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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: mxmariamabacha@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 16:13:15 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT
FROM: MRS MARIAM ABACHA
ABUJA- NIGERIA.
email: mrsmariamabachang@katamail.com
ATTN: SIR/MADAM,
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, but 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 husbands death, my family has been under restriction of movement
and that not withstanding, 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 husbands 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 this websites and you will understand what I am telling
you.
http://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 at
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 your country 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: mrsmariamabachang@katamail.com
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