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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" <marriam_abacha223@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Marriam_abacha200@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:04:07 -1000
Subject: GOOD-DAY
Dear Sir / Madam
I am Dr. (Mrs.) Mariam Abacha (GCFR), wife to the late
Nigerial Head of State, general Sani Abacha, who died on 8th of June 1998 of
heart problems while still on active duty.
I am contacting you because of my need to deal with persons whom my family
had no previous personal relationship.
Since the death of my husband,my family has been subjected to all sorts of
harassment and intimidation with lots of negative reports emanating from the
government and the press about my husband.
The present government has also ensured that all bank accounts are frozen,
and all assets seized. It is in view of this that I seek your assistance in
the transfer of the sum of Eighty Five Million United Dollars, which my
family and I intends to use for investment purposes specifically in your
country, being the very last of my family funds in my possession and control
unknown to the government.
An earlier attempt in the physical movement of the sum of U.S$55,000.00 was
to no avail as the money was confiscated and my passport impounded at
Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos, in August 1998.
This money now in question came as a result of a pay-back contract deal
between my Husband and Russian Firm in our country's Multi-Billion Dollars
Ajaokuta Steel Plant.
The Russian's returned my Husband's share of U.S$85,000,000.00 after his
death, and lodged it in my Late Husband's Security Company of which I am a
director.
Right now, the new civilian Government has intensified their probe on this
family's financial sources; frozen all our foreign & local account,revoked
our oil licenses, and even detained my son(Mohammed) on alleged financial
misappropriation,pending the outcome of their investigation.
In view of these facts, I acted fast to withdraw the U.S $85,000,000.00 from
the Company's vault and deposited it in a privately owned security safe in
Europe of which I alone know of it's existence.
I have since declared the Security Company bankrupt. No record whatsoever
exists concerning this money traceable by the Government, because there is
no documentation showing that we received the money from Russians.
I wish to discretely handed the money into your care with your help, to be
invested in your country's oil and energy sector (under your professional
guidance),
and to help start operation in an Oil Refinery which my Late Husband built
in Brazil.
Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to transfer this money into
your account ,
I propose a commission of 10% (TenPercent) of the total sum to you/your
company for the expected services and assistance. Your urgent response is
highly needed soas to stop further contact.
Note:All correspondence must be by this security e-mail address: which
personally and privately belongs to me and please address me with my full
name including the initials.
I must also use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost
indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential, whatever your
decision get back to me through my private
email:Marriam_abacha200@yahoo.co.uk
while I wait your prompt response.
Best Regards,
DR. (MRS.)Alhaja Mariam Abacha
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