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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: "Hassana Abdulahi Hamza" <hassanab2@anthonychambers.org>
Reply-To: hassanab5@claranet.com
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 17:12:24 +0000
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND
FROM: HASSANA BAKI, ABDULAHI.
#30,EMIR ROAD KANO,
ASSALAMA-ALIKKOM.
YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL FROM ME SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME
PERSONALLY, I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH NETWORK ONLINE HENCE DECIDED TO WRITE
YOU .I AM HASSANA BAKI ABDULAHI, THE WIFE OF LATE GENERAL ABDULAHI HAMZA,
WHO WAS THE MILITARY ATTACHEE DURING THE REGIME OF GENERAL SANI ABACHA. ON
THE 21ST OF APRIL 1998,MY HUSBAND WHO WAS VERY CLOSE WITH GENERAL ABACHA WAS
GIVEN $15,000,000,000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR KEEP TO BE USE DURING THE
CAMPAIGN OF ABACHA'S TRANSFORMATION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN PRESIDENT BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, PRESIDENT SANI ABACHA DIED BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION WAS TO
BE HELD THAT YEAR 1998.THE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO MY LATE HUSBAND TO BE USED FOR
SOME POWERFULL AFRICAN LEADERS TO SUPPORT ABACHA INCASE OF ANY EXTERNAL
DISRUPTION.
MY HUSBAND SECRETLY KEPT THIS MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY IMMEDIATELY THE
MONEY WAS GIVEN TO ME.IT WAS ONLY ME THAT KNEW ABOUT THE DEPOSITION OF THE
MONEY WITH THE SAID SECURITY COMPANY. AFTER THE DEATH OF ABACHA, WE THOUGHT
THE FAMILY WILL APPROACH MY HUSBAND FOR THE FUND TO BE REFUNDED BUT TO THE
GREATEST DISMAY, THE FAMILY OF ABACHA WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MONEY.ON 22RD DAY
OF JUNE 2000 MY HUSBAND DIED ON GHASTLY AUTO CRASH ALONG ABUJA-KANO ROAD.
MY FAMILY AND I HAS BE HUMILITED BY THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT, ALL MY
HUSBAND MONEY LEFT BEHIND HAS BE TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT, OUR FAMILY ACCOUNT
HAS BEEN FROZEN EVEN OUR PERSONAL HOUSES WERE SEIZED ALL BECAUSE MY HUSBAND
SERVED THE LATE GENERAL ABACHA AND HE WAS HIS CONFIDANTS. I HAVE CONTACTED
YOU TO ASSIST ME TO CLEAR THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THIS
FUND IS SECRETLY KEPT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT HENCE NO BODY IS AWARE OF THE MONEY
EXECPT ONLY ME WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTS.
HOWEVER, THE SECURITY COMPANY HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO COME OVER FOR THE
CLEARANCE OF THE MONEY, WHICH WAS CONCELLED IN ONE TRUNK BOX, OR HAVE IT
CONFISICATED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON
SECURITY WATCH BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR ALL MOST 2 YEARS NOW, I SEEK YOUR
CONCEPT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE OWNER OF THE BOX (FUND), SO THAT THE MONEY
WILL BE SENT TO YOU, THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY. 70% FOR ME AND 30%
FOR YOU.
THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND VERY EASY, NO RISK INVOLVED AT ALL.
ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS
TRANSACTION THROUGH. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS TELEPHONE
AND FAX NUMBER YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS AS
hassana4@claranet.com, UPON THE CONFIRMATION OF THIS AND YOUR READINESS TO
RECEIVE THE FUND, I WILL IMMEDIATELY ASK AN ATTORNEY TO CARRY OUT THE LEGAL
PROCEDURES SO THAT YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR ONWARD
DESPATCH OF THE FUND TO YOU.I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A
LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
PLEASE TREAT THIS MATTER AS URGENT AS POSSIBLE, I EXPECT YOUR SOONEST
RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,
SISTER, HASSANA BAKI, ABDULAHI
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