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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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Fraud email example:
From: "mariam" <hajia1@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:56:42 +0100
Subject: RE: Confidential i have trust you///////////////////////
hajia1@myway.com
FROM MRS. MARYAM ABACHA
ATTN.: DEAR
MUTUAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
I am Hajia Maryam Abacha, widow of the Late Gen. Sani
Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of State who died
as a result of cardiac arrest. The name of your
company appeared in one of our directories as one of
the companies my late husband wanted to do business
with before he died.I therefore decided to contact you in confidence
so that I can be able to move out the sum of
US$35,760,000.00 (Thirty Five Million Seven Hundred
and Sixty Thousand U.S Dollars) which was secretly
defaced and sealed in big metal box with a security
company owned by a Briton in Europe.
I personally therefore appeal to you for your urgent
assistance to move this money into your country where
I believe it will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to
the restriction of movement imposed onme and members of my family by
the Nigerian government.
You can contact me through my personal E-mail address:
hajia1@myway.com , or my family lawyer on the
following E-mail address MAMAOKE2004@YAHOO.COM Upon the
receipt of your acceptance to assist me, my lawyer
shall arrange with you for a face to face meeting outside Nigeria
in order to liaise with you towards the effective completion of this
transaction.
However, all arrangement has been put in place and this
money has been moved out of Nigeria in batches in a
secret vault through a diplomatic security company to
Europe. I also want you to be assured that all
necessary arrangement for a hitch-free transaction has
been concluded.
Conclusively, I have decided to offer you 25% of the
total sum, 5% will be for whatever expenses that will
Be incurred, while 70% is to be used in buying share in
your company subsequent to our movement by the
Nigerian government.
Please reply urgently and treat with absolute
confidentiality and sincerity.
Best regards.
HAJIA M. ABACHA
C/o BARR. KUNLE IBRAHIM.
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