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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: mariamabacha11 <mariam_ab20052005@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 05:17:51 -0800
Subject: Urgent Greeting,



Urgent responce needed!
From: Mrs Mariam Abacha
Abacha Housing Estate
Gidado Road,Kano-Nigeria
Email: mariam_ab009@excite.com
Tel:234-80356-47626


This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal soliciting for
your unreserved assistance in consummating an urgent transaction
requiring maximum confidence.Although this approach appears desperate
but I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to
restriction of movement and security network placed on my day to 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,and i
assure you that whatever questions you would need to ask or any other
thing
you will need to know regarding this proposal will be adequately
answered to give you a clearer understanding of it so as to arrive at a

successful conclusion.

I am Mrs.Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen. Sani Abacha former
military Head of State I have secretly deposited the sum of
$75.5million
dollar in a security firm abroad with experience with name witheld for
now since our banks account here and abroad have been frozen by the
Nigerian civilian government and the people I had regarded as close
friends has capitalize on my family's travail to run away with my
money. In
order to avert this negative development,I inconjunction with my humble

son now seek your permission to allow my attorney do a CHANGE OF
OWNERSHIP/REASSIGNMENT OF CREDIT of stated funds from the deposit
company
to your name, so that the funds (US$75.5million) would be-released to
you as the new owner (on behalf of me and my family). until we open
communication ,I am writing because when I deposited the money in the
deposit company,

I told them that it belonged to a foreign business partner as present
position will not allow me to claim the funds. Consequently, I will
present you as the owner of the funds in the Deposit Company so you can

be able to claim the funds. This is simple. I will like you to provide
immediately your phone/Fax Number .I shall be grateful if you could
receive this fund into your account for safe keeping.This arrangement
is
known to you and my son Mustapha alone,I accrue you 30% of this fund.
Please honesty is the watch word in this transaction,I will greatly
appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.

Once I receive this information, I will prepare the necessary documents

that will put you in place as the new owner of the funds (Beneficiary).

The money will then be released to your custody by the Deposit Security

Company, for us to share considering your most helpfull effort in the
ratio of 70% for me and my family and 30% for you. There is no risk at
all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
family
solicitor and this will guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.

Please note that we employ you to observe utmost confidentiality and be

rest-assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both
of us as I have plans to invest this money for my children's future, we

shall also require your assistance to invest some of our own share in
your country Which i belieave will give me and my family good
relationship with the embassy (buying of property like a house, little
hotels
).This is why your urgent action and response is of priority to enable
us
concluding this transaction in a timely and professional manner.

Please expedite action.

Sincerely yours,

Hajia Mariam Abacha
Email: mariam_ab009@excite.com
Tel:234-80356-47626

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