This is one of many emails I have received lately. The stories are quite creative. Jabou In a message dated 3/28/2001 10:14:52 AM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Subj: LETTER OF ASSISTANCE > Date: 3/28/2001 10:14:52 AM Central Standard Time > From: [log in to unmask] (theresa COLEMAN) > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > LETTER OF ASSISTANCE > ROYAL GUEST HOUSE > 22 B.P 943 ABIDJAN 22 > ABIDJAN – COTE D’IVOIRE > TEL:+ 00225 07-94-63-97 > E-MAIL:[log in to unmask] > > DATE:28/03/2001 > > Dear J.N.Joh > > I am Mrs Theresa COLEMAN, a Sierra Leonean, the wife > of Late DR. JOHNSON COLEMAN of blessed memory. My late > husband was the chairman of Sierra Leonean National > Diamond & Gold Corporation. My husband was killed > along with my three children in our Freetown residence > while I was out. They were assassinated by rebels led > by Major John Paul Koromah on 18/06/98. Because my > family never supported the way Major John Paul Koromah > and his splinter group overthrew our legitimate > President, Tejan Kabba and forced him to exile. > > After the assassination of my husband and three > children, when the African Peace Keeping Forces > (ECOMOG) soldiers were in control of my village MENDE, > I left my hide-out in my village. When I was searching > for some information in our family villa, I found the > key to my late husband’s underground strong room, I > discovered one metallic box containing twenty eight > million US Dollars (US $28,000,000.00) > > Meanwhile, I made an arrangement with a fisherman that > operates a fishing trawler boat who smuggled me along > with the box that contained the money through West > African coast waters to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, where > I deposited the box as family valuables and artefacts > in a security company. > > Now, I have decided to look for a trustworthy and > reliable foreign partner who will assist me by using > his bank connections to transfer this money for > investment in his country. I suggest offering you > (20%) of the total money if you will assist me to have > this transaction done. > > > (1) Provide a lucrative business where this money will > be wisely invested in. > (2) To help me to secure a permanent residence permit > as I would love to spend the rest of my life doing > business overseas. > > It is advisable that you will come to Abidjan to meet > me in person to enable us know one another and > thereafter, sign a written agreement that will improve > the basis of mutual trust. Every other information > needed will be given to you on request. > > Note that your urgent assistance is needed to > facilitate this transaction. > For confidential purpose, you should handle this > transaction with utmost secrecy. Looking forward to > hearing from you soon. > For more information contact my only survival son Mr > Benson COLEMAN on the above Tel number. +00225 07 94 > 63 97 . > Thanks for your prompt co-operation. > > Yours faithfully, > > > > Mrs THERESA COLEMAN > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------