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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: "mohammed Abacha" <mariam-aba@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mohammedabacha_05@myway.com
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:07:42 -0900
Subject: PLEASE DEAR
VERY URGENT.
Please my Dear, I got your contact through my personal research on your
capability and reliability in handling this mutual transaction and out of
desperation I decided to reach you through this medium.I am Sorry for this
unexpected request caused by its urgency.
I am Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, the First son of the late Nigerian Head of
State who died on the 8th of June 1998 while in active service.
Following the sudden death of my father, General Sani Abacha, the present
Civilian Government has thrown my family and I into a state of utter
confusion, frustration,and hopelessness. I have been subjected to inhuman
physical and physiological torture, incarceration by the security Agents in
my country. I was only recently released from detention after been arraigned
before the Federal High Court of Nigeria for an offence committed by my late
father.
The incumbent civilian administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has
intensified his probe into my
late father's activities while in the office and he has frozen most of our
local and foreign accounts together with other assets of my family as a
retaliation for what my late father did to him when he was alive as the Head
of the Military regime in Nigeria. As a matter of fact, we have been almost
declared bankrupt and they are not relenting to make us poor for life.
As a man that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody within
my country as all those
who benefited immensely during the regime of my late father have openly
abandoned all my family.
You must have heard over the media reports and the Internet on the recovery
of various huge sums of money deposited by my late father in different Banks
and Security Firms abroad. Some of these banks and security firms willingly
gave-up/divulge their banking secrets and disclosed to the present civilian
administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, all my family's cash lodgement
and monetary transactions with them. They have confiscated and repatriated
about USD290Million from my family Swiss Bank Accounts.See the attached
"PUNCH NEWS PAPER".
Please my dear, I have decided to repose confidence in you and I hope you
will not expose us to the government.My family still have a total sum of
USD92,500,000.00 with some Banks and Security Firms in
Geneva-Switzerland,Toronto-Canada,
London-UK,Amsterdam-Netherland,Brussels-Belgium and in New York whose names
are withheld for now until you and I open communication.
I shall be grateful if you could receive this funds into your Company or
private bank account on behalf of my family for investment prospects. This
arrangement is known to you and my Mother (Mariam) only.My Mother and I are
proposing 20% share of each of the funds to you for your assistance and
cooperation. I shall provide you all the documents of the funds deposits and
raise Power of Attorney to enable you receive this funds into your account.
Also this transaction demands absolute confidentiality. On no condition must
you disclose it to anybody irrespective of your relation with the person.
Remember, Loose lips sinks ship .
I am looking forward to your urgent and positive response.
Best regards
Alhaji Mohammed Abacha.
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