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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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From: "MRS. MUNIRAT FATIMA ABACHA ." <hajia_muniratfatimaabacha@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: muniratfatimaabacha@myway.com
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:46:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: proposal
My dearest ,
I am so sorry to write you this very urgent and
confidential letter. I do hope my letter will not
embarrass you since I had no previous correspondence
with you.
I am Hajia . Munirat Fatima Abacha, the wife of
late head of state of Federal Republic of Nigeria
General Sani Abacha.I am contacting you in view of the
fact that we will be of great assistance to each other like
wise developing a cordial relationship as true Islamic families.
It is because of my deepest faith in Allah and also in
you as a true Islamic faithfull made me stood firm to
write you this email.
I have been tormented, tortured, maltreated and humiliated
along side with my kids for no just reason.
I want you to assist me acquiring and safe keeping my
only remaining inheritance from a bank in
Nigeria. I will send you detail of my investment
plans in my next correspondence to you.
I solely want to invest this money in your country
with all legal backs.
We are suffering under the leadership of the
bad government and this is why I want to run away from
my country to settle in your country for high security
reasons.
I am sending this proposal with a broken heart and I
believe that you are going to give me a sympathetic
attention.
I regret the inconvenience it might cause
you based on the condition that we have not met
before. But I so much believe that Allah is in total
control.
My husband has been accused of looting several
Billion United States Dollars from the Nigeria Government.
The current attitude of the present government towards
my family has indeed made life quite unbearable
and sad to us trying to leave us on empty handed.
View this BBC report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2282366.stm
Fortunately, my Husband Deposited Eighteen
million and Six hundred thousand United States
Dollars (US$18.6 million) cash, which he intended to
use for investment purposes in an Islamic nation
abroad for hotel and recreation reservation centre,
while part will be diverted into charity and destitute
homes to assist the life of the needy and helpless.
This money is kept in a private bank in Nigeria and
no body knows about it exept me and my
late husband.
This money was deposited for safe keeping
in the security vault here by my husband preparatory
to transfered abroad for investment purposes before he
was assasinated.
It is only my husband and myself that know
where the money is kept with full information on
documents with our trusted family lawyer.
Due to the current situation in the country concerning
government�s malteatment towards my family,
we seek your assistance to transfer this money out of
Nigeria to your account for the purpose of investment
as intended by my husband.
Note that my family is currently being probed by this
present government for alleged involvement in
misappropriation of public funds during my
husband's regime.
Towards this effect, an embargo restricting my family
members from doing any business in nigeria is in force.
However, I have made arrangement on how to transfer
this money to you after receiving some assurances from
you of the safety our money and that you will only take
the commission that we will offer you.
As we receive your readiness,Sincerity,trust as a
fellow muslim to assist us receive this fund,we shall
formalize the deposit documents in your name and
reach an agreement with the bank to start processing
the transfer of this fund to your account/country.
We propose a commission of 15% (Fifteen Percent) of
the total sum to you for the expected services and
assistance. While extra 5% is mapped out for
miscellaneous expenses.
On your positive consent, I shall expect you to
contact me urgently to enable us discuss about this.
Your urgent response is highly needed.
I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise
utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily
confidential, while I await your prompt response.
I have to remind you that this information should be on
a top confidential level. Please make out time to
reply me through these my most private email address:
muniratfatimaabacha@myway.com
Best regards,
MRS. MUNIRAT FATIMA ABACHA.
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