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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: "Musa Faruk" <musafaruk78@msn.com>
Reply-To: musafaruk@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:14:40 +0000
Subject: very urgent.

My Dear ,
How do you do? It is with great Confident that I send this
unsolicited message to seek your consent and partnership, I am
Barrister Musa Faruk ESQ, well known as (S.A.N) senior advocate of
Nigeria.I am presently Here in Nigeria I want you to
receive trapped $60 Million USD,I am the attorney to late general
Sanni Abacha family, The former Nigeria Head of State who died on the
8th of August 19-98, before his death and now i am thier personal
lawyer The present Government have intensified probe into Abacha
looted funds and
they arrested the son Ibrahim for conspiracy to sabotage ,I battle
with my associates to get him out on bail, while the case is still pending
he was placed on house arrest .

Alhaji Ibrahim abacha is the eldest son of Abacha,he gave me the
mandate to convert thier landed properties to cash, The sale of the
properties have accrued $60 Million USD , This cash is trapped here
because of our government probations into his finance ,the only way
that i will move the Fund out is the Reason why I am contacting you
to receive this cash , you will provide me your information's,I will
send them to the bank, they will use your informations to deposit the
fund in a Bank in Any of thier Finance/bank in Cotonou Benin Republic
with your name and address,then the Finance/Bank will now know you as
the full bona-fide/beneficiary of the fund.and it will enable you
clear the fund from the Finance/Bank.

i have made all arrangements down a format that will not course
bridge
of the law,no risk involve,you should send your complete informations
with phone/fax numbers immediately. i Assure you as soon as i receive
your detail i will definitely put thing in order,then i will now send
you with the details of the Fiance/Bank with the deposit certificate
issue by the Bank in your favour ok. Although we have not meet,i got
your contacts from vip files in the internet beliving that you are
capable to handle this magnitude of fund, i want up hold the Trust
and confident i Reposed in you.
we share the cash 50% percent each,any expenses that will occure will
be shared equaly by both parties,i am waiting for your urgent reply,
this is a matter of urgency,i Refer u to this site
below;http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.s
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Musa Faruk.ESQ
(S.A.N).
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS(musafaruk@o2.pl)


edwin chukwu22

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