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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" <mariamabacha_email@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:43:02 -0400
Subject: URGENT
ATTN,
I am sending to you my
best wishes of good health and success in your
pursuits particularly through my proposal as contained
in this letter.
I am Mrs. Mariam Abacha,the widow of the late Gen.Sani
Abacha former
Nigerian Military Head of State
who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest.
Since after my husband?s death my family is under
restriction of movement 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,my elder son was held in
detention for almost two years,before he was released lately,
by the Nigerian Government for more
interrogation about my husband?s assets and some vital
documents.Following the recent discovery of my
husband?s Bank Account by the Nigerian Government with
Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700 Million and
DM450 Million was logged.
I therefore decided to
contact you in confidence that I was able to move out
the sum of US$10m Dollars,sealed in two Metal
Boxes,which i deposited in a security company,as family valuable, for
security
reasons.I therefore personally,appeal to
you seriously and religiously
for your urgent assistance to claim and move this
money into your country where
I believe it will be safe since I cannot leave my country
for now due to the
restriction of movement imposed on
the members of my family by the Nigerian Government.
You can contact me through my email address as above
or my son email address below,
(mohamedabacha_nig@yahoo.co.uk )after the successful collection
of the consignment,then I will send my personal assistant
to come over to your country to liaise with
you towards
what we can invest on,with my famiy share.
However,as soon as you indicate your interest my son
shall send you the security company information and all necessary
documents needed to effect the release of the consignment to you,
and you will subsequently logded the money
into your personal or
company?s account.
Conclusively,we have agreed to offer you 20% of the
total
sum,10%will be for expenses incurred during the cause of
this transaction,while70%
is to be held on trust by you
until we can decide on a suitable business investment
to do with it in your country subsequent
to our free movement by the Nigerian Government.
Please reply urgently and treat with
absolute confidentiality
and sincerity. as we have decided not to trust anyboby from africa anymore.
Best Regards,
HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA
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