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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: "oronto douglas" <o_douglas@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:10:44 +0000
Subject: Asalam -Alekum !
Compliments Dear,
Am Bar. Oronta Douglas, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
the 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
acordial business relationship.?My client Mrs Miriam Abacha currently have
within her reach the sum of Thirty Million United States Dollars
($30,000,000.00) cash, which she intend to use for investment purposes
specifically in your country.
This money came as a result of a pay-back contract deal between her late
husband and a Russian firm in our country's Multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta
Steel plant. The Russian firm in our country's Multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta
Steel Plant.The Russian partners returned her Husband's share of
US$30,000,000.00 U.S.D after his death, and lodged it in her late husband's
Security Company to be mention when you reply to my mail.The Civilian
Government has intensified their probe on her late husband's financial
resources and have frozen their accounts. In view of these facts, she acted
fast to contact me as family attorney to contact the company and make sure
they dont trace the funds.No record whatsoever exists concerning the money
traceable by the Government because, there is no documentation showing that
she received the money from the Russians.
Due to the current situation in the country concerning the Government's
attitude towards her family, it has become quite impossible for her to make
use of this money within; thus upon your consent, I shall expect you to
contact me urgently to enable me introduce Mrs.Abacha and she can discuss in
detail about this transaction.In your reply please send along your full name
phone and fax numbers.For more information of her family I will like you to
visit this site:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/635720.stm
Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to transfer this fund, I
propose a commission of 20% (Twenty percent) of the total sum to you for the
expected services and assistance.Your urgent response is highly needed so as
to enable me start the transfer arrangments .My Email Address is
0_douglas@msn.com, 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.
Still for more info about her family you can view the following pages:
http://www.rastafarispeaks.com/cgi-bin/forum/config.pl?noframes;read=52542
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=42764
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/877113.stm
BEST REGARD'S,
Bar Douglas Oronto
For Abacha Family.
(NB:Please one passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this
matter with
a third party, should you have reasons to reject this offer, please destroy
this mail as any leakage of this information will be too bad for us.
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