Subject: Compassionate Appeal

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 16:26:37 +0100

Dear Friend,

Please permit me to use this opportunity to establish a lasting friendship with you. I’m Mrs Ann .S. Abacha., wife of the late Nigerian Head of State Gen. Sanni Abacha. I got your contact through a family friend, a management consultant, I have however sought his assistance to help me contact a reliable person for possible investment and assistance.

Note however, that since my husband’s death, the succeeding regime administrators have been victimizing my entire family. They have succeeded in freezing all my husband’s and family bank accounts alike both home and abroad; in addition to detaining my eldest son who would have assisted in some certain sensitive matters concerning the family. Candidly, all eyes of the State Security Operations have been on my entire family etc. But there is this USD22. 5M(Twenty-two Million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) that I would like you to collaborate with me in tranferring it to your country for possible investments. The fund in question is in custody of a security company outside Nigeria. It was deposited for safe keeping and was declared as printing materials for voters card.

Anyway, more information shall be given upon your response. You stand to loose nothing in this arrangement but to gain a lot so long as you can assure me of your trust and confidence. I will be ready to forfeit 15% of the total sum to you. Please call Mr. Adbulahi Adisa (Barrister) e-mail [email-masked] . He is a close confidant. My  phone lines are bugged for now by the state security service. I am only counting on you. 
Grateful if you can get in touch as soon as possible through his email. When you contact him please send him a copy of this e-mail.

Sincerely,

Mrs Ann .S. Abacha.