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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: mariamabacha2aq@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 01:05:48 -0800
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT

FROM: MRS MARIAM ABACHA
ABUJA- NIGERIA.
email: mariamabacha2a6@yahoo.co.in
ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO,
It is my pleasure to contact you in a situation like this, I know that the
content of this letter might be a surprise to you, but even though we hardly
know each
other, I believe that you can help me.

I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen.Sanni Abacha former Nigerian
Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac
Arrest.Since my husbandâ??s death, my family has been under restriction of
movement and that not with standing, we are being molested, policed and our
bank

account both here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigerian government.
All this is because the present Nigerian President was put in prison by my
husband

when he was found guilty of plotting a coup to over-throw my husband. All
my husband friends refuse to come to our aid because of fear of the President
and

for governmental positions which he had offered them.

Following the recent discovery of my husbandâ??s Bank Account by the Nigerian
government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700 Million and

DM450 Million was logged. I therefore decided to contact you in confidence
that l was able to move out the sum of US$30.8 Million Dollars, which was
secretly

sealed in Two Metal Boxes for Security Reasons and was deposited with a safe
Deposit Company outside Nigeria through their diplomatic service for
safe Keeping.

Please you can visit these websites and read more about my late husband and
you will understand what I am telling you.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1935646.stm
www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=42764&SelectRegion=West_Africa

I personally appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent assistance
to move this money into your country where l believe It will be safe since
l cannot

leave the country due to the restriction of movement imposed on the members
of my family by the Nigeria Government. I have made necessary arrangement
with

an Attorney who will arrange all the documents that covers this consignment,
you will have to met with him the security company were this consignment
will be

release to you, and liaise with you towards effective completion of this
money out of the country.

Once you indicate your interest towards assisting us, I will direct you to
the Attorney who shall send you the contact information of the company together
with

secret code of the consignment and other related documents that will help
you claim the consignment. Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 20%
of the
total sum while 75% is to be held on trust by you until we regain our freedom
from the Nigerian Government and 5% for any expenses that you will make during


this transaction. Also we have decided to establish a mutual business investments
with our own share in youcountry in which you will monitor on our behalf
subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian government.

Please kindly reply to this email address urgently and treat this transaction
with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.
Best Regards.
MRS.MARIAM ABACHA
please reply to: mariamabacha2a6@yahoo.co.in



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