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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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From: "Mariam Abacha" <mariam_abacha7766@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: thomas_tari@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:07:23 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
May l briefly introduce myself to you; I am Hajia
Mariam Abacha, the wife of the late Nigerian Head of
State, General Sani Abacha who died on the 8th of June
1998. Ever since the death of my husband, my family
has been facing a lot of problems mostly with the
present Civilian Government. Consequently, my son
Mohammed Abacha who was tortured and detained for a
sin he did not commit and made to make a lot of
confessions as regards valuables, money inclusive that
my late husband entrusted in his hand for
safe-keeping. Now my son has been released and
presently being under security watch.
The latest is his confession on the US$700,000,000.00
(Seven Hundred Million United States Dollars) cash his
late father gave him for safekeeping. Please check
Newswatch Magazine of May 8th/15th, 2000 issued on
[Website: http://www.newswatchngr.com] to confirm the
above story. Also the recent publication by Thisday
Newspaper on Thursday March 1st Edition, which London
Court clear ways for more recovery of Abacha's family
looted money. Please confirm this issue on website:
http://www.thisdayonline.com, click the
Archive/2001/March 2001/Thursday March 1st.
Please you can as well view this site and read it's
content carefully for you to understand my story,
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/845456.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2282366.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4079607-103676,00.html
On these note, I deposited a total sum of
US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United States
Dollars) sometime in March 2000 with a Security
company abroad (name with held for now due to security
reasons). Normally, we (I and Mohammed Abacha) usually
do such transaction, by first sending the money out by
Cargo to a security company outside Nigeria through
Diplomatic means, as African Arts. And thereafter go
to the security company for claim before transferring
it to any bank of our choice.
Presently, l cannot travel out of Nigeria, because, if
you have gone through the above mentioned website
address, you will see how my Son's confession have
implicated my husband and in fact the whole of my
family. This has actually caused the Federal
Government of Nigeria to confiscate our international
passports, frozen every of my family member bank
accounts both home and abroad, even our properties. My
problem now is, l want someone that can assist me to
move the US$30,000,000.000 (Thirty Million United
States Dollars) out from the Security Company, before
it will get to the notice of the my Government. To this
regard l am soliciting for your assistance to claim
the boxes containing the money from the Security
Company and move the money to your country.
I shall be ready to negotiate with you any percentage
you might want from the sum. On your advice l shall be
ready to invest my own share of the sum in your
country. I assure you that there will be no problems
at all in the course of moving out the money Please
kindly contact my lawyer by name Barrister Thomas Tari
on e-mail address: thomas_tari@yahoo.com
I will appreciate your immediate response a lot. For
full details of the business, which shall be given to
you by my family lawyer. You should note also that my
lawyer shall handle all cases as regards this
transaction as he is well abreast with this
transaction for I do not have access to telephone
lines now because they have been tossed by the
security agents and my movement being monitored.
Thanking you in anticipation for your kind
understanding and cooperation. Please when replying
send me your private telephone and fax numbers to
enable my family lawyer discuss with you on the way
forward for this transaction of ours.
Your immediate and urgent response will be
appreciated.
Best Regards,
Hajia Mariam Abacha.
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