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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" <mariam@maaba70.com>
Reply-To: maaba70@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:01:39 +0000
Subject: My Dear (INVESTMENT)

My Dear
I am Dr (Mrs)Mariam Abacha, wife to the late Nigeria Head of state,
General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June 1998 while still on
active duty .

I am contacting you in view of the fact we will be of great
assistance to each other, likewise developing a cordial business
relationship. I currently have within my reach the sum of Fifty
Million United States Dollars ($50,000,000.00) cash, which I intend to
use for investment purposes specifically in your country.

This money came as a result of a pay-back contract deal between my
late husband and a Russian firm in our country's Multi-billion dollar
Ajaokuta Steel plant. The Russian partners returned my Husband's share
of US$50,000,000.00 after his death, I lodged it in Security company
in SPAIN ,through the help of our family lawyer. After the death of my
husband, Civilian Government has intensified their probe on my late
husband's financial resources and have frozen our accounts. In view of
these facts, I acted fast to contact our family attorney to contact
the company and make sure they don't trace the funds.

No record whatsoever exists concerning the money traceable by the
Government because, there is no documentation showing that we received
the money from the Russians. Due to the current situation in the
country concerning the Government's attitude towards my family, it has
become quite impossible for me to make use of this money within, that
is why am contacting you for assistance in investing this money in a
profitable business venture.

I shall expect you to contact me urgently to enable introduce you to
the security company as my investment partner. We shall shear the
proceeds, by agreed ratio. Your urgent response is highly needed so as
to stop further contact.

All correspondence to me must be by e-mail. I must use this
opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep
this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while
I await your prompt response. In your reply please send down the
following details so that i can forward them to the security company
for change of beneficiary to your name and the funds, after wish you
will have to sign off the funds.

FOR MORE ON WHAT MY FAMILY IS GOING THROUGH PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE
BELLOW

http://www.jubileeplus.org/worldnews/africa/nigeria200502.htm
http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=3235&z=12

Best Regards,

Dr. MRS MARIAM ABACHA

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