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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: "Marriam Abacha" <abacha55@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 04:42:54 +0000
Subject: FROM HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA

FROM HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA
FORMER FIRST LADY,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
2/8GIDADOROADKANO
Hello Dear ,
I am Hajia Mariam Abacha, the widow of the late Gen. Sanni Abacha
former Nigerian Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of

Cardiac Arrest. Since after my husband’s death my family is under
restriction

of movement and that not withstanding, we are being molested, policed and
our

Bank Account both here and abroad are being frozen by the Nigerian Civilian

Government.

Furthermore, my elder sone is in detention by the Nigerian Government for

more interrogation about my husband’s assists and some vital documents.

Following the recent discovery of my husband’s Bank Account by the Nigerian

Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700Million and

DM450Milllion was logged. I therefore decided to contact you in confidence

that I was able to move out the sum of US$45Million Dollars, which was

secretly lodged in a trunk box and deposited with a Security Company as

materials of Inheritance.

I therefore personally, appeal to you seriously and religiously for your

urgent assistance to move this money into your country where I believe it

will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to the restriction of

movement imposed on the members of my family by the Nigerian Government.

You we be contacted by my family Attorney Ademolas stamps and my lawyer
shall

arrange with you for a face to face meeting outside Nigerian, in order to

liaise with you toward effective completion of this transaction.


However, arrangements have been put in place to move this money out of the

country in a secret vault through a diplomatic security company, as
soon as you indicate your interest, forward to my lawyer your Telephone
Number, Fax Number and your Postal Address so that he can send to you
the Certificate of Deposit and other necessary documents, so that you
can help to claim the luggage.

Conclusively, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum while 70% is

to be held on trust by you until we decide on a suitable business investment

in your country subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian Government.

Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

Best
Regards,
Hajia Mariam abacha

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