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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: "mohammed abacha" <abacha@mstn.com>
Reply-To: mohammed_abacha1200@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 11:22:16 -0500
Subject: MY FAMILY & I
ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABACHA
2/8 GIDADO DRIVE,GRA,
KANO - NIGERIA.
PLEASE EXCUSE MY INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE AS I WRITE YOU THIS
LETTER IN GOOD FAITH AND TO THE GLORY OF ALMIGHTY GOD WHO THUS BROUGHT MEOUT CLEAN AFTER ALL THE ALLEGATIONS LEVELLED AGAINST ME AFTER THE DEATH OFMY FATHER GENERAL SANI ABACHA (FORMER NIGERIAN MILITARY HEAD OF STATES).MYRELEASE FROM PRISON WAS NECESSITATED BY THE EFFORTS OF THE SENATEPRESIDENT CHIEF ANYIM PIUS ANYIMAND THE SPEAKER OF THE LOWER HOUSE ALHAJI GHALI NA'ABBA.
SINCE MY FATHER'S DEATH AND MY DETENTION FOR CLOSE TO THREE YEARS, MY
FAMILY HAVE BEEN LOOSING A LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS WHO ARE BENT ON DEALING WITH OUR FAMILY. AFTER MY RELEASE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS MADE ME SIGN SOME DOCUMENTS THAT WILLENABLE THEM EXTRACT THE SUM OF ONE BILLION FIVE HUNDRED MILLION US DOLLARS FROM FATHER’SBANKACCOUNTSINLONDON,SWITZERLAND,LUXEMBIURG,LIECHTENSTEIN AND JESEY ETC.
MY FAMILY AND I ARE LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN
ASSIST US BY TAKING POSESSION OF THE TOTAL SUM OF US$45,000,000.00 (
FOURTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ), WHICH THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT KNOW ABOUT. BECAUSE IN THEIR THINKING THEY WANT TO LEAVE ONLY ONE HUNDRED MILLION TO MY FAMILY THIS MONEY IS PRESENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF A SECURITY COMPANY ABROAD.
THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED BY MY LATE FATHER AND IS NOW KEPT
SECRETLY BY THE FAMILY.
THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL OTHER ACCOUNTS OF MY FAMILY IN
SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES ALSO TRIED DOING LIKE WISE. THIS BID
BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT
NECESSARY THAT I SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN
INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF MY 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. I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION WITH THE SECUITY COMPANY.
HOWEVER, BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME 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. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING ME PLEASE
SEND ME YOUR CONCENT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.
PLEASE, YOU MAY ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT MY TRUST IN YOU BY NOT
EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, SHOULD YOU NOT BE INTERESTED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU
MOHAMMED ABACHA.
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