From: cynthia sankoh <c_sankoh225@yahoo.fr>
Sent: September 24, 2004
Subject: ATTN:

From; Cynthia Sankoh;

PLAESE CONTACT ME ON MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:cynthiasankoh2001@yahoo.fr

ASSISTANCE FOR URGENT INVESTMENT

Dear respectful One

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or written before. Introducing myself, I am Miss Cynthia Sankoh, 21 years of age the only daugter of the late Mr and Mrs. Sankoh. My father was a Gold and cocoa merchant based in Accra,Ghana and Abidjan(Ivory Coast), he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips.Before the death of my father on 29th June 2001 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of USD$12 M (Twelve Million USD Dollars Only),deposited in a Security and finance company in (Abidjan Cte dIvoire, that he used my name as his only daugter for the next of kin in depositing the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partenar here I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as expansion of his existing cocoa business and real estate management here on how best to transfer thismoney to overseas please.He told me that the fund is a trunk box as such the security does not know the contents of the box. I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1- To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can quietly be transferred into.
2- To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in the university.
3- To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to help me securea residential permit in your country. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after thesuccessful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses we may incure.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.
I hope we can be very productive together, trust and confide in one another. Coming from the southern part of Sierra Leone , I was taught English by the British school which i attended. I do not speak french like the Ivorians and this is part of the difficulty I am facing in this country right now. I used to be a part (2) communication arts student in the higher institution before we got affected by the war.

NB : Please contact me immediately you receive this message through this email address if you are interested.God bless.

Sincerely.
Cynthia Sankoh

From: cynthia sankoh <cynthia_s1919@yahoo.fr>
Sent: September 26, 2004
Subject: From Cynthia and please send me your picture so that I will know who I dealing with it.

Dear Beloved one,

Thanks for your kind massge which I receive this morning with heart full of joy and it contect where well understood please I will be going to security company where this consignment was deposited by tomorrow morning to inform them of our readynees of claiming this consignment in there custody.

All I want now is know if you are willing to help contact the security company as my late father business partner and bear in mind that the security company does not know the really contect of the box because my father deposited as a family valvable.Immiditaly Ihear from you will give you the contact of the security company where this consignment that we will contact the for the release of the consignment in there custody.I am sending to you my picture for you to know who you are dealing with.

Cynthia Sankoh,

I send her my picture and try to get things going:

... I was very touched by the sad story of your fathers sudden death and the trunk box with "family valuables". Since we are going to do business across the continents, I need some kind of proof of your story. Could you give me that?? A "death certificate" or a "certificate of deposit" or something similar would do.

Did you contact the security company?

I hope to meet you face-to-face before this business deal is over.

Yours, ...

From: cynthia sankoh <cynthia_s1919@yahoo.fr>
Sent: September 28, 2004
Subject: IN TRUST.

Dear Miss Young,

I am very happy to receive your message and the picture. I am sorry for writing you very late due to fact that I visited the security company yesterday like I told you to inform that of my readiness to retrieve the consignment out of their custody.

To further assure you that am honest and sincere, I herein enclose in this message the necessary document being the evident documents covering the deposit. While going through the documents, you will surely realize that my late father lodged this consignment on a very special arrangement without letting the security company know the real actual content he deposited in their custody rather he declared it as containing family valuables.

I would have particularly loved, if you would be able to come down to enjoin me in going to the company as this short trip will as well give you the opportunity to see and witness things by yourself because seeing is believing. I know very it is not easy decision for to decide travel to a destination may be she has not been before, especially to an unknown person. But, I sincerely believed that this trip would easily set the path for the foundation of a long lasting business and family relationship amongst us.

I will later send to you my father's death certificate too in my next correspondence. Now I want you now to contact the security company because I had already submitted an application release form in respect of the release. Please to them by the example given below;

................................................

