From: rosaline hamson <rosaline_hamson32@yahoo.fr>
Sent: September 10, 2004
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

ATTN:

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

I am Mrs ROSALINE HAMSON. from south Africa. I am married to Mr Alex HAMSON who worked with South Africa embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2003.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.Before his death we were both born again Christian.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$1.5 million dollars in a a private security company as family valuables in a mettalic trunk box here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.Presently, this money is still in security company.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of nine months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a charity organization that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want an organization that will use this fund for orphanages, school and church ,widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth".I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.Exodus 14 VS 14 says that "the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace".

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development.With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security company here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Contact me on the this e mail ; rosaline_hamson@yahoo.com any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcin g another church for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs ROSALINE HAMSON

...

Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. authorizated lawyer who will do the change of ownership on your name as the new beneficairy.

AND AGINS FOR HEPYING ME THIS TANSTZATION YOU WE HAVE PARSONAL 15% FOR YOU THEM OLDER MONEY IS FOR CHILDREN OF GOD.

i need urgent massage so you will recsive the contact of lawyer because i am suffering in this cancer sickness agin very is in hands of god dont have monch time to live because of this sickness.

may god blees you in jusus amen.I believed that is a work of God that I come to know you as a man who knows God and have God fearing in him.

Please always pray for me.

Your Sister in Christ.

Thanks and God bless you.

Mrs ROSALINE HAMSON

From: rosaline hamson <rosaline_hamson32@yahoo.fr>
Sent: September 13, 2004
Subject: From Mrs Roseline Hamson

Dear Miss Young, Greetings and best wishes of health, surely the joy of serving the Lord is always my strength. I do receive your mail with your address and your telephone number and God bless and the content was well understood.

I am going to give you the contact of the lawyer who will help you to get all the documents changed on your name as the new beneficiary send to you and to the security company proving that you are now the new beneficiary since I have been sick and go not do any thing now. Because is the most important thing now to do is contact the lawyer and he is in the better position to tell you what information he will need from you to do the change of ownership.

Here is the contact of the lawyer:
Barrister Dago Djiriga Frank Esq.
Tel: 00 225 0788-3330
Fax: 00 225 2136-0166
E-Mail: k_chambers20012003@yahoo.fr
Address: Chambers Av 10 Rue 22 Cocody
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

I believed that is a work of God that I come to know you as my follow Christian who knows God and have God fearing in man. I am here to tell you that I have confide all my trust and confidence in you for you to contact the lawyer so that he will get all the documents changed on your name as the new beneficiary for you to come here to retrieve this consignment from the security company custody here and transferred it into your account in your country for the children of God.

Here is my Address as you requested Rue LE HAVRE, ZONE 4 01 bp 3269 abidjan 09 and about my copies of my international passptor I will scan it and send to you if my scanning machine start working.

Please always pray for me.

You're Sister in Christ.

Thanks and God bless you.

Mrs Roseline Hamson.

Note that her name has changed form Rosalina to Roseline, now the initial standard letters have been exchanged.

I write to the lawyer, and he sends a standard answer in capital letters:

From: frank chambers <k_chambers20012003@yahoo.fr>
Sent: September, 15, 2004
Subject: FROM BARRISTER DAGO DJIRIGA FRANK ESQ.

ATTN: MR YOUNG.

SIR, I DO RECEIVED YOUR MAIL WITH DUE RESPECT AND HONOUR. MRS ROSELINE HAMSON TOLD ME THAT HER FOREIGN PATNER IN WILL BE CONTACTING ME AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WANT THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO BE DONE ON YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY OF HER CONSIGNMENT IN THE SECURITY COMPANY CUSTODY HERE. MRS ROSELINE HAMSON IS REALLY SICK NOW AS YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SHE HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM CANCER SICKNESS WITH STROKE.

WHICH TOLD ME ALSO THAT SHE INTRUSTED THIS THINGS CONSIGNMENT INTO YOUR HAND AND MY ADVICE IS THAT LET ALL THE DOCUMENT BEEN CHANGED ON YOUR NAME AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY OF THE CONSIGNMENT IN THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE FIRST BEFORE YOU WILL GO HERE TO RETRIEV THE CONSIGNMENT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD AS SHE WISHED.

IN DOING A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP ON YOUR NAME AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY I REQUIRED YOUR FULL GIVING NAMES AND FULL ADDRESS WITH YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER. AS YOU HAVE DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS IN NEED AND I WILL ALSO WORK FOR YOU AS YOUR LAWYER HERE.

ALTHOUGH I HAVE RECEVIED YOUR INFORMATION I NEEDED FROM YOU FOR THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO BE DONE ON YOUR NAME, BUT I HAVE EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

IN DETAILS, THIS IS ALL I REQUIRED FROM YOU TO DO THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP ON YOUR NAME AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY AND THIS IS THE JOB WHICH I AM GOING TO DO ON YOUR NAME BEFORE ALL THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SIGN ON YOUR NAME. YOU REQUIRED FOUR DOCUMENTS TOGETHER WITH UNDERTAKING.

