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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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From: "Consultant Stamps" <consultant_stamps016@msn.com>
Reply-To: consultantstamps104@walla.com
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:44:31 +0000
Subject: FROM THE ABACHA'S
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.
Dear Friend ,
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 Robinson 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(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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