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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: "Maria Abacha" <mariam_abacha00@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ma_gaabaca@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 04:12:07 +0000
Subject: THIS IS YOUR'S DEAR FRIEND
LETTER OF ASSISTANCE
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I write this letter of assistance with a great sense of honour and
responsibility.The decision to write to you was arrived at after a critical
consideration of its urgency and the severe pain/terror my entire family had
gone through with the present Civilian Government of Nigeria after the death
of my husband.
I am Dr. (Mrs.) Mariam Abacha, wife of the late Head of State, General Sanni
Abacha, who was killed.
I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great help to
each other and also develop a cordial business relationship in the near
future.
Since the strange and unfortunate death of my husband (may God's mercy be
upon him), the government has turned against my family and myself.
At first, I thought it was a normal interrogation from my husband's enemies
but I was proved wrong. My eldest son, Mohammed is being detained at the
Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos and most of our bank accounts known to the
Government have been frozen to frustrate us. It has dawn on us now that it
is a serious battle between General Olusegun Obasanjo's Government and my
family. As my husband's regime put him in jail before he was released, he
now wants to get back at us.
My husband's closest associates have betrayed and deserted us and I no
longer trust anyone of them. Therefore, I am requesting for your urgent
assistance to help my family and myself have hope through my nephew to
handle this transaction.
We are going through severe hardship, my son, Mohammed is in jail and the
remaining ones and myself are under restricted movement by the Federal
Government of Nigeria.
The new democratic President,General Olusegun Obasanjo has seized more than
US$700,000,000.00 million Dollars already including landed properties and
investment in Nigeria. You can find this out in news watch of 7,8,15,21 of
year 2002 on website http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2270646.stm or
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/635720.stm I very much know that I am
under surveillance by the Federal Government of Nigeria, so I have been
making all my contacts through my personal attorney without the Government
agents' knowledge.
I currently have within my reach the sum of Fifteen Million United States
Dollars ($15,000,000.00), which I intend to use for investment, like Real
Estate Development specifically in your country.
This money came as a payback contract deal between my late husband and a
Russian Firm on our country's multi-billion Dollars Ajaokuta Steel Plant.
The Russian Partners returned my husband’s share of US$15,000,000.00 before
his death and was lodged in
a Security Company abroad.
The new Civilian Government have intensified their probe on my husband's
financial and oil company. In view of these, l acted fast to withdraw the
US$15,000,000.00 from the Company's vault and deposited as family treasure
in a Security Company in foregn cuntry for safe custody. I have since
declared my husband's Security Company bankrupt.
No record ever existed concerning the money traceable by the government
because there is no documentation showing that we received the money from
the Russian.
Due to the current situation in the country concerning government attitude
towards my family, it has become quite impossible for me to make use of this
money within, thus consent I shall expect you to contact me urgently to
enable us discuss in detail about this transaction.
Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to transfer this fund, I
proposed a percentage of 30% of the total sum to you for the expected
service and assistance, 5% for offsetting minor expenses incurred in the
course of this transaction and 15% wil be used for investment probably in
your company. Your urgent response is highly needed as to stop further
contacts.
All correspondences must be by e-mail : ma_gaabaca@yahoo.com address for
now. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost
indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential whatever your
decision while await your prompt response.
May the Almighty Allah bless you.
Best regards,
DR. (MRS.) MARIAM ABACHA.
Reach Me through: ma_gaabaca@yahoo.com
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