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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: abbas sholanke <barr_sholanke@autoescuelanerja.com>
Reply-To: abbassholanke@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 13:13:45 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS !

DEAR SIR,

Grant me the indulgence of this unsolicited mail to
you.I am Barr.Abbas Sholanke Attorney-At-Law.
I am the personal attorney to MRS. MARIAM ABACHA,
the widow of the late GEN.SANI ABACHA former Nigerian
military Head of state who died as a result of Cardiac Arrest.

Since the death of her husband, their family has been under restriction of movement and that not withstanding, they are being molested, Policed and all there Bank Account both here and abroad are being frozen by the present Nigerian Civilian Government.

She has decided to move the sum of US$15.3 Million Dollars which was secretly defaced and is sealed in two metal Boxes and deposited in a security company as jewelries and personal effects(UNKNOWN TO THE SECURITY COMPANY AND GOVERNMENT)for security reason.

She has therefore given me the authority to look
for a credible and competent person to claim these boxes and invest the $15.3million USD in trust for the family pending the time of there freedom.

However, arrangement have been put in place on how
to move these boxes out of the country ,to enable
you receive it in any part of the world without any risk of any kind.

As soon as you indicate your interest, i shall
then be obliged to let you know the procedures
involved that will facilitate the transaction.

Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you
30% of the total sum, 70% is to be held on
trust by you until we can decide on a suitable
business investment in your company Subsequent
to their free movement by the Nigerian Government.

An agreement will also be prepared between you and the family with respect to this.

You should note that even if you are not interested you should not let out this proposal to anybody whatever.


you can also view these websites for the story;

http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Sani_Abacha
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4124328,00.html


Please reply urgently and treat with absolute
confidentiality and sincerity .


Best Regards,

From Barr.Abbas Sholanke esq.

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