ATLANTIC VAULTS SECURITE SARL
RUE DE COMMERCE, 01 BP 1947 ABIDJAN 01
COTE D' IVOIRE
CONTACT PERSON: FRANCIS TOURE
TELEFAX: +22505289219
EMAIL: atlanticvault@netzero.com

Dear Sir
I am .............kin to Cynthia Sankoh resident at this address....................... Sequel to the heritage owner of the consignment is currently lodged to your company, enquire about the deposit made with reference number ATV/8795/13MH/ABJ02.
As for your compliment please contact me at email..............or Mobile Phone ................or Fax .................
Please assist and advice us of any matter and approachment to go for release of the deposit.
Well Sir, we are waiting and looking forward to know the further steps ahead.
Sincerely yours,
Miss Young.

....................................................

Please endeavour to contact them today and enquire about the deposit made with reference number ATV/8795/13MH/ABJ02.

I will stop here till I hear from you. I may call you later today to speak orally with you.

Sincerely,

Cynthia.

2 days later I fill in the form and send it to Atlantic Vault.
Their answer:

From: atlanticvault@netzero.com <atlanticvault@netzero.com>
Sent: October 1, 2004
Subject: CONSIGNMENT RELEASE PROCEEDURE.

ATTN: MISS YOUNG

DEAR SIR/MADAM, WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF THE INFORMATION YOU FORWARDED TO US IN RESPECT TO THE RELEASE AND DELIVERY OF A DEPOSIT MADE BY LATE DR SIMON FRANK SANKOH WITH REFERENCE NUMBER (ATV / 8795 / 13MH / ABJ02 ) TO YOU AS THE HIS APPOINTED RECEIVER AS CONTAINED IN THE RELEASE APPLICATION FORM SUBMITTED BY CYNTHIA SANKOH (MISS). FROM OUR RECORDS THE METALLIC BOX IN OUR CUSTODY CONTAINS VIP FAMILY GIFT ITEM (PERSONAL EFFECTS).THE TRUNK DEPOSIT HAS BEEN DUE FOR CLEARANCE SINCE THE 13TH OF JUNE 2004. WE HAD ALSO RECEIVED AN APPLICATION RELEASE FORM FROM MISS CYNTHIA KIATH SANKOH TOO IN REGARDS TO YOUR LETTER AS MENTIONED ABOVE.

WE ARE HONOURED TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS DEPOSIT IS INTACT AND SAFE IN OUR SECURITY VAULT AND READY FOR FURTHER DELIVERY ACTIONS . WE ARE AWARE OF THE QUEST AND THUS IT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO SATISFY THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS TO LEGALLY AUTHORISE THE RELEASE OF THIS DEPOSIT TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY.

1) YOU ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION (OATH WITHOUT WILL) AND A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AUTHORITY FROM THE PROBATE REGISTRY OF THE HIGH COURT. THIS AUTHORISATION IS REQUIRED SINCE THE INNITIAL DEPOSITOR,LATE DR SIMON F. SANKOH' CONSIGNMENT CAN ONLY BE SENT TO YOU IF AND IF THE AFOREMENTIONED STATUTORY REQUIREMENT IS MET WITH AS TO ENABLE THE DELIVERY COMPANY RELEASE TO YOU AS THE LEGALLY APPOINTED BENEFICIARY.

2) A COPIES OF THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED TO THE DEPOSITOR BE SENT TO US FOR VERIFICATIONS AS WELL AS TO CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE REALLY APPOINTED BY MISS CYNTHIA SANKOH. FORWARD THESE VITAL DOCUMENT TO US VIA EMAIL.

3).YOU SHOULD ALSO INFORM US ON THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOUR HOME TO HELP DETAIL THE DELIVERING COMPANY ACCORDINGLY DURING WOULD BE DELIVERY TO YOUR DETAILED ADDRESS (WE ASSUMED THAT THE ADDRESS YOU SENT IS CORRECT AND THE NAME YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME).

YOU ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT OUR ACCREDITTED LAWYER SINCE YOU ARE NON RESIDENT HERE IN AFRICA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING THIS PAPERWORKS IN YOUR FAVOUR SINCE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DEPOSITOR LIVES HERE AS A POLITICAL REFUGEE OF WHICH SHE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW TO PARTAKE IN ALL LEGAL ACTIVITIES. THE LAWYER'S CONTACT DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

ABBASS SHETIMA & ASSOCIATES.
HON.ABBASS SHETIMA.(PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY).
TELEPHONE: 00225 07 676373.
EMAIL: abbassshetima@justice.com

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FURTHER INSTRUCTION.

