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An Email with the Subject "From Mrs Mariam Kone" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:30:29 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as mariam kone <mariam_5006kone@hotmail.fr>.
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<DIV>From Mrs Mariam Kone<BR>Abidjan- Cote D'Ivoire</DIV>
<DIV><U><FONT color=3D#0000ff></FONT></U> <SPAN><A href=3D"mailto:mari=
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<DIV> </DIV> <DIV>With due respect and humility I write you this proposal which I believ= e would be of great interest to you. I am Mrs Mariam Kone a Sierr= a Leone National and the wife of Late Dr LAMINE KONE of the blessed me= mory. Prior to my husband assassination by the rebel forces loyal to FODAY = SANKOH , he was the Director General National Gold Diamond Mining Corporati= on of Sierra Leone.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Two days before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my t= wo sons TONY and FRANK to move out of Sierra Leone immediately. Before the = powerful Economic Community of West African States (ECOMOG) forces interven= ed which eventually resulted into a brutal civil war. I and my children man= aged to escape to Abidjan, the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire through the help o= f my husband's friend who is a trawler.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> We came into Abidjan with some valuables including a cash sum of= U$ 18 Million (EIGTHEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in two trunk b= oxes which I deposited with a private security company here in Abidjan - Co= te d'Ivoire in my son's name (TONY KONE). For your information, we did not = disclose the real content of the boxes to the security<BR>company and we do= not wish them to know this under any circumstances. Rather, we deposited t= he boxes as containing family valuables. <BR> <BR>Meanwhile, I want to= leave Cote d'Ivoire entirely with this money for investment in your countr= y because of the stable political situation and mostly for the future of my= children. Right now I am seeking for a foreign partner who will assist me = retrieve and serve as the guardian of this fund with whom I can plan the be= st way to move out this fund for investment purposes which is my<BR>motive = for contacting you.<BR> <BR> Moreover, you are requested to assis= t in the following areas: That you will be required to negotiate on how bes= t to transfer this fund without attracting much taxation. That you will ass= ist in providing me and my family a permanent residence / Resident permit i= n your country after this<BR>money has been transferred to your country.</D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That you will be responsible in advising us to invest this fund a viab= le venture in your country. That you will pay a short working visit (2 days= ) to meet with me and my family face to face here in Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire= to enable us establish a personal contact with you to ensure some amount o= f confidence between us. We have it in mind to reward you handsomely for yo= ur assistance. <BR> <BR>We are prepared to give you 30 % of the total = sum, and 35% share in the total investment to be<BR>made. Do not hesitate t= o call my son TONY on his line 00(225) 07 19 23 63 immediately you receive = this message so to enable us proceed in Ernest towards concluding this tran= saction. Please ensure that no one else know about this money as it is only= myself, my son, yourself and the EVANGELIST of the CHURCH where we worship= who know about this money. </DIV> <DIV><BR>May God bless you as you assist us. <BR>Yours sincerely, <BR>Mrs M= ariam Kone</DIV><br /><hr />Appelez vos amis de PC =E0 PC -- C'EST GRATUIT = <a href=3D'http://get.live.com/messenger/overview' target=3D'_new'>Essayez-= le maintenant !</a></body> </html>= --_1aa0c22c-3395-4c37-8217-7afdfb90312e_--