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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: "Mariam Abacha" <hajiamaryamabacha4@msn.com>
Reply-To: m_abacha88@walla.com
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:04:04 +0000
Subject: IN TRUST
Dear one,
I am Mrs Mariam Abacha, the wife of General Sani Abacha the late former head
of state of Nigeria who died in active service in June 1998. Following the
sudden death of my husband I have been thrown into a state of utter
confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian
administration of Chief Olusangun Obasanjo in retaliation to my late
husband's imprisonment action against him based on coup de dat. I have been
subjected to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in
the country.
As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody
within the country. You must have heard over the media reports and the
internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my
husband in different banks abroad, some companies willingly give up their
secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged with them for blackmail.
In fact the total sum discovered by the Government so far is in the tune of
$700Million dollars. And they are not relenting to make me poor for life. I
got your contacts through my personal research, and out of desperation
decided to reach you
through this medium.
I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you reply.I
repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to security
network placed on my day to day affairs I cannot afford to visit the embassy
so that is why I decided to contact you and I hope you will not betray my
confidence in you.
I have deposited the sum of 12.6million dollars with a bank abroad whose
name is with held for now until we open communication. I shall be grateful
if you could receive this funds and keep it safe .
I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere
like yours as soon as this fund get into your account so that I can start
all over again if only you wish, but if it is impossible,just help me in
diverting this fund into your account which will accrue you 30% of this
fund.Please honesty is the watch word in this transaction.
I will require your currrent address ,telephone and fax numbers so that we
can commence communication immediately and I will give you a more detailed
picture of things. In case you do not accept please do not let me out to the
security as I am giving you this information intotal trust and confidence.
I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.
Please endeavour to reply me via my confidential email
address : mrsmabacha@mailz.net
Please expedite action.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs Mariam Abacha.
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