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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: "Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha." <marian_mmoh3@mytolmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mprivatecha@maktoob.com
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:39:13 -0700
Subject: Please assist
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. l 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 l 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 in our
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 who was
released after 18 months.
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.
Your URGENT response is needed.
Please include your personal phone and fax number.
Regards
Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha.
Pls reply through this e-mail address(mprivatecha2@maktoob.com)
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