CORDIALLY.

FRANCIS TOURE.
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ATV CI.
TEL : 00225 05289219.

From: cynthia sankoh <cynthia_s1919@yahoo.fr>
Sent: October 4, 2004
Subject: From Cynthia.

Beloved Miss Young,

Are okey,I am worried because I have hard from you since the last time I send you a mail is thing the matter.I will be worried till I hard from you.

Your Friend......Cynthia

From: abbassshetima@justice.com <abbassshetima@justice.com>
Sent: October 4, 2004
Subject: LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION/CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS.

ATTN: MISS YOUNG DATE:4/10/2004.

REFERENCE TO YOUR EMAIL REQUEST ON MATTER RELATING TO MISS CYNTHIA SANKOH BUSINESS AFFAIRS . PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THIS OFFICE HAD INDICATED THEIR INTEREST TO SERVE YOU IN THIS CAPACITY. FOLLOWING FURTHER BRIEFING ON PHONE BY MISS CYNTHIA HERSELF TODAY AS WELL AS THE COMPANY ITSELF.

WE ARE A REPUTABLE LAW FIRM WITH VAST KNOWLEDGE IN CORPORATE , BANKING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND MATTERS ARISING FROM "WILLS AND CODICILS " . WITH OUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND IN OUR CAPACITY AS ATTORNEYS ACCREDITED BY THE SUPREME JUDICIAL BODY OF CTE D'IVOIRE , WE PROMISE TO GIVE YOU A QUICK AND PERFECT LEGAL SERVICE IN THE PROCUREMENT OF YOUR LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION UPON THE FULFILMENT OF THE FOLLOWING COMPULSORY GOVERNMENTAL CONDITIONS .

i. ESTATE FEE IN THE SUM OF $350 -PAYABLE TO THE INLAND REVENUE/TAX DEPARTMENT.
ii. APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION FEES PAYABLE AT MINISTRY OF JUSTICE IN THE SUM OF $ 150
iii. FILING OF ADMINISTRATION BOND AT THE HIGH COURT WITH A SWORN AFFIDAVIT IN THE SUM $ 415.
iv. FILING "OATH OF ADMINISTRATION " IN THE SUM OF $ 90-PAYABLE AT MINISTRY OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE.
v. FACILITATION IN THE SUM OF $300.
vi. THE ATTORNEY FEE SHALL BE $1000.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY IN FULL ALL GOVERNMENTAL FEES BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES BY THIS FIRM WHILE THE ATTORNEY FEE SHALL BE PAID WHEN THE DOCUMENT IS SECURED AND SUBMITTED TO THE SECURITY COMPANY,THEN IF APPROVED AND THE CONSIGNMENT SENT TO YOU, THEN WILL YOU PAY THE LEGAL FEE TO OUR OFFICE.

WE WOULD HAVE REQUESTED MANDATORY CONSULTATION FEES WHICH IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ALL CLIENTS CONTACTING US FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO $300 BUT SPEAKING WITH MISS CYNTHIA SANKOH ON PHONE TODAY WHEN SHE CALLED US FORCED ME TO WAIVE IT OFF DUE HIS POLITICAL STATUS CONDITION AS A REFUGEE.

PLEASE CONTACT US TO DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OF THESE PAYMENTS, ESPECIALLY THE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION FROM THE PROBATE REGISTRY.

FINALLY, BE REST ASSURED THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY DELAY ON YOUR PART, OUR INFLUENCE WILL HIGHLY MANIFEST IN THE ACCELERATION OF THIS MATTER.

THANKS FOR YOUR PATRONAGE,

YOURS IN SERVICE.

