A recent email I received:
I KNOW THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A
SUPRISE SINCE I DONT KNOW YOU IN PERSON OR MET WITH YOU BEFORE,BUT I AM
OF THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE OBLIGED TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE AFTER
HEARING ABOUT MY SITUATION. IT IS HIGHLY REGREATABLE WRITING TO YOU NOW
NOT MINDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PAVADED AROUND ME HERE IN ABIDJAN.
I AM PAUL KONA, THE ONLY SON OF LATE MR AND MRS.KONA MY FATHER WAS A
VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES
ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED IN
OCTOBER 1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN 2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN
ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A
SUM OF US$ 9,500,000 (NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE MONEY. HE
ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS
POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN
PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND
USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT) DEAR, I
AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF THIS
COUNTRY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR MY FUTURE LIVING AND GOOD ESTABLISHMENT.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING IN THIS
MATTER.
I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
SINCERELY
PAUL KONA