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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: "Hassana Abdulahi Hamza" <hassanab1@hassan-baki.com>
Reply-To: hassanab1@claranet.com
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 00:36:25 +0000
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND
FROM Mrs. HASSANA ABDULAHI HAMZA
#30 EMIR ROAD KANO
ASSALAMU ALAIKUM
YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL FROM ME SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME
PERSONALLY, I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH NETWORK ONLINE HENCE I DECIDED TO
WRITE YOU. I AM HASSANA BAKI ABDULAHI, THE WIFE OF LATE GENERAL ABDULAHI
HAMZA WHO WAS THE MILITARY ATTACHEE DURING THE REGIME OF GENERAL SANI ABACHA
ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 1998,MY HUSBAND WHO WAS VERY CLOSE WITH GENERAL ABACHA
WAS GIVEN $15,000,000,000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR KEEP TO BE USE DURING
THE CAMPAIGN OF ABACHA'S TRANSFORMATION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN PRESIDENT,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, PRESIDENT SANI ABACHA DIED BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION
WAS TO BE HELD THAT YEAR 1998.
THE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO MY LATE HUSBAND TO BE USED FOR SOME POWERFULL AFRICAN
LEADERS TO SUPPORT ABACHA INCASE OF ANY EXTERNAL DISRUPTION. MY HUSBAND
SECRETLY KEPT THIS MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY IMMEDIATELY .IT WAS ONLY ME
THAT KNEW ABOUT THE DEPOSITION OF THE MONEY WITH THE SAID SECURITY COMPANY.
AFTER THE DEATH OF ABACHA, WE THOUGHT THE FAMILY WILL APPROACH MY HUSBAND
FOR THE FUND TO BE REFUNDED BUT TO THE GREATEST DISMAY, THE FAMILY OF ABACHA
WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MONEY. ON 22RD DAY OF JUNE 2000 MY HUSBAND DIED ON
GHASTLY AUTO CRASH ALONG ABUJA-KANO ROAD.
MY FAMILY AND HAVE BEEN HUMILIATED BY THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT, ALL MY HUSBAND
MONEY LEFT BEHIND HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT, OUR FAMILY ACCOUNT HAS
BEEN FROZEN EVEN OUR PERSONAL HOUSES WERE SEIZED ALL BECAUSE MY HUSBAND
SERVED THE LATE GENERAL ABACHA AND HE WAS HIS CONFIDANTS. I HAVE CONTACTED
YOU TO ASSIST ME TO CLEAR THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THIS
FUND IS SECRETLY KEPT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT HENCE NO BODY IS AWARE OF THE MONEY
EXCEPT ME, WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTS. HOWEVER, THE SECURITY COMPANY HAS ISSUED
ME A NOTICE TO COME OVER FOR THE CLEARANCE OF THE MONEY, WHICH WAS CONCELLED
IN ONE TRUNK BOX, OR HAVE IT CONFISICATED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 OFFICIAL
WORKING DAYS.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON SECURITY WATCH BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR ALL MOST 2 YEARS
NOW, I SEEK YOUR CONCEPT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE OWNER OF THE BOX (FUND), SO
THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SENT TO YOU, THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY. 70%
FOR ME AND 30% FOR YOU. THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND VERY EASY, NO RISK
INVOLVED AT ALL. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE
THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH.
PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS TELEPHONE AND FAX UPON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THIS AND YOUR READINESS TO RECEIVE THE FUND, I WILL
IMMEDIATELY ASK AN ATTORNEY TO CARRY OUT THE LEGAL PROCEDURES SO THAT YOU
WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR ONWARD DESPATCH OF THE FUND TO
YOU. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT
THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. YOU CAN REACH ME THROUGH
MY EMAIL ADDRESS (hassanab5@claranet.com) PLEASE TREAT THIS MATTER AS URGENT
AS POSSIBLE, I EXPECT YOUR RESPONSE SOONEST
BEST REGARDS,
SISTER, HASSANA BAKI, ABDULAHI
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