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<DIV>Dear strawbale friends</DIV>
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<DIV>Via the old strawbale server <EM><A
href="mailto:strawbale-l@eyfa...">strawbale-l@eyfa...</A></EM></DIV>
<DIV>I received the message below. I think more of you must have received it.
However it may be, the message below is a variant of 'Nigerian spam':
a 'business proposal' coming from Nigeria, South Africa or other African
countries, with a view to laundering money which has been earned in e.g. illegal
diamond trade. I would urge you simply not to react. If you type the words
'Nigerian spam' in an internet searching machine (e.g. Google), you will find
some websites containing more information and warnings about this type of
messages.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sincerely yours,</DIV>
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<DIV>Bas Roufs</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:soviet16854@yahoo..." title=soviet16854@yahoo...>david kante</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:strawbale-l@eyfa..."
title=strawbale-l@eyfa...>strawbale-l@eyfa...</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 05, 2002 2:21 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> investment proposal</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>TEL : + 27-83-621-5466<BR>FAX : +
27-73-151-1126<BR>
<BR>JHB/SOUTH
AFRICA<BR>
<BR><BR>Dear Sir /Madam<BR><BR>With due respect, trust and humidity, I write you
this<BR>proposal which I believe would be of great interest to<BR>you. I am
MRS.BLESSING KANTE the wife of late MR.<BR>JOSEPH KANTE of blessed
memory.<BR><BR>Before forces loyal to Major John Paul Koromah killed<BR>my
husband, he was the Director-general of Gold and<BR>Diamond Mining Corporation
(G.D.M.C) Sierra Leon. My<BR>husband was one of the main classes of people
targeted<BR>by the rebel force. In the course of the revolution.<BR>Two days
before his death, he managed to sneak a<BR>written message to us, explaining his
condition and<BR>concerning one trunk box of valuables containing money<BR>which
he deposited with in a private Security and<BR>Finance Company in South Africa.
He instructed me to<BR>take our two sons and move out of Sierra
Leone<BR>immediately to South Africa before the peace Keeping<BR>Force of the
Economic of West African States (ECOMOG)<BR>monitoring team intervened to arrest
the situation of<BR>mass killing by the rebels, which was the order of
the<BR>day. Eventually it resulted into full war. I become a<BR>widow overnight,
helpless situation without a partner.<BR>At that moment of calamity, every
person was running<BR>for his/her life.<BR><BR>>In the content of the deed he
signed with the<BR>Security<BR>Company, he used the name of his son MR.DAVID
KANTE as<BR>the next of kin. The real content of the box were not<BR>disclosed
to the Security Company due to Security<BR>reasons. Now we as refugees, has very
limited<BR>financial rights here, we intend to leave this country<BR>immediately
with the whole money for investment in<BR>your country because of the stable
political situation<BR>and mostly for the future benefits of my children.
We<BR>have since applied for political asylum. The cash<BR>involved inside the
box is US$12 million. <BR><BR>I want you assist us to claim this box from
the<BR>Security Company an get the money deposited in a local<BR>account in
South Africa in your name and thereafter<BR>you order the bank to transfer the
money into private<BR>account in your Country, we shall also source
for<BR>good investment, so that we can invest the money<BR>wisely. We have in
mind to established a rewarding<BR>investment and good relationship with
you.<BR><BR>Concerning the money, we are prepared to give you a<BR>reasonable
percentage of 20%of the total sum<BR>proceeds. Meanwhile 10% has been mapped out
for any<BR>expenses incurred in the course of this transaction<BR>and 70% will
be for my family. For the interest of<BR>this business, do not hesitate to
contact my son<BR>MR.DAVID KANTE, on the Tel: 27-83-621-5466, Fax
:<BR>+27-73-1511-126 immediately you receive this massage<BR>for more
information to enable us proceeds in earnest<BR>towards concluding all our
arrangements.<BR><BR>No other person knows about this apart from my two<BR>sons
and I. We wait for your most urgent response.<BR>Thanks for your co-operation
and God bless you.<BR>Best regards,<BR><BR>MRS. BLESSING
KANTE<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do
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