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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: "Chris Madu" <chrismadu3@msn.com>
Reply-To: chrismadu03@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:42:56 +0000
Subject: Good Day
FROM: DR.CHRIS MADU
EMAIL:chrismadu03@yahoo.com
Good Day
I am the Chief Medical Doctor and close confidant of Mrs. Mariam Abacha, the
former first lady and wife of the late Gen.Sani Abacha, the former head of
state and commander in chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
She (MRS. M. ABACHA), has as a result of the trust and confidence, she has
in me mandated that I search for a reliable and trustworthy foreign partner,
who will help receive some funds which she had in cash totaling US$10.500.00
(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) into a
personal, company or any reliable foreign bank accounts within or outside
your country as all their personal and family Bank accounts within and
outside Nigeria have all been frozen by the Nigerian authorities... (I would
refer you to the website of Weekly Tell magazine: WWW.TELLMAGAZINE.com of
November 23, 1998 page 25,and another edition of TELLWEEKLYMAGAZINE of
October 11 1999, Page 10 captioned the tyrants son, for further information
about this money,
This money in question has however, been clearly moved in defaced form and
Deposited with a security company that has branches in Asia, Africa, Europe
and various parts of America. It may also interest you to note that she
(MRS. ABACHA) and her family have, since the inception of the present
democratic government, been placed under partial house arrest, with their
international traveling passports seized pending when the current fund
recovery face ? Off between them and the present (RTD) GEN, OBASANJO led
Democratic Government is resolved, in which from all indication will not
exceed this year.
She has decided to offer anybody who will be willing to render this
tremendous assistance, 40% of the total sum. Note that this transaction
involves no risks whatsoever, as you will have no dealing with my country,
Nigeria.
Rather you will deal directly with the Security Company, which is based
where the money is right now.
Let me have your confidential Tel/Fax numbers in your response to this
proposal. I shall let you into a complete detailed picture of this mutual
beneficial transaction when I have received your anticipated positive reply.
Reply to this e-mail address: above.
This matter should be treated as urgent and confidential!
BEST Regards,
DR.CHRIS MADU
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