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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: marabacha2005@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:48:08 +0100
Subject: SAVE MY SOUL

Dear Sir/Madam,

May l briefly introduce myself to you; I am Hajia Mariam Abacha, the wife
of the late Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th
of June 1998. Ever since the death of my husband, my family has been facing
a lot of problems mostly with the present Civilian Government. Consequently,
my son Mohammed Abacha who has been under torture in detention for a sin
he did not commit and made to make a lot of confessions as regards valuables,
money inclusive that my late husband entrusted in his hand for safe-keeping
has been released and presently being under security watch.

The latest is his confession on the US$700,000,000.00 (Seven Hundred Million
United States Dollars) cash his late father gave him for safekeeping. Please
check Newswatch Magazine of May 8th/15th, 2000 issue on [Website: http://www.newswatchngr.com]
to confirm the above story. Also the recent publication by Thisday Newspaper
on Thursday March 1st Edition, which London Court clear ways for more recovering
of Abacha?s family looted money. Please confirm this issue on website: http://www.thisdayonline.com,
click the Archive/2001/March 2001/Thursday March 1st.

Please you can as well view this site and read it's content carefully for
you to understand my story,

http://allafrica.com/stories/200203180074.html

http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_741000/741506.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/845456.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2282366.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4079607-103676,00.html

http://www.lagos-online.com/fg_details_loot_from_abacha.htm

http://allafrica.com/stories/200010230279.html


On these note, I deposited a total sum of US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million
United States Dollars) sometimes March 2000 with a Security company abroad
(name with held for now). Normally, we (I and Mohammed Abacha) usually do
such transaction, by first sending the money out by Cargo to a security company
outside Nigeria through Diplomatic means, as Africans act. And thereafter
go to the security company for claim before transferring it to any bank of
our choice.

Presently, l cannot travel out of Nigeria, because, if you have gone through
the above mentioned website address, you will see how my Son?s confession
have implicated my husband and in fact the whole of my family. This has actually
caused by the Federal Government of Nigeria to confiscate our international
passports, frozen every of my family member bank accounts both home and abroad,
even our properties. My problem now is, l want someone that can assist me
to move the US$30,000,000.000 (Thirty Million United States Dollars) out
from the Security Company, before Mohammed will open up to the Security Agents.
To this regard l am soliciting for your assistance to claim the boxes containing
the money from the Security Company and move the money to your country.


I shall be ready to negotiate with you any percentage you might want from
the sum. On your advice l shall be ready to invest my own share of the sum
in your country. I assure you that there will be no problems at all in the
course of moving out the money Please kindly contact me on my e-mail address.
I shall so much appreciate your immediate response for full details of the
business, which shall be given to you by my family lawyer. You should note
also that my lawyer shall handle all cases as regards this transaction as
he is well abreast with this transaction for I do not have access to telephone
lines now because they have been tossed by the security agents and my movement
being monitored.

I would like to settle down or involve in a dating relation with you at the
successful completion of the transaction. Thanking you in anticipation to
your kind understanding and cooperation. Please when replying send me your
private telephone and fax numbers for the documents of the transaction. I
expect to hear from you soonest. Reply me through this. marabacha2005@katamail.com

You can also reach my lawyer on his email address, barr_elvisdavid@katamail.com


Best Regards,

Hajia Mariam Abacha.




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