your help dear sir , i am mrs mariam abacha , wife of the late nigerian head of state , general sani abacha who died on the 8 th of june 1998 while still on active duty . i am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other likewise developing a cordial relationship . i currently have within my reach the sum of thirty six million united states dollars ( us $ 36 , 000 , 000 ) in cash , which i intend to use for investment purposes specifically in your country . this money came as a result of a payback contract deal between my late husband and a russian firm on our country ' s multi - billion dollars ajaokuta steel plant . the russian partners returned my husbands share of us $ 36 , 000 , 000 after his death and lodge it with my late husband ' s security company in nigeria of which i am a director . right now the new civilian government have intensified their probe on my husband ' s financial resources and they have revoked our licenses that allows us to own a financial and oil company . in view of this , i acted very fast to withdraw the us $ 36 , 000 , 000 from the company ' s vault and deposited it in a privately erected security safe abroad . no record ever existed concerning the money neither is the money traceable by the government because there is no documentation showing that we received the money from the russians . due to the current situation in the country concerning government attitude towards my family , it has become quite impossible for me to make use of this money within , thus i seek assistance to transfer this money into your safe bank account . on your consent , i shall expect you to contact me urgently to enable us discuss details of this transaction . bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to transfer the funds , i propose a commission of 20 % of the total sum to you for the expected services and assistance . your urgent response is highly needed so as to stop further contacts . all correspondent should be forwarded to this email : zenab . m @ ompadec . zzn . con or you can call my son mobile : hamza 234 - 8023137978 i use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the most utmost indulgence to keep this matter extra ordinarily confidential what ever your decision while i await your prompt response . best personal regards , mrs mariam abacha . - - - - this sf . net email is sponsored by : jabber - the world ' s fastest growing real - time communications platform ! don ' t just im . build it in ! http : / / www . jabber . com / osdn / xim spamassassin - sightings mailing list