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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" <mariam_155@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:31:48 +0000
Subject: urgent response needed
Sir,
I am mrs.Mariam Abacha, the wife to the late Head of States, of the
federal Republic of Nigeria from 1993 -1998 General Sani Abacha. My
husband made a lot of money as the former Head of state of Nigeria for
five years.He has different accounts in many banks all over the world,
and has not left any stone unturned in aquering riches for his family.
The present democratic government of Nigeria led by Presiden(Gen.
(Rtd) Olusegun Obasanjo has not find favour with my family since their
inception. his may be as a result of his hatred for my late husband
who kept him in jail for over two years for a coup attempt by him, before
the death of my husband. He was released immediately my husband died
and he was later voted into power as President of Nigeria. He has
confiscated and frozen all my family account and properties in Nigeria
and some other countries like American, Europe and Asian continent, It
has been in both the local and international news. Presently my son
mohammed Abacha has been languishing in different prison centers in
Nigeria for a case against his father which he knows nothing about. And am
presently on house arrest order here too.
Now my purpose of all these introduction to you is seek for your
candid assistance in claming the sum 0f $25.8,000,000.00 USD
[TWENTY FIVE.EIGHT MILLION.DOLLARS] which my late husband has hidden from
the Nigerian govt.during his regime,which is presently somewhere in a
security company in Europe under secretive means.
This is a huge sum of money, due to secretcy required upon this
transaction I cannot trust much on most saboteur friends of my family
here in Nigeria who could not be trusted, so I deemed it necessary to
contact you for this trust worthy transaction.
All I needed is a sincere, honest, trust worthy and God-fearing
individual who will assist me to make claim of this fund. If you have
feelings about my situation, do not hesitate to stand for me as a
beneficiary to claim the funds from the security company. Am so sorry
If my proposal is sudden to you, all I need from you now is for you to
stand as the Beneficiary of these money, Make claim, and thereafter
bank for me, pending our freedom from the trial which we are going through
here in Nigeria, to proceed to meet with you in your country for our
stay. There is no difficulties, as I will send your name as the recipient
as well as the beneficiary of the money. On your identification and
confirmation from me by the security company, the consignment containing
the said funds,will be handed over to you.
All I need from you now is your confirmation of willingness as my
beneficiary, I will give you the full details. You will be compensated
with 25% of the total funds for all your efforts in keeping the funds
on my behalf, while we have set aside 5% for expences that may occur
during the process of the transaction.Please this is a very serious
matter, and it's a "save my soul" request from you as I will be delighted to
receive a positive response from you in order to move into action for
the completion of the project.
I will give you details on request from you.
Thanks and be blessed by God almighty.
Regards,
Yours Sincerely,
Ahaji Marin Abacha.
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