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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: mariam <mariamabacha@rase.ch>
Reply-To: hjma1@walla.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:56:52 +0100
Subject: Very Urgent
Dear Friend,
Good day and compliments. This letter will definitely come to you as a
huge surprise, but I implore you to take the time to go through it
carefully as the decision you make will go off a long way to determine the
future and continued existence of the entire members of my family. Please
allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dr. (Mrs.) Mariam Abacha, the
wife of the late head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces
of the federal republic of Nigeria who died on the 8th of June 1998.
My ordeal started immediately after my husbands death on the morning of
8th June 1998, and the subsequent take over of government by the last
administration. The present democratic government is determined to portray
all the good work of my late husband in a bad light and have gone as far
as confiscating all my late husbands assets, properties, freezing our
accounts both within and outside Nigeria. As I am writing this letter to
you, my son Mohammed Abacha is undergoing questioning with the
government.All these measures taken by past/present government is just to
gain international recognition.
I and the entire members of my family have been held ncommunicado since
the death of my husband, hence I seek your indulgence to assist us in
securing these funds. We are not allowed to see or discuss with anybody.
Few occasions I have tired traveling abroad through alternative means all
failed.
It is in view of this I have mandated DR GALADIMA HASSAN, who has been
assisting the family to run around on so many issues to act on behalf of
the family concerning the substance of this letter. He has the full power
of attorney to execute this transaction with you.
My late husband had/has Eighty Million USD ($80,000,000.00) specially
preserved and well packed in trunk boxes of which only my husband and I
knew about. It is packed in such a way to forestall just anybody having
access to it. It is this sum that I seek your assistance to get out of
Nigeria as soon as possible before the present civilian government finds
out about it and confiscate it just like they have done to all our assets.
I implore you to please give consideration to my predicament and help a
widow in need.I would need your cell phone for a better communication
Please ensure to forward your informations to this email hjma1@walla.com
May Allah show you mercy as you do so?
Your faithfully,
Dr (Mrs.) Mariam Abacha (M.O.N)
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