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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: mohammed_abacha111@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 04:12:52 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

From MOHAMMED ABACHA

[mohammed_mohammed202@libero.it]


PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

I got your contact through my private search, I therefore decided to contact
you .I am the second son of General Sanni Abacha, the late Military Head
of State of Nigeria.

When my father was alive I used to move funds, in cash, running into millions
of United States dollars to Brazil, Lebanon and other parts of the world,
for safe keeping on behal However, on the eve of my father?s death in June
8, 1998, he gave me the sum of US$40.3(FORTY MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS)in cash to move to Lebanon as usual, but immediately
my father died I had to move the fund to Europe through a diplomatic courier
service to a trust security company in Europe.

The funds have been in the security company in Europe since July 1998.However,
because of the many restrictions placed on my family by the present Nigerian
Government, I simply cannot travel to Europe to secure the funds from the
security company in Europe.
What I now need from you are as follows:-

1.You should travel to Europe to secure the funds in cash on my behalf and
deposit it in your bank account in your Country.

2.You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum involved for your assistance.


3.As soon as you confirm to me by my above e-mail address your readiness
to travel to Europe, I will send a copy of my Power of Attorney to the security
company in Europe authorizing them to release the funds to you.

4.As soon as you have the fund in your custody, I will give you details
of where and which sector you will invest my share of the funds into, on
my behalf.

5.Please note that this project is 100% risk free, but you must keep it
very secret and confidential because of my personal security. Please do
not expose me to my government. You can browse on the links below for more
information.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/109265.stm
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9806/08/abacha.update/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3333557.stm


Please contact me immediately through my email address [mohammed_mohammed202@libero.it]


I expect your prompt reply.

Best Regards.

MOHAMMED ABACHA

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