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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" <mariam@mariamabachaworld.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:48:47 +0000
Subject: Reply Back
Hello Beloved ,
Following the sudden death of my husband General Sani Abacha the late former
head of state of Nigeria in June 1998, I have been thrown into a state of
utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian
administration, I have been subjected tophysical and psychological torture
by the security agents in the country.As a widow that is so traumatized, I
have lost confidence with anybody within the country. You must have heard
over the mediareports and the internet on the recovery of various huge sums
of money deposited by my husband in different security firms abroad, some
companies willingly give up their secrets and disclosed our money
confidently lodged there or many outright blackmail. In fact the total sum
discovered by the Government so far is in the tune of $700Million dollars.
And they are not relenting to make me poor for life. I got your contacts
through my personal research,and out of desperation decided to reach you
through this medium.I will give you more information as to this regard as
soon as you reply. I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you
due to 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. I have deposited the sum of
12.6million dollars with a security firm abroad whose name is witheld for
now until we open communication. 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, so my son will
deal directly with you as security is up my whole being.I am seriously
considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere like yours as
soon as this fund get into your account so that I can start all over again
if only you wish, but if it is impossible,just help me in diverting this
fund into your account which will accrue you 30% of this fund. Please
honesty is the watch word in this transaction. I will require your telephone
and fax numbers so that we can commence communication immediately and I will
give you a more detailed picture of things. In case you dont accept please
do not let me out to the security as I am giving you this information
intotal trust and confidence.
Proof Of Funds:
I will also give you a website of one of our daily newspapers here in
nigeria that carried a caption on my family sometime about a year ago for
you to go through:www.thisdayonline.com,then you click on to ARCHIVE at the
bottom left corner in the green column.When it opens,click on 2002,then
click on september 2002.When this opens,click on september 24,2002 and under
the NEWS section click on the second
caption which states:Mohammed Abacha Regains Freedom,Restricted to
Kano.Mohammed is my elder brother and regained freedom in september
2002.Ever since then,my family had refunded about 1.5 billion united states
dollars leaving us with nothing but this money in amsterdam.
Another one happened in Germany, click here for more stories :
http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/9013.html
I will greatly appreciate if you accept my
proposal in good faith.Please endeavour to reply me
Please expedite action.
Sincerely yours,
Hajia Mariam Abacha
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