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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: mama_maryam007@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 02:46:17 +0100
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME AND MY FAMILY

FROM: MRS MARIAM ABACHA
NO:28b ABACHA'S CRESCENT GIDADO.
LAGOS - NIGERIA.


Attn:Ceo/President

It is my pleasure to contact you in a situation like this, knowing that
the content of this letter might be suprise to you, but even though we hardly
know each other, i believe that you can be of help to my family. I am Mrs.
Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen.Sanni Abacha former Nigerian Military
Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest.Since
after my husband's death my family is underrestriction of movement and
that not withstanding, we are being molested, policed and our Bank Account
both here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigeria Government.

Furthermore, my elder son was in detention by the Nigerian Government formore
interrogation about my husband's assets and some vital documents. Following
the recent discovery of my husband's Bank Account by the Nigerian Government
with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700 Million and DM450 Million
was logged. I therefore decided to contact you in confidence that l was
able to move out the sum of US$14.8 Million Dollars, which was secretly
sealed in two Metal Boxes for security reason and was deposited with a safe
deposit company in Abroad for safe Keeping.

I therefore personally, appeal to you seriously and religiously for your
urgent assistance to move this money into your country where l believe It
will be safe since l cannot leave the country due to the restriction of
movement imposed on the members of my family by the Nigeria Government.
My lawyer will arrange all the necessary document papers that covers this
consignment in order to liaise with you toward effective completion of this
money out of the country in a secret vault through a safe deposit company
in Abroad, and as soon as you Indicate your interest my Lawyer shall send
you the contact information of the company together with seceret code of
the consignment and other related documents that will help you claim the
consignment.

Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum while 75%
is to be held on trust by you until we regain our freedom from the Nigerian
Government and also decide on a suitable business investment in your country
subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian Government.

Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.


Best Regards.
MRS.M.ABACHA.


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