This was the letter I got...
"Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 1:26 PM
Subject: Seeking For Assistance
Dear Friend.
I am Mr Joseph Dada Mbosowo the eldest son of Chife Nkroma Mbosowo
fromSierraLeone. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek
your assistance to transfer our cash of Twenty five Million and five hundred
thousand Dollars ($25,500.000.00) now in the custody of a private Security
trust firm in Europe the money is in trunk boxes deposited and declared
as Precious stones by my late father as a matter of fact the company does
not know the content as money, although my Father made them to understand
that the
boxes belongs to his foreign partner.
Source of the money:
My late Father Chief Nkroma Mbosowo is a native of
Mende tribe in the Northern province of Sierra Leone, was the General
Manager of Sierra Leone Mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown .According
to myFather this money was the income accrued from Mining Co-operation's
over draft and minor sales.
Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major Paul
Ngaga and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost
destroyed
my country, following the forceful removal from power of the civilian
elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My Father had already
made arrangement for his family to be evacuated to Ivory coast with the
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT he made with a security firm in Europe through the
aid of U.N evacuation team.
During the war in my country and following the indiscriminate looting of
Public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the Sierra Leone
mining coop.Was one of the target looted and it was destroyed.My Father
including other top Governmentfunctionaries were attacked and killed by the
rebels in November 2000 because of his relationship with the civilian
Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.
As a result of my fathers death and with the information we got that the
rebels are out for us the burden became too much for me to handle coupled
with the ill health of my mother she died in the process as I could not
afford her a decent medical care. The unrest in Ivory Coast and the threat
from the rebels
against our lifes,made us to be evacuated to Nederland last December where I
and my family are seeking political asylum, we are at present in an asylum
camp in a small village in Nederland(HOLLAND). Our only hope now is in you
and the boxes deposited in the Security Firm To this effect, humbly solicit
your assistance in the followings ways.
1. to assist me claim this boxes from the security
Firm as our Foreign partner
2. to transfer this money (USD$25.5 M) in your name
to your country
3. to make a good arrangement for a joint business
investment on our behalf in your country and you,our Adviser/ Manager.
For your assistance, I have decided that 20% of the
total amount will be for your effort and another 5 % to cover all the
expenses that may incur during the
business transaction, Last, I urge you to keep this transaction strictly
confidential as no one knows our where about.
Please as you show your willingness, Forward to me
your full name, address and Tel/ Fax numbers, to me via my private email,
and Iwill get back to you
immediately with more information's and subsequently
send you the necessary documents needed in this transaction.
Thanks.
May God bless you as you assist us.
MR JOSEPH DADA MBOSOWO.
PLEASE I WANT YOU TO REPLY WITH THIS CONFIDENTIAL
EMAIL ADDRESS:
[email protected]"
This was my resoponce, and I haven't heard from him again....
"Do not send me any more of this shit....
I think you have been watching to much TV and I believe you as much as I
would Bill Klinton....
You need to quit drinking so much of your bath water and get a real job,
instead of trying to scam an easy income from unsuspecting dupes.
Take me off your mailing list, or I will turn unwanted sources in your
direction as an internet scam artist...."
