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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: Dr.Mariam <abbdaniel@tatanova.com>
Reply-To: Dr.Mariam <dr_mariam40@yahoo.es>
Date:
Subject: Confidential business plan
ATLAS OIL NIGERIA LIMITED
(A Subsidiary of Abacha real estates)
From the Desk of her Excellency.
Dr.Mrs.Mariam Abacha.
E-MAIL:dr_mariam40@yahoo.es
Dear esteemed one,
This might seem very deplorable for a person that you do not know but as
the title implies I am Dr Mrs Mariam Abacha, wife of the late General
Sani Abacha.
I am contacting you due to the present situation as regards the special
panel set up by the present democratic administration in my country (Nigeria)
under the anti-corruption law passed mainly to recover what they termed
"Abacha's looted money". this law is yet another smear campaign aimed mainly to
frustrate, humiliate, dismember and widen the scope of hatred to our family.
A personal vendetta by President Obasanjo who was jailed by my
husband's Government for plotting a coup d 'etat against his administration.
This highly calculated attempt by this administration cum Swiss government
through bi-lateral relationship has taken away from us over US$1.4billion in
Switzerland.
The rampaging situation in our accounts abroad has yielded to the
barbaric pressure and just last month we were squished out of another US$395m
and all this funds can be ascertained independently. You may wish to
confirm this from a leading newspaper in Nigeria (This Day) from their website
at www.thisdayonline.com from the archives section in the March
10,2001,January 26,2002 and FEBRUARY 21,2002 editions.
This government is bent on destroying our family. You may be aware that
my son (Mohammed), heir apparent to the family just got out of prison
after 3 years of detention. Therefore, I am soliciting for genuine partners
that I can invest the family fortune that is scattered all over the world.
According to my estimation in West Africa alone we still have about US$85m in
cash in a Security Company that we intend to invest abroad through your
assistance. For the purpose of investment in areas of your interest, contact me as
a handsome reward of 20%of the total sum awaits you, subject to our
negotiation and agreement.
You can contact me via my e-mail for security reason for further
details for now. In the event of you not being interested in this proposal,
endeavor to keep this highly confidential!
Thanks and God bless!
Sincerely,
Dr Mrs Mariam Abacha.
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