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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: "mutalib_inuwa@ommail.com" <mutalib_inuwa@ommail.com>
Reply-To: mutalibinuwa@123.com.gt
Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 16:31:53 -0500
Subject: Please read
From: Barrister Mutalib Inuwa
Mutalib Inuwa & Co.
Solicitors & Advocates
Lagos – Nigeria
Dear friend,
Compliments of the season. Grace and peace and love from
this part of the Atlantic to you. I hope my letter does not
cause you too much embarrassment as I write to you in good
faith. Please excuse my intrusion into your private life.
I am barrister Mutalib Inuwa, I represent Mohammed Abacha,
son of the late Gen. Sani Abacha, who was the former
military head of state in Nigeria. He died in 1998. Since
his death, the family has been losing a lot of money due to
vindictive government officials
who are bent on dealing with the family. Based on this
therefore, the family has asked me to seek for a foreign
partner who can work with us as to move out the total sum of
US$25,000,000.00 ( Twenty Five Million United States Dollars
), presently in their
possession. This money was of course, acquired by the late
president and is now kept secretly by the family. The Swiss
government has already frozen all the accounts of the family
in Switzerland, and some other countries would soon follow
to do the same. This bid by some government officials to
deal with this family has made it necessary that we seek
your assistance in receiving this money and in investing it
on behalf of the family.
This must be a joint venture transaction and we must all
work together. Since this money is still cash, extra
security measures have been taken to protect it from theft
or seizure, pending when agreement is reached on when and
how to move it into any of your
nominated bank accounts. I have personally worked out all
modalities for the peaceful conclusion of this transaction.
My clients are willing to give you a reasonable percentage
of this money as soon as the transaction is concluded. It
will however be based on the grounds that you are willing to
work with us and also all contentious issues discussed
before the commencement of this transaction. You may also
discuss your percentage before we start to work. As soon as
I hear from you, I will give you all necessary details as to
how we intend to carry out the whole transaction. Please, do
not entertain any fears, as all necessary modalities are in
place, and I assure you of all success and safety in this
transaction.
Please, this transaction requires absolute confidentiality
and you would be expected to treat it as such until the
funds are moved out of this country. Kindly furnish me your
contact information, which is your personal telephone and
fax numbers for confidential purpose and acknowledge receipt
of this mail through this email address.
Please, you will also ignore this letter and respect our
trust in you by not exposing this transaction, even if you
are not interested.
I look forward to working with you.
Thank you.
Truly yours,
Mutalib Inuwa esq.
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