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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "maryam abacha" <cchhkk1@gawab.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mabac2003@mailpride.com
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 10:01:35 +0100
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP
THE PRESIDENT /CEO
Dear Friend,
I am Hajia Maryam Abacha, widow of the Late Gen. Sani Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of State who died as a result of cardiac arrest. The name of your company appeared in one of our directories as one of the companies my late husband wanted to do business with before he died. I therefore decided to contact you in confidence so that I can be able to move out the sum of US$35,760,000.00 (Thirty Five Million Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand U.S Dollars) which was secretly defaced and sealed in big metal-box with a security company owned by a Briton in Europe.
I personally therefore appeal to you for your urgent assistance to move this money into your country where believe it will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to the restriction of movement imposed on me and members of my family by the Nigerian
government. You can contact me through my personal E-mail address or my son on the following E-mail address (mabac_2003@ummah.org)
Upon the receipt of your acceptance to assist me, my son shall arrange with you for a face to face meeting outside Nigeria in order to liase with you towards the effective completion of this transaction. However, all arrangementh has been put in place and this money has been moved out of Nigeria in batches in a secret vault through a diplomatic security company to outside Nigeria.
I also want you to be assured that all necessary arrangement for a hitch-free transaction has been concluded. Conclusively, I have decided to offer you 25% of the total sum, 5% will be for whatever expenses that will be incurred, while 70% is to be used in buying share in your company subsequent to our movement by the Nigerian government. Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.
Best regards.
HAJIA M. ABACHA
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