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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mariam Abacha" <mabacha@msn.com>
Reply-To: mariam_family001@zwallet.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:02:12 +0000
Subject: Private ,Please Read...
DEAR BELOVED,
GREETINGS AND COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.
I AM DR.(MRS)MARIAM ABACHA THE WIFE OF THE IMMEDIATE
PAST MILITARY PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA WHO DIED ON THE 8TH OF JUNE 1998.I GOT YOUR
ADDRESS WHILE GOING THROUGH THE INTERNET SEARCHING
FOR A RELIABLE BUSINESS PARTNER, I THINK I WAS LED
BUT NOT ERRONIOURSELY BUT TO MAKE A SINCERE
PREPOSITION TO YOU.
MY MAJOR REASON FOR WRITING THIS LETTER TO YOU IS
THAT MY HUSBAND LEFT A LOT OF PROPERTIES AND HUGE
AMOUNT OF CASH, MONEY BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH.THE
PRESENT GOVERMENT OF THE COUNTRY THAT SUCCEEDED
MY HUSBAND IS AVOURABLE TO OUR FAMILY AND INDEED
HAS SHOWN THIS,BY THE COFISTICATION OF MANY OF OUR
LANDED PROPERTIES AND LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY
BELONGINGS.FORTUNATELY,WE HAVE DISCOVERED MY LATE
HUSBAND WILL.
THIS WILL STATES THAT THE SUM OF US$25.5MILLION HAS
BEEN DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY VAULT IN OVERSEAS FOR
THE ENTIRE FAMILY. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE SECURITY
VAULT AND IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE US$25.5
MILLION IS STILL INTACT AND THAT WE ARE ABSOLITELY
FREE
TO COLLECT THE BOX CONTANING THE MONEY ANY TIME WE
WANT.DUE TO THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND AND THE ARREST
OF MY ELDEST SURVIVING SON (MOHAMMED ABACHA)WHO WAS
LATER RELEASED FROM JAIL.
AT THIS MOMENT IS THAT THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF
OURCOUNTRY WILL CONFISCATE THIS MONEY IF WE MAKE USE
OF OT IN THIS COUNTRY.WE NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF A
FOREIGNER WHO WILL HELP TO INVERST THIS MONEY
OUTSIDE OUR COUNTRY.THIS IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT
YOU TO ASSIST US.NOTE I WILL PAY YOU 10%OF THE
ENTIRE
AMOUNT AND THE REST TO BE RELEASED TO ME.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GIVING THIS ASSISTANCE, PLS
INDICATE YOUR INTERST THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL
ADDRESS ABOVE AND ALSO SEND ME YOUR CONFIDENTIAL
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDS TO BE EXPEDITED BECAUSE WE
ONLY HAVE SOME WORKING DAYS FOR NEGOTIATION. PLEASE
KEEP THIS BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL.
BEST REGARDS,
DR.(MRS)MARIAM ABACHA
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