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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: mrsab1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 05:03:38 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?REQUEST=20FOR=20ASSISTANCE?=

DR.MRS.MARIAM ABACHA
#1/5 GIDADO QUTATERS
KANO-KANO STATE, NIGERIA.
EMAIL:ma123_ab@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam.

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

I am delighted to write this letter to you hoping that you will understand
my predicaments and answer back without hesitation.I am Dr.(Mrs.)Mariam
Abacha the wife of the late Nigerian Military Head of State,General Sani
Abacha who died on the 8th of June,1998.

I got your contact through a reliable source,as I was making contact for
a honest foreigner who will help save my life and my children,hence our
country has been frustrating us since the death of my husband. I have no
doubt on your goodwill to assist us in receiving into your custody US$25M
(Twenty Five Million U.S. Dollars) willed and deposited in my favor by my
late husband.

Presently,the fund US$25M (Twenty Five Million U.S. Dollars) is with a
Security/Finance Company outside the shores of Nigeria waiting to be collected
from the clearing house.As legally required in the administration of my
late husband,properties are under authority of the family Lawyer's name
(Barrister Jerry Adams)).You are also informed that the Security Company
does not know the content of the consignment with them because of Security
reasons.

I,therefore solicit your co-operation and assistance to collect this fund
on behalf of my family and then deposit it in your account so that my family
Lawyer could come over to meet with you for the sharing.As soon as you indicate
your interest to travel to the Security/finance Company where the fund is,my
family Lawyer shall also be with you there.

Remember this affair is purely based on honesty and sincerity and hence,
you shall not blow it up or exposed it to the international community.All
the transaction code shall be given to you before travel for the collection.The
Government had earlier placed foreign travel embargo on all our family members
and seized all known local and international outfits of our business empire.


The situation has been so terrible that we are virtually living on the assistance
of well wishers. We have agreed to compensate your sincere and candid effort
in this regard with 20% of the fund when finally received it in your Bank
account after clearing the consignment from the Security firm.

Please Note,all contacts must be made through my family Lawyer(Barr.Jerry
Adams),e-mail:barrjerryadams@yahoo.com.

Awaiting your urgent and positive response.


Best Regards,

DR.MRS.MARIAM ABACHA.




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