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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" <abacha_55@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerdubasi@excite.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:58:50 +0100
Subject: Why have you not responded to my mail?
Dear Friend,
Good day to you and your wonderful family.Excuse my
communication
through email, on an issue as important as this
one.I am Hajia (Mrs.) Mariam
Abacha, wife of late Nigerian head of state-
Gen. Sanni Abacha. We have not met before I got your
contact while
searching for a reliable organization or individual
that I could
trust with this transaction and I felt I should
trust you as directed by
faith.
It is no news telling you that my family has been
going through untold
hardship since
the 18th June 1998 when my husband died. My family
has lost so much
including some fixed assets my husband acquired
while in office. Evidently,
the
pages of all Nigeria and International dailies, will
tell better our story.
Even now, our homes
are under surveillance, worst of it all, the
Government has restored to
consficating everything that has to do with our
family to the extent we were
condition to go into agreement with the Obasajo
government before my son muhammed was release from
detension.
Though, I have been reliably informed that some
nigerians write emails to
people overseas making bogus claims using the family
name.
I want you to believe that this is not such email as
my clams are real and
verifyable.
See details link bellow:
http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/adv.asp?
ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/635720.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1741445.stm
http://www.jubileeplus.org/worldnews/africa/nigeria200502.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/468903.stm
SOURCES OF MY HUSBAND MONIES
Before the death of my husband, he ran among other
business of his own,
bureau de change, which was flourishing with every
Government support.
>From the bureau de change business, which has now
been clamped down by
Nigeria Government is were my husband made his
monies. I was able to
saveUSD$30,000,000.00
in cash before the business was clamped down.I
tried to safeguard it in a security company here in
Nigeria but couldn't.
Through the help of a close family friend blessed
memory who works in a
security
company then, I delivered the USD$30 million and
moved it out of Nigeria
under the
label of photographic materials to a security
company with name withheld for
now till we open communication.For security reasons
wouldn't mention the
name of the country until I hear
from you. In view of our condition here and the high
interest rate the
security company charges, the money could not be
safe there.
I would therefore need your honest assistance to
move this fund from
the Security Company to your nominated bank account.
Once the money is gets
into your account, I would require your directives
to enable me
invest same in any viable business venture. If you
accept this offer,
of assistance you are requested to contact me via my
email address as
above or my Lawyer's email
address:barristerdubasi@excite.com His name is
Barrister Dubasi Jorge.
As soon as he receives your acceptance
notice, he will furnish you with the details.
Note that, You will be accorded with 30% of the
total
sum for your assistance. I promise you will never
regret for your
assistance.
Finally, you are requested to indicate your
telephone and fax numbers(If
any) to me or my Lawyer for easier communication.
While thanking you for
your anticipated co-operation, I look forward to
your urgent repose.
Best regards,
Hajia Mariam Abacha.
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