Subject: HELLO

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:05:36 -0500

Mr Defeng,

thank you for your reply.i quite appreciate your frank and honest concern.i hope you were not too embarassed by my letter because you do not know me.but you must realise that my family and i have found ourselves in a situation we never expected.now i just have to try to contact anybody out there that can be of help to us since we do not have any relatives or friends outside Sierra leone.i actually got your email address from the chamber of commerce directory as i said before,and i thought i should introduce myself and the terrible situation   me and my family have found ourselves.this is a very physical transaction that will see you coming to The Netherlands to meet with me, inspect the money and effect the transfer to your account.

the transaction is completely legal and the documents are not a problem.but you must realise that there should be some form of familiarity and confidence on both our part before this transaction can continue.these documents are very confidential as they prove the existence of this fund.there are various government interests back in my home country who would be more than willing to confisticate this fund and share it among themselves,so i have to be careful.we must first have to determine;

1.the suitability of your country for this kind of transfer

2.your expressed willingness to conclude this transaction

3.the capability of your account to absorb this amount of money either in one single transfer or multiple transfers

4.the safety of such a huge amount and the ease of us repossessing our part after the transfer(so there is no repeat of our present predicament).

5.how convenient it is for you to meet me in The Netherlands as soon as possible so we can together go to the finance and security company to inspect the consignment and effect the transfer to your account.

6.that you will do everything within your power to help me and my family relocate to your country after the money is transferred to your account.
once you get back to me on these issues,then i can send you a copy of the certificate of deposit,photos of the consignment,the contact address,phone numbers and website of the private security company holding the fund.

this is also in a bid to acquaint you with the summary of the transaction.i will explain it in simple terms,but if you have any questions,you can always ask so i explain better. 

the issue here is that i cannot assess the money my father deposited before his death(due to circumstances i already explained in my first mail to you).the circumstances and the laws covering my stay  here(as a political refugee) would not allow me keep and invest that kind of large amount of money.besides,some european countries have a history of returning such large amounts back to the depositors' country,labelling it as "stolen" money.

there are documents to show that my father deposited this money,that i will send to you to allay your fears.i will also forward to you,the contact address and phone numbers of the private  finance and security company;and they can assure you that the money is not in anyway related to drugs,prostitution or gambling.

what we want is a trustworthy and reliable person who would become the beneficiary(after we might have prepared and signed the necessary change of beneficiary documents) and the money is then transferred into your accout.me and my other family members will then emigrate to your country,after which the money is transferred to our care and you get 20% of the sum for your   kindness and co-operation.you understand that this is the delicate aspect of this transaction.otherwise there are millions of people out there who would be more than willing to do this.but are they trustworthy?

this transaction is completely legal and straigthforward.as soon as i get your telephone number,we would begin farmiliarisation which is very important in establishing trust and confidence.you must forgive my caution here.but you will also understand that the amount is a lump sum and the circumstances are quite perculiar,especially since we have lost everything we own.

thanks for sending your telephone and fax numbers.i will call you as soon as possible so we can communicate more effectively and discuss the fine points of this transaction.but for now,the summary of the transaction will be as follows,

1. i will contact my family members,meet with the security company and my lawyer here,

2.send you a copy of the certificate of deposit,and have the lawyers prepare the power of attorney authorising you as the beneficiary of the fund.

3.then you will have to come to The Netherlands as soon as possible so i can meet you in person and conclude how the money will be held in safe trust.

4. we will together go to the security company,inspect the money and effect the transfer to the account you will provide.

if you have further questions as regards this transaction,please ask,and i will make things clearer to you.

Regards,
OSCAR JOHNSON

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