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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 abacha" <mrs_abacha009@msn.com>
Reply-To: mariam203@walla.com
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:49:29 +0000
Subject: Hajia Mariam abacha(Mrs.)
Dear Friend ,
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.
Please I got your name and address through a commercial publication via
Internet courtesy of S.A.I.E. during my desperate search for someone
that could honestly and confidentially assist me by serving as my
trustee.
I am Mrs. 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 son 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$25Million 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( AHMED TOMKINSON) 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(Mrs.)
NB:To proove the authenticity of my story i will want you to go through
the links below.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/909972.stm
http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1451628,00.html
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2005/dec/26/national%20-26-12-2005-001.htm
http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/cover/december05/30122005/f430122005.html
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