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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: "Mariam Abacha" <mariamabacha001@msn.com>
Reply-To: remmy50002000@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:00:52 +0000
Subject: SAVE MY SOUL
DR.MRS. MARIAM ABACHA
C/o REMMY ABUBAKAR.
ATTN: THE PRESIDENT/CEO.
I am MRS. MARIAM ABACHA, the window of the late GEN.
SANI ABACHA former
Nigerian military Head of state who died as a result
of Cardiac arrest.
Since after my husband death my family is under
restriction by Nigerian government and that not
withstanding. We are
being molested. Policed and our Bank Account both
here and abroad are
being frozen by the Nigerian Civilian Government.
Furthermore, the
Nigerian Civilian interrogation about my Husband?s
asset and some vitaldocuments.
Following the recent discovery of my husband?s Bank
Account by the
Nigerian Government with Swiss bank in which the
huge sum US$700 Million
and DM 450 Million Dollars was deposited, this is
the reason I have decided to move the sum of US$10.5
Million Dollars
which was secretly
deposited in a Bank which I will disclose to you
later for security reason.
I therefore personally, appeal to you seriously and
religiously for
urgent assistance to move this money into your
country where I believe it
will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to
the restriction of
movement imposed on the members of my family by the
Nigerian Government.
You can contact me through My familylawyer Barrister REMMY
ABUBAKAR. and He arrange with you for a face to facemeeting outside Nigeria
in order to liaise with you toward effective
completion of this transactions.However, arrangementhave been put in
place to move this money out of the country either
Europe or Asia in asecret vault through a Deplomatic means or
smooth Swift Telegraphic Transfer to your account through a Bank which
I will disclose to you on my receipt of your response to this
letter.As soon as you indicate your interest I shall
send you the Deposit
Certificate with the Bank and further authorize the
Bank to credit the funds in to your account.We have agreed to offer you
30% of the total sum 60% is to be held on trust by you until we candecide on
a suitable business investment in your company and 10% for all incidental
expenses Subsequent to our free movement by the NigerianGovernment.
I WILL REFER YOU TO THIS WEBSITE OF A LEADING
NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS. THE
WEBSITE IS WWW.ngrguardiannew.com PAGE 56 BACK PAGE
19/10/2001 OR
WWW.thisdayonline.com 4TH OCT. 2001 FRONT PAGE AND
WWW.thisdayonline.com
13th NOV.2003 FRONT PAGE,FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
ABOUT THESE MONIES AND
THE ABACHAS.)
Please reply urgently and treat with absolute
confidentiality and
sincerity through the above E-mail
address,remmy50002000@yahoo.com should
note that even if you are not interested you
should not let
out this proposal to anybody whatever.You should
urgently get across tomy Lawyer so that he can give you the necessary
advice on the procedure
and requirements
for this transaction.
Best Regards,
HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA (MRS.)
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