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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: "Williams Kanayo" <williamskanayo@msn.com>
Reply-To: mariam_mariam20001@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:40:10 +0000
Subject: From Dr.Mrs.Mariam Abacha

ATLAS OIL NIGERIA LIMITED
(A Subsidiary of Abacha real estates)
From the Desk of her Excellency.
Dr.Mrs.Mariam Abacha.
Dear Sir,

This might seem very deplorable for a person that you do not know but as the
title implies I am Dr Mrs Mariam Abacha, wife of the late General Sani
Abacha.I am contacting you due to the present situation as regards the
special panel set up by the present democratic administration in my country
(Nigeria) under the anti-corruption law passed mainly to recover what they
termed "Abacha's looted money".

This law is yet another smear campaign aimed mainly to frustrate, humiliate,
dismember and widen the scope of hatred to our family. A personal vendetta
by President Obasanjo who was jailed by my husband's
Government for plotting a coup d 'etat against his administration.

This highly calculated attempt by this administration cum Swiss government
through bi-lateral relationship has taken away from us over
US$1.4billion in Switzerland. The rampaging situation in our accounts abroad
has yielded to the barbaric pressure and just last month we were squished
out of another US$395m and all this funds can be ascertained
independently.

You may wish to confirm this from a leading newspaper in Nigeria (This Day)
from their website at http://www.thisdayonline.com from the archives section
in the March 10,2001,January 26,2002 and FEBRUARY 21,2002 editions. This
government is bent on destroying our family. You may be aware that my son
(Mohammed), heir apparent to the family just got out of prison after 3
years of detention.Therefore,I am soliciting for genuine partners that I can
invest the family fortune that is scattered all over the world. According
to my estimation in
West Africa alone we still have about US$85m in cashina SecurityCompany that
we intend to invest abroad through your assistance.

For the purpose of investment in areas of your interest, contact me as a
handsome reward of 20%of the total sum awaits you,
subject to our negotiation and agreement. You can contact me via my e-mail
for security reason for further details for now. In the event of you not
being interested in this proposal, endeavor to keep
this highly confidential!
Thanks and God bless!

Please indicate your telephone, fax and mobile numbers for easy
communication

Sincerely,
Dr Mrs Mariam

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