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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: abachm@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:54:14 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20MRS=2E=20MARIAM=2E?=


My Dear,

As-Salaamu 'Alaykum Wa Rahmat-Allahi Wa Barakatuhu(peace be unto you)

I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the widow of Sani Abacha the Late Nigerian Head
of State.I got your contact through my daughter's
personal search for a reliable person to assist us.

If you are following the event in Nigeria, I presently have
been in distress and under house arrest while my son Mohamed was undergone
many trials in Lagos and Abuja high court. He was detained in prison custody
but thank God/Allah that he has been granted fredom by the federal government
of Nigeria Government
after much preasure by the human rights activists in the
country, but he connot travel out of the country for now.For real and full
details, view this government web site/page: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4271245.stm

The government frozen all the family account and auctioned all our properties.To
save the family from total bankruptcy, I manage to shipped out-side ourcountry
the sum of US29,000,000.00 through a shipping company, with the help and
advise of my family lawyer/attorney by name Barrister Victor
O.Malu(Esq).

The money was disguised to beat the Nigerian security and it is currently
deposited in a security company with a coded name out-side our country (NIGERIA).

I want you to recieve these money and pay it into your bank account for
my family's safety as it is the only asset/money left for the family.

I am offering 20% for assisting me secure this money fast so that it will
not be located by the wicked Nigerian Government
Agents.

Contact meimmediately through this my confidential E-mail Address: mrsmariamprivacy@sify.com
so that I can forward to you the certificate of deposite and all neccessary
details.I asuring you 100% risk free tansaction. But all I need from
you is trust as this fund is the only fund left for me and my family for
our future.

My Almighty Allah shall continue to bless and protect you and your family
for helping a helpless family.

Best regards.
Mrs. Mariam Abacha
(A Widow)




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