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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: mariam99ng@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 14:05:16 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HELLO?=
My Dear
I am Dr.(Mrs.) Maryriam. Abacha (GCFR), wife to the late Nigerian Head
of State, General Sani Abacha, who died on the 8th of
June
1998 of a heart problem while still on active duty. I am contacting you
because of my need to deal with persons whom my family and I have had
no
previous personal relationship with. Since the death of my husband, my
family has been subjected to all sort harassment and intimidation with
lots of negative reports emanating from the government and the press
about my husband. The present government has also ensured that all the
bank accounts were frozen, and all assets seized. It is in view of this
that I seek your assistance in the transfer of the sum $95M, which my
family and I intends to use for investment purposes specifically in
your
country, being the very last of my family funds in my possession and
control unknown to the government. An earlier attempt in the physical
movement of the sum ofU.S$55M was to no avail as the money was
confiscated
and my passport impounded at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport
Lagos, in August 1998. This money now in question came as a result of a
payback contract deal between my husband and a Russian Firm in our
country?s Multi-Billion Dollar Ajaokuta Steel Plant. The Russian?s
returned
my Husband?s Share U.S$95M after his death, and lodged it my late
Husband?s Security Company of which I was a director. Right now, the
new
Civilian Government has intensified their probe on this family?s
financial
resources:frozen all our known foreign & local accounts, revoked our oil
licenses, and even my son (Mohammed )was arraigned on allegation of
financial misappropriation pending the outcome of their investigation.
In view of these fact, I acted fast to withdraw the sum US$95M from the
company?s vault and deposited it in a privately owned security safe in
my village of which I alone know of its existence. I have since declared
the Security Company bankrupt as a result of the withdrawal.
No
record what so ever exists concerning this money to make it traceable
by the
government, because there is no documentation showing that we received
the money from the Russians. I though wish to directly transfer this
money out of Nigeria with your help, to be invested in your country?s
oil
and energy sector or stock business(under your professional guidance),
and to start operation in an oil refinery which my late husband built in
brazil before his death. I shall expect you to contact me urgently
to
enable us discuss this transaction in details. Bearing in mind that your
assistance is needed to transfer this money out of Nigeria, I
propose
a commission of 20% (twenty percent) of the total sum to You/your
Company for the expected services and assistance. Your urgent response
is
highly needed so as to stop further contact. Note: All correspondence
must be by email.I must also use this opportunity to implore you to
exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily
confidential.Let me know whatever your decision be.I await your prompt
response.All other correspondence should come through alternative email
address Best Regards, DR (Mrs.) MARYRIAM ABACHA
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