ABBASS SHETIMA ESQ.
PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY,
ABBASS SHETIMA & ASSOCIATES ( ATTORNEY-AT LAW)

From: cynthia sankoh <cynthia_s1919@yahoo.fr>
Sent: October 6, 2004
Subject: What is happening??

My dear friend,

I am very worried for not hearing from you. At least you must be informing me of all development incase you have contacted the security company. Please reply to me.

I need urgent response from you.

Regards and love from,

Cynthia.

I answer Cynthia the following day:

Dearest Cynthia,

I am sorry for not keeping you up-to-date. I have contacted both the security company and the lawyer. Both of them sent me a looong email.

This is becomming too complicated for me, so I need your help. I will forward their emails to you, and I would like you to tell me what to do.

I can see that they want us to pay a lot of money. How much can you come up with? Last week-end I travelled to Sct.Petersburg and was arrested because I was stupid enough to carry the bag from a stranger through the customs. It turned out that it contained drugs. Well, the American Embassy got me out of jail in the end, but it meant that I am almost out of cash, and cannot raise more until I go back home to Seattle.

I am in Amsterdam at the moment. I plan to return to home as soon as my business here is finished.

Take care, ...

P.S. Did you send the death certificate that you promised?

From: cynthia sankoh <cynthia_s1919@yahoo.fr>
Sent: October 7, 2004
Subject: In trust.

Dear miss Young, I am now relaxed for hearing from you. I am shocked to see the cost of getting the necessary document. It is indeed very costly, but the happiest thing in it all is that the lawyer did not charge any fee for his legal representation.

I must confess to you that the document cost is beyond my expectation. However, there is nothing to be done unless seeking how to pay him in order obtain the document for us. For this reason, I have made up to sell a gold jewelry which my late father bought for me a gift when he visited Thailand. I kept this jewelry very special because I refresh my mind with my late father memory. This in fact brings my father to my mind anytime I am wearing the jewelry.

My greatest concern now is that I do not know how much the gold merchants may price the gold since I am selling it as a second-hand value item. I shall be leaving immediately after this message to see what will be the price. I will inform you as soon as I am back because I have no money at hand. I must let you know that it is not interest to sell off the gold but I am doing this because this transaction is of great value than the jewelry. Had it been the fund is in my possession, I would have loved to cherish the treasure since it is a gift from Dad.

The death certificate is intact. I will be sending it to you in the next message. Please if there is anything you can do, please do it to help a friend/sister, take me as part of you.

I am afraid, I may not be able to raise all the needed money as it was never my intention to involve you in any financial contribution in advance to the actualization of this noble transaction.

Waiting to hear from you. You are indeed a very busy person, evidently from the way you travel. I see no reason why you assist a stranger in an airport after hearing about terrorism and drugs cases in eastern Europe. Stop doing so next time.

Love and regards,

Cynthia.

From: cynthia sankoh <cynthia_s1919@yahoo.fr>
Sent: October 7, 2004
Subject: development today

Dear Miss Young,

Here is the death certificate copy. I am disappointed because the highest bidder for the sale of the gold jewelry priced it $690. I am ready to sell it off tomorrow if you assured me that you will help me pay the balance to the lawyer.

if you can, then write to the lawyer to direct you how you will send the fund to him while I will go their office and pay him the $690. I count on you as I have no one here to meet.

Love and regards,
Cynthia.
P.S: keep all the documents i sent to you very confidential while I hope to hear from you.

Instead of paying the big fee to the lawyers, I tell them that I do not trust them:

Re: MISS CYNTHIA SANKOH BUSINESS AFFAIRS ========================================

Sir,
I am sorry that it took so long to answer your mail, but I have received some disturbing news. A friend of mine told me that your firm was involved in "419-fraud". I dont know what that means, but I got worried, and asked him for some kind of proof. He is working on that now.

I think it is most unlikely that he will find anything, since I got your name through ATLANTIC VAULT. But to settle it finally, I would like you to send me your Diploma, or some other proof that you run a legitimate business.

I hope to hear from you soon, so that we can get on with miss Cynthias case.

Regards, ...

