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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: Maryam Abacha <mrs_mabacha100@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 03:55:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONTACT MY LAWYER
Mrs. Maryam Abacha,
N0 4 Sanni Abacha Court
Kano City
Kano State
Nigeria
Dear Friend,
ASSALAAM_WALEIKUM !!!
It is with heartful of hope that I write to seek your help in the context below.
I am Mrs. Maryam Abacha the wife of the former Nigeria Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha, whose sudden death occurred on 8th of June, 1998.Having gotten your particulars from the family catalogue, I have no doubt about your capacity and good will to assist me in receiving into your custody (for safety) the sum of US$ 48 Million willed and deposited in my favour by my late husband.
This money is currently kept in a Trust Deposit Account as a diplomatic baggage, with Security Company. As it is legally required,the asset of my late husband is under the
authority of our family lawyer named barrister Philip Andersson.
Unfortunately, the new Democratic Government has on assumption of office set up a Panel of Enquires to probe the financial activities of my late husband (Former Head of State) with a decision to freeze all his assets.
President Olusegun Obasanjo with his investigation teams has also gone to the international media to continue his war against my family through BBC ublication
website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_909000/
909972.s
tm and CNN
website:http://money.cnn.com/2000/10/20/emerging_markets/money_laund
ering/in
dex.htm
The investigation teams have submitted their reports; presently some cash and assets have been frozen and seized.Fortunately,with our family lawyers assistance we secretly protected the Personal Will of my husband from the notice of the investigators and have strictlyadvised that the willed money be urgently moved into an overseas account of a Trusted foreigner without delay for security reasons.
The government had longtime ago placed foreign Travel Embargo on all our family members and seized our international passportsand all our local andinternational business outfits.
The situation has been so terrible that we revirtually living on the assistance of well wishers.
In view of this plight therefore, I expect you to betrustworthy and kind enough to respond to this call tosave my children and me from a hopeless future byassisting me in receiving this money into your overseas account for safe keeping until our International Passports are released to us after the investigation is concluded.
I hereby agree to compensate your sincere and candid effort in this regard with 18% of the fund when finally received in you bank account, 5% set aside for expenses incurred.Our Attorney has perfected arrangement with the Financial Security Company to effect complete dislodgment of this money within a week of the receipt of your response.
They have equally guaranteed 100% smooth transfer.Please reply through my Email of family lawyer address first for security reason. Please include your personal telephone and Fax numbers in you reply of this letter.
Please all contacts must be made through our family lawyer Barrister Philip Andersson of Regency & Associates Lagos Nigeria E-mail:philipandersson01@yahoo.com I look forward to your quick response, may Amighty Allah bless you.
Yours faithfully,
MRS. MARYAM ABACHA
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