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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: michael Abachaka <m_abachaka@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:49:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT
Dear friend,
First, I will like you to take your time to go over this mail carefully and with patience. Please, this is a matter of urgency, because I need your help and I need it very quickly too. I trust that you will deliver.
My name is Mr. Michael Abachaka the former adviser on Special Duties to the Ousted
President Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia in West African Region. The recent development in our country is no more news to the outside world. It might interest you to know that former President Charles Taylor after losing his ambition to transform himself to life time President, he ran away to a neighbouring country, Nigeria, seeking political asylum.
Some of the people that served in his cabinet including some of his former ministers,
advisers and political associates, everybody is at large and some are also in exile in Nigeria.During my tenure as the adviser on Special Duties, I was also in charge of finances for his political ambition. It was while on these privilege positions that I kept in my custody the sum of US$25 million (Twenty Five million US Dollars) without the fore knowledge of the former President.Moreover, the United Nations is threatening to take Mr. Charles Taylor to War Crime Tribunal for his activities in the war that is going on in Liberia and also in neighboring country of Sierra Leone. Just two weeks ago, I arrived in Enugu-Nigeria with my family for safety reasons. We were granted political asylum together with former president Charles Taylor and his entire families and over 300 former aides and workers by the President of Nigeria. Although Charles Taylor and his family has been in exile at Calabar City of Nigeria since August 2003 before he was taken to USA for some questioning.
Now that I have arrived Nigeria, it is practical impossible for me to invest the funds in Nigeria due to their political and human right situations. The fragile political and economic systems in Africa does not encourage one for a long-term investment and based on these situations, I am sincerely seeking for your assistance to receive this fund in your account for my investment proposal and I am sure you will be compensated for your effort.This money is currently in a trust deposit with a deposit company in Nigeriaand once I receive your account information, your address, including your telephone and fax numbers, I will then instruct for the payment to your account and I will meet you face to face for my share and the investments. I have resolved to give you 20% of the total sum as your commission for your efforts and services, 5% for any incidental expenses if there is any, while the remaining 75% will be for my investment in your country.
I have concluded every arrangement with the deposit company to effect complete dislodgment of this money within two (2) weeks of receipt of your response and have equally guaranteed 100% smooth transfer. This is a risk-free transaction as I am the real beneficiary.Kindly treat as very urgent and strictly confidential. risk-free.
Thank you for your expected cooperation.Please still let me know, even if you are not interested, so that I can urgently look for another partner, as it is a matter of urgency and
important.
Best regards.
Michael Abachaka
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