[geeks] Fwd: Assistance needed (Note: Scam)

[William S.]

I hope it is OK to post this to the list. I thought
some people might find it entertaining. This came to
me in today's email.

Note: This email  quoted below is a scam. Beware. Bad
things can happen to those who respond to it such as
people trying to gain access to your bank account or
lure you to some place and do bad things.

Bill

> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: mariamsese2001 at eudoramail.com
> Subject: Assistance needed
> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 11:37:44
> 
> 
> FROM:MRS. M SESE-SEKO
> 
> DEAR FRIEND,
> 
> I AM MRS.  SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU
> SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE? NOW KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
> OF CONGO (DRC).  I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS
> LETTER,
> THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE  CONSIDERING MY PRESENT
> CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION.
> 
> I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS
> THEOPHILUS  AND BASHER  OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
> OF
> CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY
> FAMILY
> AND I SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED  TO SETTLED IN
> MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER DIED OF CANCER
> DISEASE. HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO
> CHANGED  MOST OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
> DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES INTO
> OTHER
> FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR  SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE
> NEW
> HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT  KABILA HAS MADE
> ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER
> EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S
> TREASURES  DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
> HENCE
> MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO
> STUDY THE SITUATION TILL  WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER,
> LIKE NOW THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON
> TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY LATE
> HUSBAND'S
> CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED  BY THE
> FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY
> IDENTITY  SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE TRACED
> AND
> CONFISCATED. I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF EIHGTEEN
> MLLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS(US$18,000,000,00.)  WITH
> A
> 
> SECURITY COMPANY , FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE  FUNDS ARE
> SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE
> CONTENT. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR
> INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING THE
> MONEY ON OUR BEHALF.ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO
> THAT
> I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO MY SON (THEOPHILUS ) WHO HAS
> THE
> OUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS. I
> WANT
> YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL
> NOT
> WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I WILL ALSO WANT TO BUY
> PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND
> TO ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE
> INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE THE HIGH
> LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY,  WHICH THIS BUSINESS
> DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND
> CONFIDENCE, WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU. IN CONCLUSION, 
> IF
> YOU WANT TO ASSIST US , MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE
> PICTURE  OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS
> ARE
> CURRENTLY BEING  MAINTAINED AND ALSO DISCUSS OTHER
> MODALITIES INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES.
> 
> FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH US YOUR CONTACT
> INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX
> NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE
> RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL USING THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS.
> 
> BEST REGARDS,
> 
> MRS M. SESE SEKO
> 



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