As others have pointed out, this is an old scam. For more details, try searching google using "inurl:419 fraud" Also, the United States Secret Service has more details at: http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml Phil Hochstetler -----Original Message----- From: Rob Martin [mailto:robert@martin-iti.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:24 AM To: crime@private Subject: CRIME FW: scam mail, received as URGENT ASSISTANCE A co-worker of mine received this today, and I'm not sure who to inform. Sorry to clog your email box with one more message. rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "ajee usman" <ajee@private> To: <ajee@private> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 3:46 AM Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE > REQUEST FOR AN URGENT ASSISTANCE > > > > > >From AJEE USMAN > Tel ++393339048897 > E-Mail ajeeu@private > > > Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business > relationship > > with you.I am Ajee usman ,the first son of late Mr Dantata Usman.My > father was a very wealthy GOLD and COCOA manchant who based in > ACCRA GHANA and > ABIDJAN respectively,The economic capital of coteD,Ivoire.He > was poisoned > to death by his business associate on one of their > business outings.My > father took me and my brother so special. Before > the death of my father > on the 29th November 2000 in a private hospital > in ABIDJAN,He sincerely > called me on his bed side and told me that > he had a sum of 14.000.000.00 > US DOLLARS(FOURTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS)kept > in a security company in Madrid > Spain.Before his death,he gave me > all the relevant document which he used > to deposit a trunk box containg > the money in the security company in Spain,which > he declared as > family treasure.He also explained to me that it was because > of his > wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocaites,That I should > seek for a foreign partner > in a country of my choice where l will transfer > this money and use it for investment purposes. > (1)I want you to assist me in clearing this fund from the security > company > into your account overseas as beneficiary of the fund and > also for investment > purpose such as REAL ESTATE,HOTELS,PETROLUM INDUSTRY. > (2)To serve as a guardian of this fund since the clauses in my asylum > status > that did entitle me to do any banking transaction or invest > such huge > amount in europe.For your assistance and co-operation,I > have decided to > bequeath to you, 15% of the total sum involved and > 5% mapped out for any > miscellaneous expenses that we may incur during > the process of transferring > this money to your country.Moreover,it > is risk free in the sense that I > have taken proper care of all the > formalities regarding to this transaction. > I request you to come down to Madrid Spain and open a non resident > investment > account where we will deposit this money after withdrawing > it from the > security company.For onward transfer to your account > in your country after > that I will travel back with you to your country > and take my share of 80% > or in alternative invest my share in your > country under your supervision.If > you consider this worth doing,kindly > contact me as soon as you receive > my mail to enable me finalise > with the security company,where it was deposited > for safekeeping.You > can also reach me with this email address above. > Regards, > > AJEE USMAN > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Free email @saudia.com Click http://www.saudia.com > > _____________________________________________________________ > Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with email@private by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag >
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