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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: mabacha0@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 11:58:29 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?pls=20help?=
Good Day Friend,
Dear Sir,
With warm heart I offer my friendship, and my greetings,and I hope this
letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising to you to receive
this proposal from me since you do not know me personally.
However, I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this transaction,
which I propose with my free mind and as a person of integrity and from
a family with high moral respect .
My name is Mariam Abacha.Following the sudden death of my husband General
Sani Abacha the late formerhead of state of Nigeria in june 1998, I have
been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and hopelessness
by the present civilianadministration, I have been subjected to physical
and psychological torture by the security agents in the country. My son
was just released from detention few months ago by the Nigerian Government
for an offence he did not commit.
As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody within
the country.You must have heard over the media reports 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 $700.Million 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 30.000.000 million 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,my son Ahmed and my lawyer alone, so my
son and my lawyer 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 in total trust and confidence .I will greatly appreciate if
you accept my proposal in good faith. Please expedite action by sending
your reply to my below email address. mabamariam@excite.com
Best Regards
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Mariam Abacha.
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