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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: "abacha mrs" <mrsabacha@abachaworlds.com>
Reply-To: mariamabacha2002@uku.co.uk
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:39:23 +0000
Subject: FROM MRS.ABACHA.
Attention:Your Concern
My Dear Friend,
I am Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha, wife to the late Nigerian Head of state,
General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998 while still on active
service for our Country. I am contacting you with the hope that you will be
of great assistance to me, I currently have within my reach the sum of 24
million U.S dollars cash which I intend to use for investment purposes
outside Nigeria.
This money came as a result of a payback contract deal between my husband
and a Russian firm inour country's multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta steel
plant. The Russian partners returned my husbands share being the above sum
after his death. Presently, the new civilian Government has intensified
their probe into my husbands financial resources which has led to the
freezing of all our accounts, local and foreign, the revoking of
all our business licences and the arrest of my First son. In view of this I
acted very fast to withdraw this money from one of our finance houses
before it was closed down.
I have deposited the money in a security company with the help of very
loyal officials of my late husband. No record is known about this fund by
the government because there is no documentation showing that we received
such funds. Due to the current situation in the country and government
attitude to my family, I cannot make use of this money within, thus I seek
your help in transferring this funds out of the sub-African region. Bearing
in mind that you may assist me, l have decided to part with 20% of the
total sum. Please kindly reply to (mrs_mariamabacha2002@myway.com)
,inclcude your personal telephone and fax numbers. Your urgent response is
needed.
Regards,
Dr. Mrs.Mariam Abacha
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.stm
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