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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: "MRS MARIAM ABACHA" <mar_abacha@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:11:12 +0000
Subject: HAPPY TO REACH YOU
FROM: MRS MARIAM ABACHA
MY ATTORNEY;
NAME: David Obim (S.A.N),
EMAIL: david_obim@lawyer.com <mailto:david_obim@lawyer.com>
DEAR SIR,
I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, wife of the Late Nigerian Head of
State,Gereral Sani Abacha who died on 8th of June 1998 while still on
duty.I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great
assistance to each other like wise developing acordial business
relationship.
I currently have the sum of thirty Million United States Dollars
(US$30,000,000) cash, which I intend to use for stock investment
purposes specifically in your country. This money came as a payback
contract deal between my late husband and Russian firm on our countrys
Multi-Billion Dollar Ajaokuta Steel Plant.
The Russian partner returned my husbands share of
US$30,000,000.00 USD after the death of my husband and lodged
it with a finance company of which I am the Beneficiary.
Right now the new civilian government have intensified their
probe on my husbands financial resources and they revoked our
licenses that allows us to own a financial and Oil Company.
further details are enclosed in the websites below;
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/635720.stm>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/613565.stm>
I have since declared myself and my family Bankruptcy.
No record ever existed concerning the money neither the money
tranceable by the Government because there is no documentation
showing that we received the money from the Russians. Due to the
current situation in the country and government attitude towards
my family, it has become quite impossible for me to make use of
this money within, and outside especially in Europe as the European
government has been assisting our government in the tracing of any
of our bank accounts oversea, hence my movement is restricted by
the government now.
Thus I seek assistance to transfer this money out of this account
to a non traceable and safe account designation through our family
representative
BARRISTER DAVID OBIM, (S.A.N) To enable us discuss in details
about
this transaction please contact him on e-mail as indicated above.
WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO
I will transfer the ownership of the money and issue you a power of
attorney through my Lawyer. With these document you will present to
the bank for claiming the money as my proxy from the finance company.
The entire operation is risk free since it is only you and me and my
Lawyer that knows the details of the money.
After you must have transferd the money to your country where it is
save my Lawyer will then meet you in your country to use my share of
the money for investment. Bearing in mind that your assistance is
needed to transfer this fund, I propose a commission of 30%
(Thirty Persent) of the total sum to you for the expected services
and assistance.Your urgent response is highly needed so as to stop
futher contact.
All correspondence must be by e-mail I must use this opportunity
to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this
matter extraordinarily confidential whatever your decision while
I await your prompt response.
Regards,
MRS.MARIAM ABACHA
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