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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: "mariam abacha" <mariam_abc@terra.com.mx> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:10:36 -0800
Subject: Hello
Greetings.
Dear Friend,
This letter might surprise you because we have met neither in person nor
by correspondence. But I believe it is one day that you get to know Somebody
either in physical or through correspondence.
I searched out your contact today in the internet and I deciced to write
this letter to you.
My aims of writting this letter is for you to assist my family in saving
our funds in your country pending our arrival in your country to invest
in business.
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.Ever Since the death of my husband my family
has been under restriction of movement and that not withstanding, we are
being molested, policed and security official planted all around us and
our Bank Account both here and abroad are
being frozen by the Nigerian Civilian Government,headed by president Olusegun
obasanjo.All this he is doing because he suffered a jail term during my
husband's regime.
Moreso, my eldest son is in detention by the Nigerian Government for more
interrogation about my husbands assests and some vital documents.Following
the recent discovery of my husbands Bank
Account by the Nigerian Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum
of US $618 Million was
lodged. I then decided to contact you in confidence that I was able to move
out the sum of US$45.3 Million Dollars.Which was secretly lodged in two
trunk boxes and deposited with a Security Company .i therefore personally
appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent assistance to move
this money into your country where I believe it will be safe since I cannot
leave the country due to the restriction of movement imposed on the membersof
my family by the Nigerian Government.
You will be contacted by my second son Mustapha or my family Attorney Barrister
Raymond Williams and shall arrange with you how
to clear this consignment,and assist you and liaise with you towards effective
completion of this
transaction. However, the consignemt have been move out of the country in
a secret
vault through a diplomatic security company, as soon as you indicate your
interest,do forward your full contact details,(Telephone Number, Fax Number
and your Postal Address) so that all assistance you need will be given to
and can help to claim the luggage. Conclusively, we have agreed to offer
you 30% of the total sum while 10% for expensive 60% is to be held on
trust by you until we decide on a suitable business investment in your country
subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian Government. reply me on
my private mail box (mariam_abc@terra.com.mx)
looking forward to doing business with you.Please reply urgently and
treat with absolute confidentiality . Hoping to hear from you soonest.
Please send your response to my private
it Warm regards
Hajia Mariam Abacha(Mrs)
(mariam_abc@terra.com.mx)
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