From: abbassshetima@justice.com <abbassshetima@justice.com>
Sent: October 11, 2004
Subject: Re: MISS CYNTHIA SANKOH BUSINESS AFFAIRS

Attn: Miss Young

You are hereby warn to desist from further contact with this office. Who are you to link this noble office with 419-fraud. Do you understand the magnitude effect of your letter to this office. It is quite unprofessional and unethical for this law firm to provide you with the diploma after 25 years of operation. If you wish to enquire about this office, please with the nearest embassy of this country.

Thanks for compliance to the above directive.

Suzanne MENDY
Deputy,
Abbass Shetima & Associates.

Let us put some scammer lawyers together:

Dear Suzanne,

thank you for your email, although I dont like the tone of it.

I am not accusing you of 419-fraud, I just had to confirm some rumours, that I got from two colleages of yours. You can contact them and verify for yourself:

Barrister Dago Djiriga Frank Esq., PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY
Chambers Av 10 Rue 22 Cocody, Abidjan
Tel 00 225 0788-3330
Fax 00 225 2136-0166
Email k_chambers20012003@yahoo.fr

MAITRE DIDIER
Tel 0022505905690
Email info_maitre_didier@yahoo.ca

Regards, ...

From: abbassshetima@justice.com <abbassshetima@justice.com>
Sent: October 14, 2004
Subject: Abbass Shetima & Associates.

Attn: Miss Young

We acknowledge receipt of your message dated 12th day of October,2004. We are apologize for late response due to workloads in our office.

Sequel to your message we totally disagree with rumours you acquired because the below lawyer is a frequent visitor to our office being a close friend to Honourable Shetima for almost fifteen years. Therefore, if you doubt our stand, please forward to us an email you recieved from the below office stating that this office is not in existence. He was even to our office today before the duo left for a seminar.

Barrister Dago Djiriga Frank Esq., PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY
Chambers Av 10 Rue 22 Cocody, Abidjan
Tel 00 225 0788-3330
Fax 00 225 2136-0166
Email k_chambers20012003@yahoo.fr

In addition, you can visit the nearest embassy of this country in your country to reconfirm the genuity of this firm. We will not accept further misinformation about this firm from you or anyone as you will be held responsible for any negative comment addressed to this firm.

Thanks and your in service.

Yours faithfully,

Suzanne Mendy,
Deputy,
Abbass Shetima.

Well this was not what I expected. Did they know each other beforehand, or is she bluffing? I cut-and-paste in some old emails and send that to Abbass:

Dear Suzanne,

I am sorry to hear that you are doing business with Barrister Dago. He must be talking with two tounges. This is the email he sent to me.

Have a nice week-end,

Miss Young.

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 12:24:00 -0700 (PDT), k_chambers20012003@yahoo.fr said:
>ATTN: MS YOUNG.
>
>FOLLOWING MY LAST MAIL TO YOU, HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU ARE FINE. I HAVE BEEN
>WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU, HOPE YOU HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO THOSE THIEVES AS
>THEY WANT TO SCAM YOU. I AM WAITING TO HAVE A REPORT FROM POLICE I ASKED TO
>GO FOR THEIR ARREST.
>
>I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE PHONE NUMBER THEY FORWARDED TO YOU WAS NOT THEIR
>REAL NUMBER AND THEY ARE NOT WHAT THEY TOLD YOU THEY ARE. THEY ARE JUST NO
>PEOPLE IN ANY WHERE TRYING TO OBATIN YOU BY THRICKS. BE WARNED!!!!
>
>KINDLY GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY.
>
>BEST REGARDS.
>
>BARRISTER DAGO DJIRIGA FRANK ESQ.
> (PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY)

From: frank chambers <k_chambers20012003@yahoo.fr>
Sent: October 18, 2004
Subject: CONFIRMATION.

ATTN: MS YOUNG,

THIS MESSAGE TO YOU IS TO CONFIRM TO YOU THAT BARRISTER ABBASS SHETIMA IS MY LONG TIME FRIEND AND I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS NOW.

THIS MAIL IS NOT FOR YOU TO REPLY ME BACK IS JUST A CONFIRMATION TO YOU.

