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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: "Amina Mohammed" <aminamohammed@marinnet.org>
Reply-To: mrsamina140@ny.com
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 05:22:23 +0000
Subject: Hello(Mrs. Amina Mohammed)
Dear Friend,
I come to you with a sincere heart believing in Almighty God that you will
consider my plight and come to help and also benefit from me.
I am Mrs. Amina Mohammed, cousin and Personal Assistant to former Nigeria
Head of State, Late General Sanni Abacha who died on the 8th July 1998 while
in power. Before I proceed please accept my apology for the embarrassment
this mail might cause you for coming from a total
stranger who you do not know. Actually I got your contact from your country
business journals ; please do not feel bad about it because I am compelled
to reach you due to urgent need to safeguard the money in question. Once
again, forgive me and Sometime in early 1997, my boss late Gen. Sanni Abacha
entrusted to me the sum of US$20.5M in cash (Twenty million, five hundred
thousand US dollars) due to the trust and confidence he had in me. This
money was meant for campaign in his self-succession id but unfortunately he
suddenly died before actualization of his aspiration.
This amount of $20.5M in CASH was deposited with a security company which I
will disclose in subsequent mail in a giant trunk box as diplomatic
consignments In agreement Mr. Mohammed Abacha is currently in detention by
the present Nigeria Government for reasons linked to activities of his
father when he was in power. Now based on the business trust I have on you,
I would want you to come forward and receive this consignment containing the
money in cash on our behalf from the security company for subsequent
disbursement between you and us. Understand that we are soliciting your
assistance because the present Nigerian Government is seizing/freezing any
Bank Account If you are interested you will need to visit the Security
Company for clearance of the consignment. I assure you that the transaction
is 100% risk free. Please I implore you to keep this transaction
absolutely secret against negative exposure. I would wa nt you to contact me
Immediately so that we can proceed with the business. You should Please on
reply enclose your private telephone, fax number so that we can have more
confidential correspondence.
Best regards,
Mrs. Amina Mohammed.
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