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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 abacha <mabacha_family22@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:24:43 +0100 (BST)
Subject: SAVE A SOUL
DEAR FRIEND,
PEACE BE UNTO YOU, I KNOW IT WILL LOOK VERY SURPRISING TO YOU, BUT THE FACT IS THAT I JUST CAN BURST THE SECRET TO YOU LIKE THAT IN THAT WEBSITE SINCE I HAVEN'T KNOWN YOU, I AM SORRY FOR SAYING THAT.
I AM HAJIA MRS. MARIAM ABACHA,THE WIFE OF THE FORMER LATE HEAD OF STATE OF NIGERIA GENERAL SANI ABACHA WHO DIED JUNE 1998,HE LEFT FOR ME AND HIS CHILDREN HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT SINCE HIS DEATH MY GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN SO BAD TO US AS WE HAVE BEEN PLACED UNDER HEAVY SECURITY CHECK, MOLESTED ME AND MY CHILDREN BY SEIZING ALL PROPERTIES, INVESTEMENT, FREEZING OF BANK ACCOUNTS ACCOUNT (BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY) AND ABOVE ALL SEIZING ALL MY TRAVELLING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THAT OF MY CHILDREN.
MEANWHILE, THERE WERE SOME FUNDS MY LATE HUSBAND HAS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY BASED IN LONDON UK WHICH THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS LITTLE OR NOTHING ABOUT $6.3MUSD (SIX MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)AS I SAID THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT IT. NOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CARGO THIS MONEY AS DIPLOMATIC CONSIGNEMENT AND AFRICAN ART MATERIALS/ANTIQUITIES TO BE KEPT WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY BASED IN UK FOR SAFE KEEPING AND NOW WHY AM CONTACTING YOU IS THAT I WILL WANT YOU TO HELP ME TAKE DELIVERY OF THIS MONEY IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT/CUSTODY IN YOUR COUNTRY,WHILE MY FAMILY AND I COME OVER TO JOIN YOU AND START A NEW LIFE (PENDING WHEN WE ARE FREE TO DO TRAVEL).
WELL, AS AT NOW I AM UNDER A VERY TIGHT SECURITY AS MY TELEPHONE HAS BEEN BUGGED BY THE SECURITY AGENTS IN MY COUNTRY NIGERIA,SO AS SOON AS YOU AGREE TO MY OFFER TO YOU THEN I SHALL INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON MUSTAPHA ABACHA WHO WILL INTIMATE YOU FULLY ON HOW YOU SHALL BE HELPING ME.
HOWEVER, I HAVE AGREED TO LET YOU HAVE 20% AS SOON THE MONEY GETS IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT/CUSTODY.AND 10% WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE TRANSACTION.SO FOR THIS REASON I WILL WANT YOU TO FORWARD TO ME YOUR TEL/FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION, AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU I SHALL SEND TO YOU ALL THE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS FUND, AND I SHALL PREPARE A POWER OF ATTORNEY IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.BUT ALL I NEED NOW IS YOUR COOPERATION,AND CONFIDENTIALITY.
PLEASE DO NOT DISCUSS THIS WITH ANYBODY AS I DO NOT TRUST ANY ONE,SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE DISAPPOINTED ME IN THE PAST AND SOME EVEN MADE AWAY WITH SOME OF MY FAMILY MONEY I KNOW YOU WILL NOT BE LIKE THEM AS I PUT ALL MY TRUST IN YOU,WELL INCASE YOU DO NOT AGREE TO MY OFFER, DO NOT LET ME OUT TO MY GOVERNMENT I BEG OF YOU, ANY ATTEMPT TO DO THAT WILL INCREASE THE BAD SITUATION, AND IN CONFIDENCE YOU CAN SEND ME A MAIL ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS : mabacha_family22@yahoo.co.in FOR MORE INFORMATIONS REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION, GODBLESS YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ THIS MAIL.
MARIAM ABACHA.
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