GOOD LUCK.

BARRISTER DAGO DJIRIGA FRANK ESQ.
(PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY

From: cynthia sankoh <cynthia_s1919@yahoo.fr>
Sent: October 22, 2004
Subject: Is anything the matter.

Dear Miss Young,

What is heppening I have you decided to abondon me.

God knowns the truth!

Dearest Cynthia,

If God knows the truth, then ask him!

No, I have not decided to abondon you, I just dont know what to do. I dont trust barrister Abbass, and I got a rude answer, when I asked to see their diploma.

If you still want me to assist you in our business, you will have to find another lawyer, that is willing to prove that they are serious.

Have a nice week-end, ...

From: cynthia sankoh <cynthia_s1919@yahoo.fr>
Sent: October 25, 2004
Subject: urgent response needed fro you.

Dear Miss Young,

Thanks for your message.

I am happy for the message you send to me and I will glad for only you will show you interest in assiting over this transaction through your urgent responed,regards to this message I am sending to you .

After reading your message,I went striegth to the ministry of justics and meat a lawyer there by my self and he agreed to assist us and even help to transfer the consignment to the US,which I will go together with the consignment.He said the change of ownership will be ready with sum of $335US(three hundered and thity five dollars) I was surprise to hear that .

Please I will like you to contact he immediately with your full information together with the money so that he will do the change of ownership and the consignment will be in your step by wenesday this week.I agreed to pay him, his charges immediately we reaches to the US together with the diplomat.

Please your urgent is needed over this matter.

Here is the contact of the lawyer.
Name:BR Frank Cises.
Adress:Rue 10 plot 233 marcory
Abidjan.
Tele/fax:00234 05590687.
Email:br_frankci00@lawyer.com.

PLease kindly send he the money to his adress and his name regards to the change of ownership in you name try as much as you can to call him on phone.

Thanks beloved cynthia.

Next day, I contact the new lawyer, tell him my address, but I also have to make sure that he is better than the old one:

ATT: BR Frank Cises.
====================

Sir,
Ms. Cynthia Sankoh has asked me to contact you in order to assist in her case.

At the moment I am in Amsterdam, but plan to go to Madrid and London within the next days.

I have had some bad experience with a lawyer in your country, so I will have to ask you for some kind of proof before we can go into business. Will you send me a copy of your diploma, or something similar?

I have attached my picture? Will you send me yours?

Regards, ...

I get no answer. After 5 days, I contact Cynthia, but get no answer. They must have decided that the $335 was their final offer, and since I haven't payed, the game is over.

7 months later I get this contact on myownfriends.com:

This picture is the same as Cynthias, but now her name is Juliette Patrick. I contact her.

From: Juliette Dorcas <juliettedorcas1111@yahoo.com.au>
Sent: May 20, 2005
Subject: From Miss Juliette (My Photo)

Dear Miss Young,

Thanks for your mail .Let me tell you I AM the only surviving child of my late parents .I am from Abidjan in Cote d'ivoire.I am 22 years of age and studying economics in the University of Ghana,Legon.Due to the sudden death of my parents,I had to drop from school to enable take care of things very well.I hope to continue with my studies after this transaction is completed. My late father made a deposit with VIGASSISTANCE SECUITRY COMPANY here$8.5 million dollars.

Now due to the political setuation in COTE D' IVOIRE I have asked the director of the security company if they have offices in overseas. He told me that they have offices in the following countries as in UK, SPAIN, HOLLAND, DUBAI

So i want you to stand on my behalf as my new beneficiary to claim the money at there any give office you want .I will give you all the documents needed and the one that the security company gave to my late father.

Secondly, please note that the Security Company does not know that the actual contents of the consignment they are having is real money. They thought that it's Family Valuables and this what my late father used in depositing the consignment with them for security reasons.

Never you tell the Security Company that the actual contents is money because of my security here. This is Africa and a lot of unimaginable things happens here. I could be killed and by then I will loose the whole money.

