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Date Posted:23:52:39 04/02/03 Wed Author: garyb Author Host/IP: 194.75.150.6 Subject: oh BOY !! In reply to:
SOLOMON KOFFI
's message, "Re: FB&TC" on 01:05:05 03/31/03 Mon
this is the oldest scam in the history of time.
you wont get profit,just ripped off
load of old crap
>FROM : SOLOMON KOFFI.
>
>ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST
>
>
>
>
>Dearest one,
>
>PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
>BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND
>CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
>INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME
>AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND
>THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND
>TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY
>THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE
>IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
>
>I AM SOLOMON KOFFI.
>, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND
>MRS BON KOFFI, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
>MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
>IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
>BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS
>ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST
>OCTOBER 1986, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE
>IAM MOTHERLESS.
>
>BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2001
>IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY
>CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A
>SUM OF US$16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
>THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENSE
>ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED
>MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN
>DEPOSIT OF 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 AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE ,(SUCH AS
>REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).
>
>SIR, IAM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
>FOLLOWING WAYS.
>
>1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD
>BE TRANSFERED
>2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
>3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
>COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A
>RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
>
>MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
>TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER
>THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
>NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.
>
>FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
>ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
>BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
>INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
>
>ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
>
>THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
>
>BEST REGARDS.
>SOLOMON KOFFI.