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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: "Alhaji Mohammed" <d23081069@msn.com>
Reply-To: abafamilia@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:16:58 +0000
Subject: Plea for help
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha
2/8 Gidado Drive,GRA,
Kano - Nigeria.
Hello,
Please as you read kindly open the website :-
http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/adv.asp?blurb=131
Please excuse my intrusion into your private life as
I write you this letter in good faith and to the glory of almighty god
who thus brought me out clean after all the allegations levelled
against me after the death of my father General Sani Abacha
(former Nigerian military head of states).
Since my father's death and my detention for close to three years, my
family has been loosing a lot of money due to vindictive government
officials who are bent on dealing with our family.
After my release the federal government of Nigeria has made me sign
some documents that will enable them extract funds from my fathers bank
accounts in
London,Switzerland,Luxembourg,Liechtenstein and Jersey etc.
My family and i are looking for a trustworthy foreign partner who can
assist us by taking posession of the total sum of us$25,000,000.00 (
twenty five million united states dollars ),which the government did
not
know about,
this money is presently in the possession of a security company abroad.
This money was of course,acquired by my late father and is now kept
secretly by the family.
This bid by some government officials to deal with this family has made
it necessary that i seek your assisitance in receiving this money and
in
investing
it on behalf of my family.
Since this money is still cash,extra security measures have been taken
To protect it from theft or seizure.
However, based on the grounds that you are willing to work with me and
also all contentious issues discussed before the commencement of this
transaction.
You may also discuss your percentage before we start to work.
As soon as i hear from you,i will give you all necessary details
as to how we intend to carry out the whole transaction.
Please, this transaction requires absolute confidentiality and you
would be
expected to treat it as such.
If you are interested in assisting me please send me your consent and
telephone number.
Please,you may also ignore this letter and respect my trust in you by
not
exposing this transaction,should you not be interested.
I look forward to working with you.
Thank you
Mohammed Abacha.
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