I'm a sad, sad man.
Posted: 2004-02-12 12:14am
Cracked open my email this morning, and I found this:
I feel proud that I finally managed to get one of these... is something fundamentally wrong with me?Hello,
You may be surprised to receive my letter. I got your contact from the the
internet during my desperate search for a saviour and a partner. I have decided
to contact you for confidential, urgent an rewarding joint business. My name is
Major Fredrick Mumba , I am a Personal Assistace ot the embatled President of
Liberia, CHARLES TAYLOR.We both left our country to seek asylum in a neigbouring
country as a result of the opposition party activities and intervention of other
African countries. The purpose of writing to you is because of the need for a
trusted and honest person,whom I can entrust the sum of US$18,000,000 in his/her
care.
This money is presently in care of a security company in
Europe,they arethe one that help move the money out of Liberia at the outbreak
of thestrugle for power that as put my country into georpardy in thelast
fewmonths. According to my earlier agreement with the securitycompany in
charge,i am suppose to meet them in their office on the 1st of october2003 but i
could not travel out of our host country where I am on assylum, hence I am
asking for your assistance to help take delivery ofthis fund into your care
pending when I will secure travel documents to come over to your country.
If you accept this offer we shall share the money as follows:For you,25%, 75%
for me. I have all the title documents to the fund,which I can transfer to you
to enable you, have access to it. Be assured that is risk-free and legitimate.
Please advise me on your position by e-mail immediately,
indicating your phone and fax numbers.I await your prompt reply.
Major Fredrick Mumba