An Email with the Subject "With due Respect" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:31:39 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "Martha Clerisse Koumba jones" <clamirrty2@hotmail.com>.
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FROM MRS MARTHA CLARISSE KOUMBA GHANA WEST AFRICA DEAR , I AM MRS MARTHA CLARISSE KOUMBA THE WIFE OF LATE CHEIF ANDREW JONES KOUMBA,THE OWNER OF TWO GOLD FIELDS IN SEIRRA LEONE THAT WAS LATER TAKEN OVER FROM US BY THE GOVERNMENT, AND MY HUSBAND WAS MADE THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINES BEFORE THE REBEL FORCES ATTACKED HIM AND TOOK IT OVER. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY SEARCH IN THE INTERNET AS REPUTABLE PERSON WHO CAN HELP ME TO MANAGE OUR INHERITED FUND IN A GOOD BUSINESS UNTIL MY SON IS ABLE TO TAKE OVER. SIR AS A BUSY PERSON, I PRAY YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO CONSENT TO MY PLIGHT AND PROPOSAL I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIDE IN YOU THAT I INHERITED A TOTAL SUM OF $23.000.000.USD(TWENTY - THREE MILION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) FROM MY LATE HUSBAND (CHIEF ANDREW JONES KOUMBA ) WHO WAS KILLED BY THE REBEL SOLDIERS IN SIERRA-LEONE. THIS MONEY WAS MOVED DOWN TO GHANA WITH INSTRUCTION TO TRANSFER THE CONSIGNMENT TO EUROPE DEPOSITED IN A PRIME SECURITY FIRM BY MY LATE HUSBAND UNDER A SPECIAL SECRET ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH HE DECLARED THE CONSIGNMENT AS FAMILY VALUABLUES AND WITH THE HOPE OF INVESTING IT LATER IN EUROPE,BUT THE SUDDEDN DEATH COULD NOT ALLOW HIM. AFTER HIS SUDDEN DEATH WE DISCOVERED A COPY OF THE WILL HE MADE IN WHICH HE STATED THAT THE DEPOSIT CONTAINS MONEY, THOUGH DECLARED AS FAMILY VALUABLES FOR SECURITY REASON.I DECIDED TO SEEK REFUGE IN GHANA FOR A WHILE, BUT I AM NOW LOOKING FOR A TRUSTED PARTNER IN EUROPE TO WITHDRAW THE TRUNK BOX IN WHICH THE MONEY IS HIDDEN AND ACCOMODATE THIS MONEY, AND CAN BE COVENIENTLY DEPOSITED FOR INVESTMENT AND MANAGMENT ON OUR BEHALF AND FOR US TO ALSO COME OVER TO STAY IN YOUR COUNTRY. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT AND RELY ON YOU BECAUSE, WE HAVE DECIDED TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO GOOD BUSINESS VENTURE IN YOUR COUNTRY, BASED ON ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY. MYSELF AND MY SON HAVE AGREED THAT YOU WILL BE THE ONLY PARTNER AND FUND MANAGER IN THIS REGARD.I AM BY THIS EMAIL MESSAGE SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS RESPECT. YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUESTED TO ARRANGE FOR A POSSIBLE WAY THIS MONEY COULD BE MOVE TO YOUR COUNTRY ,EVEN IF IT MAY REQUIRE YOUR COMING DOWN HERE IN GHANA TO MEET ME. WE HAVE AGREED THAT 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM SHALL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR RENDERING THIS ASSISTANCE. I HAVE ALSO EARMARKED 5% FOR EXPENSES LIKE TRAVELLING.HOTEL BILLS e.t.c,10% TO BE IN A SEPRATE ACCOUNT FOR ME, WHILE THE REMAINING 70% WILL BE FOR THE FAMILY'S INVESTMENT , WITH YOU AS A PARTNER AND TRUSTEE.PLEASE REPLY THIS EMAIL MESSAGE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENT TIME THROUGH MY EMAIL INDICATING YOUR WILLINGNESS. HAVE A NICE DAY AND GOD BLESS. YOURS SINCERELY MRS MARTHA CLARISSE KOUMBA _________________________________________________________________ Testez Windows Live Mail Beta ! http://www.ideas.live.com/