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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" <mabacha30@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mabacha30@myway.com
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 21:48:49 -1000
Subject: FROM: MARIAM H.ABACHA
FROM: MARIAM H.ABACHA
6 Gidado Idris Road
Kano State
Nigeria.
Dear Sir/Maddam,
First, let me apologise for the surprise or embarrassmen this mail may cause
you.I beg for your sincere understanding With due regards, I take the
liberty to contact you for this urgent business transaction which will be of
immense benefit to all parties concerned.
I am soliciting your immediate assistance or co-operation as to enable my
family round up the remains of our life. Following the sudden death of my
husband General Sani Abacha, who was the former head of state of Nigeria in
June 8,1998.I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration
and hopelessness by this present civilian administration.
I have been subjected to physical and mental torture by the security agents
or rather his followers in my country.And believe me, I and my children have
not done anythin wrong, we were never part of my late husband regime. The
new president has succeeded in turning the whole country against us.
This is just because, this present day President of Nigeria planned a coup
d'etat against my husband in 1995 and was charged by the military headed by
my late husband for treasonable offence.He was tried,sentenced and jailed by
my late husband's government before my late husband died . It is rumored
that my husband was secretly murdered by these same people,"May his soul
rest inperfect peace".
This same man (Rtd.General Olusegun Obasanjo) was released and elected as
the President of this country in 1999 and since then he has openly vowed
that,he will frustrate my family and wipe out our entire family and he is
really doing that to us now.My son was framed up and is still under
detention,arraigned before the federal Supreme court of Nigeria holding in
Abuja for an offence he did not commit.
As a widow that is so traumatized,I have lost conf dence with everybody
within the country.You must have heard over the media reports and the
internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my
husband in different Trustee/Deposit firms abroad, some companies willingly
give u their secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged there on
outright blackmail.
Some companies willingly give up their secrets and disclosed our money which
we confidentially lodged there on outright blackmail.In fact US$620 million
dollars were confiscated by Luxembourg authoritiesthe,550 million dollars in
Swiss bank accounts linked to my husband was frozen by the Swiss authorities
since 1999, Fifteen(15) British banks were actually censured in March 2001
for lax controls on my ate Husband's Bank Accounts.
I would refer you to the website below for more information:-
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
http://www.nigeriafirst.org/printer_378.shtml
http://www.jubilee2000uk.org/worldnews/africa/court_uk_ahead_abacha_loot.htm
This present government have turned the people against my entire family and
they are really out to purnish us and make my family poor for life.I can not
really explain the measure of the kind of suffering my family is going
through right now.
Come to think of it, I am a woman and I was not in any way part of my
husband's military regime. My late husband may have stepped on toes during
his tenure, he was a difficult soldier and I never had any control over him
or his government. So I do not see why I and his poor children should be
going through all these.
I have been looking for help and due to my previous experience I am afraid
that if I contact any other embassy I might be exposed.Please do not betray
me.Some time ago, I deposited the sum of [US$64.7 million U.S. dollars]for
my late husband in a security firm, whose name I cannot disclose now until I
gain your trust and I can open communication with you.The money was
deposited there in aform which I would explain later.
I engaged the assistance of an Italian Business man by name Mr.Paulo Luigi
of Milano Construction S.P.A who assisted to finance and receive the release
of the US$50 Million to him for Safe Keeping.I was suprised to find out
Later that Mr.Paulo Luigi has frudulently deceived me and my family.He made
away with my money and all efforts to trace him proved abortive.
I will b very grateful if you could receive the amount of US$8.5Million for
safe keeping.I never really intended to touch this money which is very safe
and secure in the vault of this security firm. But due our present situation
I do not have any other option.
I need money to safe my son's life. All our accounts here and oversea have
been frozen and all our properties apart from this only house which we live
in. We are badly in need of money. My son Mohammed is very sick in prison
and his law ers are ripping us off. We have almost resulted to state of
begging.
The problem is that I cannot lay my hands on this money due to the fact that
all our international passports belonging to any member of my family has
been seized by this government, pending when they finishivestigation into my
late husbands assets.This arrangement is only known to you, myself, my
lawyer and my Son who was discharged by a Supreme court in Abuja of all
charges but is still being held in prision by the present Nigerian
Government.
See the website below for more information about the case:-
http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/07/12/index.html
http://www.odiousdebts.org/odiousdebts/index.cfm?DSP=content&ContentID=4568
My request is anchored on our strong desire to establish a lasting
relationship with you and i hence solicit your partnership to receive funds
into your safe custody.
I and my family have agreed to offer the following percentages:-
1.)10% has set aside for all the expenses you might incur during the process
of securing this fund. Example: TELEPHONE/FAX BILLS and any other
miscellaneous expenses.
2.) 20% of the total is for you upon successful clearance of this funds from
the Trustee/Deposit company.
3.) 70% will be for me and my family.All i requires is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this business successful.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement which
will protect you from any breach of the law.
Do not hesitate to include the following in your reply to me:-
1. Your full name & Contact Address
2. Your Private Mobile Phone & Fax Numbers.
All I am bothered about is how this money could be kept safely or invested
and most importantly use some of it to save my son's life.If you are not
willing to help me, please do not expose me, just assume we never discussed
this matter.
I am looking forward to doing this transaction with you and solicit your
absolute confidentiality in this transaction.
I will be most grateful and would show my appreciation if you can help to
restore the life and hope in my family again.
Yours Sincerely,
Hajia (Mrs) Mariam Abacha
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