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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: james bendun <jamesbendun1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 17:12:27 +0100 (BST)
Subject: APPRICATE





Dear Sir/Madam,

REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.
I got to know of you in my search for a reputable
person/company to assist us in an urgent business deal
requiring utmost trust and confidentiality. I am James Bendun ,an Attorney and close confident of MRS. MARYAM ABACHA, the former first lady and wife of the late GEN. SANI ABACHA, the former Head
of State and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She (MRS M. ABACHA), as a result of the trust and confidence she has in me mandated that I search for a
reliable and trustworthy foreign partner, who will
help receive some funds which she had in cash totaling
US$40M (Fourthy Million United States Dollars only)
into a personal, company or any reliable foreign bank
account for safe-keeping for a short period of time,
since her family bank accounts within and outside the
country have all been frozen by the authorities.
(I would refer you the website of THE VANGUARD
NEWSPAPERS,www.vanguardngr.com(of Friday,Jan.4,2002)
Front page news(Abacha's Return $168M USD).
And www.postexpresswired.com(Friday,Jan.4,2002)
Front page news(Abacha's Return N1.9 Billion).
for further information about this monies and the
ABACHAS.)
The money in question has however, been
clearly moved, defaced from Nigeria to a close
country-Rep.Of BENIN and deposited with a security
company here, that has its headquarters in London with
branches in North America, Asia, and West Africa.
It may also interest you to note that she (MRS.
ABACHA) and her family, since the inception of the
present democratic government, been placed under
partial house arrest, with their international
traveler´s passport withdrawn pending when the current
fund recovery face-off between them and the present
Government of President Olusegun Obasanjo is resolved,
which from all indications will not exceed this year.
She has decided to offer anybody who will be willing
to render this tremendous assistance, 20% of the total
sum. Note that this transaction involves no risks
whatsoever, as you will have no dealing with Nigeria.
Rather, you will deal directly with the security
company which is based where the money is
right now. Let me have your confidential Tel/Fax
numbers in your response to this proposal.
I shall let you into a complete picture of this mutual
beneficial transaction when I have received your
anticipated positive response on the above e-mail
address.This matter should be treated as urgent and
confidential.
Best Regard,
Barrister James Bendun








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