I will need your opinion on this transaction. As soon as possible to enable me give you the procedure to follow in clearing the consignment from the Collecting Centre of the Security Company.
Please advise if the Attorney will go ahead to prepare the original copies of this draft agreement.Looki will take care of any money that will be needed here.

May God Bless You and your family.
Kind regards,
MISS JULIETTE PATRICK .

Hi Juliette, That was an interesting story. I can understand that you are in a difficult situation, but I don't understand why you need my help. Why don't you collect the money yourself?
Thank you for the nice pictures. I think I have seen them somewhere before. Are you a model? ...

I never received an answer.

2 months later, I receive an email from M.M.:

M.M. met Sandra on http://ananzi.matchmaker.co.za in January.
This is an email from Sandra to M.M.:

From: sandra lansana <sndlans@yahoo.fr>
Sent: April 2, 2005
Subject: From Miss SAndra

Dearest M.M.
I am very happy and gratefull to receive your mail in which you indicated your private contact information as well, meanwhile i am miss sandra lansana and i beleive that you must have seen my picture which i attached with my profile,
Thank you once again for your kindhearted concern and your willinginess to help me towards my humble requested help and assistance from you

Pls it is in respect of my late father's consignment deposited with a private security company, My father was the director of cocoa farmers assocation in my country and he was into cocoa business as well, My Father deposited some amount of money ($4million) inside a box and deposited it as a consignment with a private security company This was because of the war in my country and this was the only means and way which my father could possibly move out this money rom our country because of the political war,

My father used his posiion to move out this consignment through a diplomatic means to the security company's affiliated office in europe, My father had the intention to travel over to the security company's vault office in europe to claim and retrive back this consignment and use the money for an overseas investment, Before he was killed, as a result of the political war in my country which i believe that you must have heared about it, Pls since i am left alone as an orphan having lost my father and other members of my family that is why i have decided to contact you to seek for your total hlp and assistance in retriving this consignment since due to my age as a girl and coupled with my present situation and my inablity to travel o europe to the vault of the security company i want you to help me to claim and retrive this conignment and have the money invested in your country and as ell help me to relocate to your country to start my life again and as well to conclude my education

Pls i am willing to offer you 20% of the money insie the consignment as soon as it is claimed and retrived from the vault of the security company in europe, Pls i am willing to detail you more and more about this matter i want you to know that this is the only inheriance which my father left and it is the only hope that i have to start my life again therefore i will higly need your total consent in this matter.

I am waiting for your soonest reply and i will tell you more about this matter May Allah blss you as you consider to help and assist me an orphan towards this matter

Yours orphan in need
Sandra

Another 2 weeks later I receive this from S.A.:

He attached the following email from Jennifer:

From: Jennifer Kekou <jennifer3ci@yahoo.com>
Sent: July 7, 2005
Subject: From Jennifer

Dearest,

Thanks alot for your respond to my mail to you, i am very greatful.
First and foremost and brief self introduction, I am Jannifer Kekou Mathins from Africa, 24years old and the only daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.Robert Kekou. i love music as well, am 5.8 feet tall. Infract as time goes on you will know more about me.

My father was a highly reputable business magnate-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad year 12th.Feb. 2003.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 11 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on February 12 2003 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he had a sum of $5.5 million US DOLLARS (five million five hundred thousand USD)deposited in a suspense account with one of the local banks here in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

He also said he used my name to Deposit the fund with the bank as his only daughter, as well as the next of kin to the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money to and use it for investment purposes.

I want you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also use it for an investment purpose.

I am just 24 years old and a high school leaving certificate holder and really don't know what to do. Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this funds. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory Coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.
Dearest one, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as a friend?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account?

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible, as well I will like you to forward your private telephone and fax number if you are willing to have the relevant documents to confirm the existence of the fund for verification from the bank and to confirm the authenticity of my proposal to you also for easy communication.

I think with this i am able to express myself better to you, so let me know what you have for me if you still need me or not, i want it to come from your heart if you accept to assist me and take me as your future partner.

Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
Miss Jannifer Kekou Mathins.

(N B ) I have attached to you my photo.

