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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: "Miriam Abacha" <miriam_abacha2000@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:15:07 +0000
Subject: assistant needed urgently
FROM THE DESK OF DR.MRS.MARIAM ABACHA :
Formal first lady
federal REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CONTACT MAIL:firstladymiriamabacha@hotmail.com
DEAR sir
l am sorry for the embarrassment this my letter might because you as we have
not had any correspondence before this letter. l got your address through
the egyptian ,arebic/islamic prosperous business serch directories, i feel
it is an opporutunity to do business with you,i demand your indulgent as
regards to this urgent transactions from you.
l am Dr. Mrs. Mariam Abacha, a widow and the wife of late Nigeria Head of
State, General Sanni Abacha who died on the 8th of June, 1998 while still on
active service. l am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of
great assistance to each other like wise developing a cordial
relationship.I currently have within my reach the sum of ten Million seven
hundred and sixty thousand United States Dollars(US$10.76m)cash,which l
intend to use for investment, like Real Estate Development specifically or
another investment in your country or elsewhere in an overseas country.
This money came as a payback contract deal between my late husband and a
Russian Firm on our countries multi-billion dollars Ajaokuta Steel Plant.
The Russian Partners returned my husband's share of [US$10.76 m],after the
death my husband's death,and i lodged in my husband's security company firm
of which l am the director as at then.Right now, the new Civilian Government
have intensified their probe on my husband's financial and oil company. ln
view of these, l acted fast to withdraw the huge sum from the firm's vault
and smuggled it out through the services of diplomatic courier company
secretly and deposited it with a private security company here in my country
nigeria as family treasure box.I have since declared the security firm
bankrupt.No record ever existed concerning the money traceable by the
government because there is no documentation showing that we received the
money from the Russian partners.
Due to the current situation in the country concerning government attitude
towards my family,it has become quite impossible for me to make use of this
money within.So l believe this is the only option left for me.Thus consent,l
shall expect you to contact me urgently to enable us discuss in detail
about this transaction.Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to
transfer this fund, l propose a percentage commission of 30% of the total
sum to you for the expected services and assistance,and 10% will be set
aside for offsetting minor expenses incurred in the course of this
transaction. Your urgent response is highly needed as to stop further
contacts.You can contact me personally through this confidential email
address:firstladymiriamabacha@hotmail.com.
l will give you my tel/fax numbers where you can contact me when l hear from
you. l must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost
indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential,whatever your
decision, while await your prompt respone urgently.
Best Regards
DR.MRS.MARIAM ABACHA
NB:I have decided that this transaction exist between you and me /my
Attorney, Remember to include your private Tel/fax or mobile number for easy
communication Reply to: firstladymiriamabacha@hotmail.com
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