It's a variation of the Nigerian money transfer scam. I've forwarded it to the Secret Service.
At 03:15 PM 11/2/01 -0800, David Baynes wrote: >Hi List > >This is a total scam. Here's the drill: >Usually, you'll need to send money for insurance before they >ship the boxes to you ($500-$1000). >After you pay them... you'll never hear from them again. > >I forwarded this message to the police also. >There always looking for these scammers. > >Dave > >sankoh linus wrote: > > > MRS ELISABETH SANKOH > > ABIDJAN - COTE D'IVOIRE > > TEL: 225 07 654968 > > e-mail :[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ATTN :Director > > > > DEAR SIR, > > > > WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMILITY I WRITE YOU THIS > > PROPOSAL WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD BE OF GREAT INTREST TO > > YOU. > > I AM MRS ELISABETH SANKOH A SIERRA LEONE NATIONALITY > > AND THE WIFE OF THE LATE DR FREDERICK SANKOH OF THE > > BLESSED MEMORY PRIOR TO MY HUSBAND ASSASSINATION BY > > THE REBEL FORCE LOYAL TO MAJOR JOHN PAUL KOROMAH. HE > > WAS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL NATIONAL GOLD AND DIAMOND > > MINING CORPORATION OF SIERRA LEONE. > > TWO DAYS BEFORE MY HUSBAND WAS ASSASSINATED, HE > > INSTRUCTED ME AND MY CHILDREN MICKAEL AND LINUS SANKOH > > TO MOVE OUT OF SIERRA LEONE IMMEDIATELY. THE POWERFUL > > ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES ( ECOMOG) > > FORCES INTEVENED WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULED INTO BRUTAL > > CIVIL WAR, I AND MY CHILDREN MANAGE TO ESCAPE TO > > ABIDJAN THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE THROUGH THE HELP > > OF MY HUSBANDS FRIEND WHO IS A TRAWLER. WE CAME INTO > > ABIDJAN WITH SOME VALUABLE INCLUDING A CASH SUM OF > > 46.3 MILLION (FORTY SIX MILLION THREE HUNDRED > > THOUSANDS DOLLARS). IN TWO TRUNK BOXES. > > > > I DEPOSITED THIS BOX ES WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY > > COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE WITH MY FIRST > > SONS NAME ( MICKAEL SANKOH ) AS THE DEPOSITOR AND NOT > > THE BENEFICIARY DUE TO OUR POLITICAL STATUS AND THE > > NATURE OF DEPOSITE WE CAN NOT SERVE AS THE > > BENEFICIARY. > > THE BENEFICIARY MUST BEAR THE NAME OF A FORIGNER. THE > > DOCUMENTRY POWER TO APPOINT A BENEFICIARY IS WITH > > MICKAEL MY FIRST SON. FOR YOUR INFORMATION WE DID NOT > > DISCLOSE THE REAL CONTENT OF THE BOXES TO THE SECURITY > > COMPANY AND WE DO NOT WISH THEM TO KNOW THIS UNDRE ANY > > CIRCUMSTANCE RATHER, WE DEPOSITED THE BOXES AS FAMILY > > VALUABLE. > > > > WE HAVE IT IN MIND TO REWARD HANDSOMELY FOR YOUR > > ASSISTANCE, WE ARE PREPARE TO GIVE YOU 25% OF THE > > TOTAL SUM AND 7% WILL BE SET , TO OFFSET TO ANY > > EXPENSES THAT OCCUR DURING THE TRANSACTION BOTH LOCAL > > AND INTERNATIONAL, WHILE THE REMAINING BALANCE WILL BE > > ESTABLISH ON YOUR DIRECTIONS. > > PLEASE ENSURE THAT NO ONE ELSE KNOW ABOUT THIS MONEY > > AS IT IS ONLY MYSELF, SONS, YOURSELF AND THE > > EVANGELIST OF THE CHURCH WHERE WE WORSHIP WHO KNOWS > > ABOUT THIS MONEY AND THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE. > > LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR SOONEST REPLY. > > MAY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU ASSIST US. > > > > YOURS SINCERELY > > MRS ELISABETH SANKOH > > > > NB : PLEASE ANY A-MAIL THAT YOU WILL SEND TO ME PUT > > YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER. > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en fran�ais ! > > Yahoo! Courrier : http://courrier.yahoo.fr > > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to > > http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) >Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
