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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: "Mrs Hassana Baki" <hassana502@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hassana2@uymail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 04:53:49 -1000
Subject: Dearest friend
From:
Hassana Baki, Abdulahi.
#30,Emir Road Kano,
Nigeria.
Assalama-alikkom.
You may be surprised to receive this mail from me since you do not know me
in person, I got your contact through network online hence i decided to
write
I am Hassana Baki Abdulahi, the wife of late general abdulahi Hamza, who was
the military attachee to south Africa during the regime of the general Sani
Abacha, on the 21st of April 1998, my husband who was very close with
general Abacha was given $US15, 000,000,000, but unfortunately, president
Sani Abacha died before the general election was to be held that year
1998.the money was given to my late husband to be used for some powerful
African leaders to support Abacha in case of any external disruption.
My husband secretly kept this money in a security company immediately the
money was given to him .it was only me that knew about the deposition of the
money with the said security company. After the death of Abacha, we thought
the family will approach my husband for the fund to be refunded but to the
greatest dismay, the family of Abacha was not aware of the money. On 22nd
day of June 2000 my husband died on ghastly auto crash along Abuja-Kano road
.I and my family has been humiliated by the present government, all my
husband money left behind has been taken by the government, our family
account has been frozen even our personal house were seized all because my
husband served the late general Abacha and he was his confidants. I have
contacted you to assist me to clear this fund from the security company
where this fund is secretly kept into your account hence no body is aware of
the money except me with all the document.
However the security company has issued me a notice to come over for the
clearance of the money, which was concealed in one trunk box, or have it
confiscated within the next 30 official working days. Since I have been on
security watch by the government for all most 2 years now, I seek your
concept to present you as the owner of the box(fund),so that the money will
be sent to you, then you and I can share the money.70% for me and 30% for
you.
This transaction is legal and very easy, no risk involve at all. What I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through. Please contact me with your full name, age, mailing address, phone
and fax number on my personal email address for security purposes at
hassana1@uymail.com
Upon the confirmation of this and your readiness to receive this fund, I
will immediately ask an attorney to carry out the legal procedures so that
you will be contacted by the security company for onward dispatch of the
fund to you.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you any breach of the law. Please treat this matter as urgent
as possible, I expect your soonest response.
Best regards
Sister Hassana Baki Abdulahi
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