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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" <mariamabacha1993@msn.com>
Reply-To: mariam44@compaqnet.fr
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:19:54 +0000
Subject: I will give you details on request from you.
Attention: My Dear
For more confidentiality of this transaction, plz reply me through my
private email address (mariam44@compaqnet.fr)
I am mrs.Mariam Abacha, the wife to the late Head of States, of the
federalRepublic of Nigeria from 1993 -1998 General Sani Abacha. My husband
made alot of money as the former Head of state of Nigeria for five years.He
hasdifferent accounts in many banks all over the world, and has not left
anystone 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 acas e 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 yourcandid
assistance in claming the sum 0f $50.8,000,000.00 USD[FIFTY.EIGHT
MILLION.DOLLARS] which my late husband has hidden from the Nigerian
govt.during his regime,which is presently somewhere in asecurity company
here in Nigeria 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-fearingindividual who will assist me to make claim of this
fund. If you havefeelings about my situation, do not hesitate to stand for
me as abeneficiary 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 mybeneficiary, 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,
Mrs M Abacha.
For more confidentiality of this transaction, plz reply me
through my private email in the braket (mariam44@compaqnet.fr)
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