AN AFFIDAVIT WILL BE SWEAR ON YOUR NAME BEFORE ALL THIS DOCUMENTS WILL BE DONE.
THE AFFIDAVIT WHICH IS GOING TO SWEAR ON YOUR BEHALF IN IVORIEAN HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE WILL COST 150,000 CFA .
THE STAMP DUTY REGISTRATION FEE 150,000 CFA .
ENDOWMENT FEE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY 170,000CFA.
CONSULTATION FEE 250,000 CFA.
PROFESSIONAL FEE 200,000 CFA.
THE TOTAL COST OF ALL THE DOCUMENTATION IS 920,000CFA. THE EQUIVELENT OF IT IN US DOLLARS IS $1,600 DOLLARS AND PLEASE MR YOUNG, PLEASE DO UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE TO PAY BEFORE THEY WILL SIGN IT IN IVOIREAN HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE HERE AND HAND IT OVER TO ME TO SEND IT TO YOU. PLEASE THE ONLY THING YOU WILL DO IS TO SEND THE MONEY TO ME WITH YOUR INFORMATION TO START UP YOUR DOCUMENTS.

CONCERNING THE PAYMENT, HERE IS THE NAME OF MY CHAMBERS ACCOUNTANT FOR YOU TO USE IN SENDING THE MONEY THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
NAME:MR ANYAGWA I. EMMANUEL.
ADDRESS: COCODY.
COUNTRY: ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE.

THIS IS WHAT IT WILL TAKE YOU TO FINALISED ALL THE DOCUMENTATION. AS SOON AS THIS CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE, YOU CAN NOW TRAVEL DOWN HERE TO RETRIEVE YOUR YOUR CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOW THE NEW BENEFICIARY.

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE EXPECTED PETRONAGE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY .

BEST REGARDS.

BARRISTER DAGO DJIRIGA FRANK ESQ.
(PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY)

Ok, he wants $1600, and he addresses me "MR". Let us tease him a little:

Thank you for your email informing me about the procedure.

In the future please dont addressme "Mr." as I am an unmarried woman. I have attached my picture.

I have asked my friend Louis to collect $818 in my bank. This should cover the expenses to mr Affidavit and the endowment (whatever that is?) and registration fee. The remaining 450,000 CFA is your fee, which you will get as soon as Mrs. Hamsons box has be retrieved. I hope that is ok with you.

I will ask Louis to book the flight tickets. When do you expect us to come?

I would like to have some proof of your identity (photograph, license to trade, or similar). As soon as I receive this, I will transfer the money to you.

Hope to hear from you soon.

From: frank chambers <k_chambers20012003@yahoo.fr>
Sent: September, 17, 2004
Subject: RE: FROM BARRISTER DAGO DJIRIGA FRANK ESQ.

ATTN: MS YOUNG.

I DO RECEIVE YOUR MESSAGE WITH UNDERSTANDING AND I AM VERY SORRY FOR ADDRESSING YOU MY BEAUTIFUL LADY AS (MR) WHILE YOU ARE A PRETTY ANGEL. REALLY YOUR ARE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND LOOKS TOO PRETTY IN YOUR PICTURE.

MS YOUNG, I AM SENDING YOU MY PICTURE AND MY ID CARD AS YOUR RESQUESTED FROM ME AS A PROOF AND ALSO YOU CAN GO AHEAD NOW TO TELL YOUR FRIEND LOUIS TO COLLECT THE $818 DOLLARS FROM YOUR BANK AND SEND TO ME TO THE NAME BEEN GIVING TO VIA WESTERN UNION AND SEND ME THE INFORMATION THAT HE USED TO SEND IT. THEN THE REMAINING 450,000 CFA WILL BE PAID AS YOU WISHED.

MY PRETTY WOMAN, AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THE $818 DOLLARS FROM YOU AS YOU PROMISED TO SEND IT, I WILL GET ALL THE DOCUMENTS LEGALISED ON YOUR NAME AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY OF MRS HAMSON CONSIGNMENT IN THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN IVORIAN HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE AND SEND TO YOU FOR YOU TO GO AND BUY YOUR FLIGHT TICKET AND START COMING HERE TO RETRIEVE YOUR CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY CUSTODY FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD. I WILL BE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU AS YOUR LAWYER.

MS YOUNG I AM JUST LOOKING AT YOUR PICTURE AS I AM WRITE THIS MESSAGE TO YOU AND YOU ARE REALLY A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE EXPECTED PETRONAGE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY.

BEST REGARDS.

BARRISTER DAGO DJIRIGA FRANK ESQ.
(PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY)

Note that there is an extra E in PROFESSIONELLE on page two of the ID card.

I don't pay the fee, and the lawyer does not answer my emails. Rosaline tries to get me to pay, but also stops responding.

Frank gets a guest appearance in the Cynthia Sankoh story.