mariam )
Dear Sir, Is my pleasure to write you these lines of information are that is very important to me and I hope it will be accepted by you? I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the Wife of the late Nigerian Military President (General Sani Abacha) now known as the Democratic Republic of Nigeria and under the leadership of the out going of President Obasanjo. I presume you might be aware there are financial dispute between my family (President Obasanjo) since his present civilian Government. This based on what they believe as bad and corrupts governance on my late Husband's part but he did that because of misunderstanding he has with my late husband that made my husband put him in prison when he was as the head of state. You may have heard how a lot of my Husband's bank account in Switzerland and North America has been frozen. Following the outlined reasons, I am soliciting for your esteemed organization's confidential assistance to take custody of Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) and other to front for my family in the areas of business you consider profitable. This Consignment containing the funds have secretly been concealed and deposited with a Diplomatic Security firm where it can easily be taken delivery of by a recommended beneficiary if you agree to use your names to stand for the claim. The consignment containing the funds were shipped as diplomatic items of high values and will be released to you by the Security firm based on my recommendations on that note; you will be presented as our partner who will be fronting for me and my family in any subsequent ventures. My Son’s and I have decided to give 30% to you for your assistance if you are able to help us claim this consignment, 5% for any expenses that may be incurred during shipment of the fund, and the remaining 65% for my family. Please, I need your entire support and co-operation for the success of this fund ventures, your utmost confidentiality and secrecy will be highly required, due to my family's present predicament. I am presently in the state here under condition and I can be reached by responding to my private email address only for now and I will introduce you to my personal attorney will be in better communication with you as soon as I hear from you. I sincerely will appreciate your acknowledgement as soon as possible, as I intend to leave the state once the fund is in your possession. I look forward to your urgent response. Yours Truly,Mrs. Mariam Abacha
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