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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" <mariamabacha11@terra.com.mx> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mariamabacha11@ozu.es
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:31:10 -0800
Subject: Thank you very much
FROM MRS, MARIAM ABACHA
PLEASE KEEP IT SECRET AND ALSO YOUR PHONE NUMBER
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL/URGENT
FROM: MRS. MARIAM ABACHA
ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO
1,PLEASE YOUR PHONE NUMBER
2,TO KEEP IT SECRET
3, YOUR OFFICE ADDRESS
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 husbands death, my family is under restriction of movement and
that not with standing, we are being molesting; policing and our Bank
Account
both here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigerian Civilian
Government..
Furthermore, my elder son is in detention by the Nigerian Government
for
more interrogation about my husbands assets and some vital document.
Following the recent discovery of my husbands Bank Account by the
Nigerians
Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700 Million and
Dutch
450 Million was logged. I therefore decided to contact you in
confidence
that I was above to move out the sum of US$23.5 Million Dollars, which
was
secret and is sealed in two Metal Boxes for security reasons.
I personally therefore appeal to you seriously and religiously for your
urgent assistant to move this money into your country where I believe
it
will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to the restriction
movement
imposed on the members of my family by the Nigerian Government.
Once you indicate your interest to assist me in this transaction I will
give you my family Lawyer contact phone and fax numbers with the
Chambers
address who will arrange with you for face to face meeting out side
Nigerian
in order to liaise with you toward effective completion of this
transaction
since my movement is restricted and my telephone conversation is being
monitored.
However, arrangements have been put in place to move this money out of
the
country in the secret vault through a security company to abroad and as
soon as you indicate your interest, myLawyer shall send you the Air
Bill
of the Luggage and other related documents so that you can help to
claim
the Luggage.
Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum, while
60%
is to be held on trust by you until we decide on a suitable business
investment
in your country and more also 10% is mapped out for internal and
external
expenses. Subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian Government.
Please,
reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.
Best regards,
MRS. MARIAM ABACHA
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