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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: "Hajia mariam abacha" <m.abacha09@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mababa01@virtualmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 04:48:58 +0200
Subject: fraustration and hopelessness
Dear Friend.
I am Hajia Mariam Abacha the wife of the formal head
of state the Federal Republic of Nigerian Late
General Sani Abacha.
Following the sudden death of my husband General
Sani Abacha the late former head of state of Nigeria
in June 1998, I have been thrown into a state of
utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the
present civilian administration, I have been
subjected to physical and psychological torture by
the security agents in the country.
I have lost confidence with anybody within the
country. You must have heard over the media reports
and the internet on the recovery of various huge
sums of money deposited by my husband in different
security firms abroad, some companies willingly give
up their secrets and disclosed our money
confidently lodged there or man y out right
blackmail.
In fact the total sum discovered by the Government
so far is in the tune of $700. Million dollars. And
they are not relenting to make me poor for life.
I got your contacts through my personal research,
and out of desperationdecided to reach you. I will
give you more information as to this regardas soon
as you reply. I repose great confidence in you hence
my approach to you due to security network placed on
my day affairs I cannot afford to visit the embassy
so that is why I decided to contact you and I hope
you will not betray my confidence in you. I have
deposited the sum of 22.3 million dollars) with a
security firm abroad whose name is with held for now
until we open communication.
I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund
into your account for safe keeping. This arrangement
is known to you my lawyer and my son Mohammed Abacha
alone who have just been released by the Federal
Government, so my lawyer will deal directly with you
as security is up my whole being.
I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in
a friendly atmosphere like yours as soon as this
fund get into your account so that I can start all
over again if only you wish, but if it is
impossible, just help me in diverting this fund into
your account which will accrue you 30% of this fund
. Please honesty is the watch word in this
transaction.
I will urgently require for your very private number
or cell if any.In case you don?t accept please do
not let me out to the security as I am giving you
this information in total trust and confidence
I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal
in good faith. Please expedite action. And do get
back to me immediately.
Sincerely yours
Hajia Mariam Abacha
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