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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: PRINCE SADE <ewuprince5@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 14:28:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
DEAR FRIEND,
IT WILL LOOK LIKE A BIG SURPIRSE TO YOU RECEIVING A LETTER FROM A PERSON LIKE ME.MY NAME IS PRINCE ABACHA, THE SON OF THE LATE GENERAL SANI ABACHA; THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, WHO DIED ON THE 8th OF JUNE 1998.
NOTE THAT I AM MAKING THIS CONTACT TO SEEK FOR A SECRET BUSINESS PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST ME IN THE TRANSFER OF USD25.5,000,000 (TWENTY FIVE POINT FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). THIS SAID AMOUNT WAS MY MOTHER'S (MRS AISHATU ABACHA) OWN SHARE AS THE LAST WIFE TO THE LATE GENERAL SANI ABACHA. THOUGH HER MARRIAGE TO HIM IS NOT LEGAL, BUT SHE WAS ABACHA'S BEST.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM THE FIRST SON OF MRS AISHATU ABACHA, AND I AM PRESENTLY IN TOGO - LOME. I AND MY MOTHER LEFT NIGERIA FOR TOGO-LOME AS A RESULT OF THE PRESSURE FROM THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO FREEZE ALL THE ASSETS OF MY LATE FATHER, INCLUDING ALL HIS FUNDS.
ALSO, THE PRESSURE FROM HIS OTHER WIVES (CONCUBINES) AND CHILDREN, GOT SO MUCH THAT WE COULD NO LONGER BEAR IT.
THE JEALOUSY AND ENVY WAS TOO MUCH TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY TOO WANTED TO TAKE ALL OUR BELONGINGS. THIS PRESSURE MADE ME AND MY MOTHER TO TAKE ALL WE HAD AND LEFT FOR TOGO - LOME WHERE MY MOTHER DEPOSITED THIS SAID AMOUNT IN A SECURITY COMPANY WITH THE HOPE THAT SHE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH A FOREIGN PARTNER. BUT AS FATE WILL HAVE IT, SHE DIED OF BREAST CANCER A MONTH AGO, AND WAS BURIED HERE IN TOGO-LOME.
BEFORE SHE DIED, SHE HANDED OVER TO ME THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT MEANT FOR THIS SECRET DEPOSIT OF USD25.5,000,000 (TWENTY FIVE POINT FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) AND SHE WARNED ME SERIOUSLY NOT TO MAKE ANY CONTACT OTHER THAN A FOREIGN PARTNER BECAUSE OF THEIR EXPOSURE AND BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE. IT IS ON THIS NOTE THAT I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO YOU. I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME IN MAKING SURE THAT THIS MONEY IS BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM HERE AND BE USED FOR GOOD INVESTMENT PURPOSES.
IF YOU AGREE TO ASSIST ME IN THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND, YOU WILL BE GIVEN 30% (THIRTY PERCENT) OF THE SAID AMOUNT AND THE REMAINING WILL BE USED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY. THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO ME BY MY MOTHER BEFORE SHE DIED AND I PROMISED HER THAT I SHALL CARRY IT OUT ACCORDINGLY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO OTHER EAR SHOULD HEAR ABOUT THIS BUSINESS. IT SHOULD BE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BETWEEN YOURSELF AND MYSELF. FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, REPLY THIS MAIL.
ALSO DO NOT FORGET TO REPLY MY LETTER WITH YOUR OWN PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS RESPECTIVELY.
AWAITING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PRINCE ABACHA.
PLEASE REPLY ME AT MY PRIVATE ID : p_sade@safe-mail.net
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