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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: mohammed abacha <mallammohammed@zwallet.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 07:57:10 -0400
Subject: HUMANITERIAN ASSISTANCE

HUMANITERIAN ASSISTANCE



Dear Sir,



I wish to introduce myself to you and the reason for my reaching out to you.



I am Mallam Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late military head of state General Sani Abacha who died mysteriously on the 8th of June 1998. Following the death of my father Gen. Sani Abacha,elections were successfully held in the country and a civilian administration was sworn into power with the assistance of the American Government under the leadership of President Clinton.



Presently, I am confined under house arrest after my recent release from detention and constrained into seeking for this assistance today because I cannot afford to let this government know that I still have some funds stashed away.Shortly, before my detention I hurriedly deposited the sum of USD35.5 million with a security firm oversea's for safe keeping,registered as ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST hence my seeking your assistance to receive this fund is clear and fair, in good faith and confidence.I have since had this amount deposited into a private security company in Europe.I hereby seek your assistance in travelling and securing this fund out from the security company oversea's and lodging it into your designated bank account in your country.



I will adequately compensate you from the sum for your assistance and co-operation with me to move this fund to your account for safe keeping where I can easily utilise it.The present administration has beamed their search light on any body remotely related to me and my family and you strongly know for certain that I am under surveillance and I can not operate any of my bank accounts any more, due to their being frozen.I intend to safe guard and investthis amount of money abroad with a reliable foreign business partner so that we can invest the funds in doing business in your country. That is why I am soliciting your assistance and cooperation as regards this business.After arrangements are concluded with you, you will only go to the secur

ity company with all the vital documents as proofs to claim this fund out for me for self-keeping.I cannot tell the full story of my predicament on this letter.



You have to money to spend to our family for contacting.What you will need is to travel with the original Certificate of Deposit of this fund and Power of Attorney from our family lawyer.



Allah bless!.



Thanks and best regards,



Yours Faithfully,



Mallam Mohammed Abacha.

Alternative email: ahmedabacha@pathfinder.gr
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