I did receive it too.  it's a hoax....... i didn't even bother to read past the first sentence.

>From: Nabiha Safriwe <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: very urgent
>Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 12:01:25 -0800
>
>I did receive this mail on Monday and don't know if it's for real or not. Personally, it seems more like a sick joke than anything else, I just wanna know if anyone has receive any such mail in the past
>Nabiha
> MARIAM ABACHA <[log in to unmask]>wrote: Dear Sir,
>
>assalamalakun!
>
>I am HAJIA (MRS.) MARYAM ABACHA wife of the Late
>Nigerian Head of State,GEN. SANNI ABACHA. We have not
>met before, I got your contact throughNigerian chamber
>of commerce and I feel like I should trust you. It is
>no news telling you that my family has been going
>through untold hardship sincethe 8th June 1998 when my
>husband died, my family has lost so much including
>some fixed assets my late husband acquired while in
>power
>
>Evidently, the pages of all Nigerian Dailies, which
>you can equally getfrom Nigerian Embassy in your
>country will tell better our story. Even now,our homes
>are under surveillance; worst of all, the Government
>has resortedto confiscating everything that has to do
>with our family. Before the deathof my husband,
>General Sanni Abacha, he ran among other business of
>his own a “BUREAU DE CHANGE? which was flourishing
>with every Government support.
>
>From the Bureau De Change Business which has now been
>clamped down on byNigerian Government, I was able to
>save US$53 Million in cash. I tried to safeguard it in
>a security company here in Nigeria but couldn’t.
>Throughthe help of a close family friend who works in
>the Security Company, Idiverted the US$53 Million and
>moved it out of Nigeria under the label of family
>treasure to a security company in a neigbouring
>country.
>
>For security reasons, I wouldn’t mention the name of
>the country until Ihear from you. In view of our
>condition here and the high interest rate the security
>company charges, the money could not be safe there. I
>would therefore need your honest assistance to clear
>this fund from the Security Company and safeguard it
>for me in your country. Should you help me in this
>regard, you will have 25% of the money for yourself
>and guide me further to invest the remaining 70% in
>any viable business venture. while 5% is earmarked to
>cover expenses contingencies.
>
>Please if you ever find it in your heart to help me,
>contact my lawyer Bar. mustapha Ahmed for further
>discussions on his email [log in to unmask] Your
>telephone and fax numbers will also be needed to
>enable my lawyer get back to you with the lodging code
>and clearance permit from the Security Company. As
>soon as you sendthis information through my lawyer, I
>will go ahead and instruct theSecurity Company to
>arrange for you to pick up the consignment.
>Whilethanking you for your anticipated understanding
>and cooperation, I lookforward to your urgent
>response.
>
>Best regards,
>
>HAJIA (MRS.) M. ABACHA.
>
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