This is called the 'Nigerian 419 Scam'. Surprisingly people have been bilked out of millions and some even murdered over this. I just ran it through spamcop.
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/ Jason Stewart Systems Administrator/Programmer Right to Life of Michigan Tel: (616)532-2300 Fax: (616)532-3461 At 09:28 AM 4/12/2002 -0700, MERUS OFOGI wrote: >HELLO, > > >IT IS MY PLEASURE TOWRITE YOU, HOWEVER, I EXPECT A >LITTLE ASTONISHMENT FROM YOU HENCE WE DON'T KNOW EACH >OTHER BEFORE BUT I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY LATE >FATHER BOOK SHELF. >I DELIGHTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS I AM >A HIGHLY PLACED GOVERNMENT OFFICAL IN THE DEMOCRATIC >OF CONGO UNDER THE FORMER LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT >KABILA. AFTER HIS UNFORTUNATE ASSASSINATION BY HIS >BODY GUARD ON 9TH OF JANUARY, 2001.I LEFT TO DAKAR >SENEGAL WHERE I AMPRESENTLY RESIDING. AS MATTER OF >FACT I LEFT THE COUNTRY WITH $10.5 MILLION US DOLLARS >WHICH WAS MEANT TO FINANCE THE REBEL OPERATION IN THE >COUNTRY. > >AS THE SITUATION STAND NOW, PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT I WAS >KILLED DURING THE PERIOD OF ASSASSINATION, PRESENTLY, >I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTRY AND THE MONEY >IS PRESENTLY HERE IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN DAKAR >SENEGAL. > >I AM LOOKING FOR A TRUST WORTHY INDIVIDUAL OR PERSON >WHERE I CAN PUT THIS MONEY IN HIS HAND OR MOVE THE >MONEY INTO HIS COUNTRY WHERE I CAN INVEST IT PROPERLY. > >I HAVE COME A LONG WAY BY MAKING THIS MONEY GET >SUCCESSFULLY INTO DAKAR SENEGAL, I DO NOTNEED ANY >DOUBLE >CROSSING OR ANYTHING THAT WILL JEOPADISE THE >SUCCESSFUL MEOVEMENT OF THE MONEY. > >FINALLY, I HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE >TOTALSUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES >THAT YOU MIGHT INCUR. YOUR GENUINE INTEREST AND >ASSISTANCE IN THIS BUSINESS WILL BE HIGHLY >APPRECIATED. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU. >PLEASE,WHEN REPLYING ADD YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE OR FAX >FOR MORE EASY COMMUNICATION. >YOU CAN REACH ME THROUGH THIS NUMBER:00221 558 14 30. >THANKS. >MERUS OFOGI > >PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THIS >MAIL ADDRESS [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > >-- >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
