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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: grace_ibrahims@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:24:16 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

First I will like you to take your time to go over
this mail carefully and with patience. Please, this is
a matter of urgency, this is because I need your help
and I need it very quickly too. At this stage I will
like to introduce my self. I am MRS GRACE IBRAHIM a
Nigerian.

I was attatched to the accountant of the late head
of state of the country Late General. Sani Abacha.
Since his demise things have never been the same for
us who served under his regime. I managed to get out
of the country now because the present government is
still investigating huge amounts of funds embezzled by
the Late Head of State and remains hostile to his
family and properties.

Shortly before his death the General gave me a very
huge amount of money to be transfered to an off-shore
Security Company abroad and this I did with the help
of his eldest son Mohammed Abacha who was recently
released from detention for human rights violations.
In any case the funds was successfully taken out of
the coutry and it's right now in a security compny
abroad. All the papers to legally claim the funds is
with my attorney for security purposes and the amount
involved in this transfer is US$17 ,800,000.00
(Seventheen Million,eight hundred thousand Dollars).

The present government of my country has so far
recovered most of the funds transfered by the Late
General but they do not and will not have access to
this one. This is because the funds is not in a bank
like the others already recovered but rather, in a
security company and all documents relating to it's
existence completely unknown except by me. I have
thought about this and I have decided to invest this
funds abroad,preferably in your country and later
settle with my family there when all this is over.
However, for now I sincerly want your help in the area
of investment opportunities in you country. In
Research, Real estate and properties, computers and
other things that will bring real returns for my
investment worth.

Please, can you help me by recieving the funds as the
beneficiary?. There is no risk involved as the funds
is already out of Nigeria. All you need is just the
papers to put forward before the Security company and
the funds will be released to you promptly. These
papers I am ready to send to you as soon as I hear
from you with personal information about your self.

Please, be informed that you will be compensated with
30% of the funds upon collection if you agree to help
me, and the rest we can put into business. I await
your urgent response. I will fill you in with more
information when I have heard from you.

Please do furnish me with your phone and fax numbers
when responding. regards right now I am in the
country of cote D'Ivoire a country in Africa ,
when I have heard from you I will Give you my phone
contact so that so that you will call me for more
details.writte to me through my alternative email address:
grace_ibra@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks and God bless you as I look forward to your
favourable reply.
Yours sincerly,
MRS GRACE IBRAHIM



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