My father when alive

My late father burial

My late mother

1 month later I receive another mail from M.M. He found her again on the dating site http://ananzi.matchmaker.co.za/. Now she is called Helen, and is 43 years old!

From: Jennifer kekou <jennifer777ci@yahoo.com>
Sent: September 7, 2005
Subject: Thanks and God bless you

Dearest,

I thank you very much for your sincere response to my proposal, it gave me a great joy after reading your wonderful and hopeful mail.

Infact I am ready to depend on your every advise for you have assured me of the safety of this fund when it finaly comes to your care since you can see that this fund is the only thing that my late parents left for me so I do not intend to play with it that is why I have been looking for a trustworthy person who will not betray,deny or sit on the fund when it finaly comes to his or her care and I thank God that I have seen you as a God fearing person whom I can confide this fund to his hand without fear.

I want to ask you for a favour, please can you allow me to be calling you my Darling since I have now taken you as my life partner and can you also take me as your wife and take proper good care of me when I come over your country.The death of my parents has made me to lost all it costs to be happy in this world so I need someone who will take me as his wife so that I can regain my joy again.

I have forward to you,the legal documents that proves the existence of the fund which was issued to my late father by the bank when he deposited the fund and these documents are with my pastor here because he is the only one that is aware of this fund and he is the only one that has been taking care of me since the death of my parents so these documents I send to you because the bank will ask you for them when you will contact them.

Moreover I am ready to marry you as soon as I see your sincerity toward this transaction and I have decided to give you 15% for your assistances,and another 5% has been mapped aside to cover any incident expenses which we might incure during the process of this transaction and please be rest assure that any money you may spend for the purpose of this transaction must be reambused to you from the 5% immediately you received the fund in your account and I am assuring you that this transaction is 100% risk free and will benefit both of us at the end only if we can understand our selves and work with one mind.

I want you to assist me in this transaction is that after you have received the fund in your account,you will send me some money from the 5% so that I can arrange my traveling documents to come over your country to further my education because it is one of the instructions that my late father gave to me before his death that I must further my education through the help of a foreign partner whom I will trust to confide this fund into his or her hand.

If you had read my first mail to you very well,you will understand that my father was the last I lost and he was poissoned to death by his friends/business associates simply because he was making progress in his business and they planed and poissoned him to death and before his death,he gave an outstanding instruction to the bank that the fund must be transfered outside this country before use,this is to make sure that I did not start to make use of the money here so that his enemies will not get at me and I am ready to leave this country now because of the political crises that is why I want you to hasten up so that we can conclude this transaction within a week time for me to leave this country to yours.

As I have explained to you about my situation here so I will like you to keep this transaction very secret and confidential for my own self security reasons.Please in your next mail,do not fail to include your pictures for personal identification and I have built all my confidence in you and for I have seen your sincerity towards helping me out of this situation, now I am enclosing the contact of the bank where the fund was deposited so that you can contact them and introduce yourself to them as my foreign partner whom the fund will be transfer to his account and ask them of their procedure of transfering fund from their bank to an account outside this country.

Below is the contact of the bank.

BANK NAME: BIOA BANK COTE D IVOIRE.
CONTACT PERSON: (HON DR SMITH WILLIAMS)
FOREIGN REMITANCE DEPT DIRECTOR BIAO BANK.
TEL:00 225 080 410 81
FAX:00 225 212 424 477
MAIL : biao.bank.remit.dep.ci@infohq.com

I will go to the bank by tomorrow morning to introduced you to them as my foreign partner and beneficiary of the money, Please send me your full name so that i can introduce you to the bank immediately.

I will be waiting your response after discussing with the bank and you can also call me through this number so that we can have oral discussion and to know ourselve better.0022508309832.

Waiting for your call if possible today.

Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely,
Jennifer.

Some months later, C.S. get in contact with her on another datingsite:

On July 20, 2006 G.G. forwarded some emails and pictures to me.

The emails were identical to those from Jennifer, that S.A. received one year earlier, except for the email address. It had changed from jennifer3ci@yahoo.com to jennifer7ci@yahoo.com.

The pictures were also the same.