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[Ed LaFrance]

At 12:09 PM 05/03/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Typical Nigerian 419 scam....

Gasp! Top-quoting by Mike Heins?!? Well, I guess this one didn't even 
warrant in-context
quoting. God, this ruse has been around forever; it was done my 
telegram,  mail and fax even before the WWW. P.T. Barnum, we salute you ;-)

- Ed L.



>Quoting laurent mpeti kabila (mpeti_k03@mail.com):
> >
> > REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
> > --------------------------------------
> > I stumbled into your contact by stroke of luck after a
> > long search for an honest and trust worthy person who
> > could handle issue with high confidentiality.
> > I was so dilghted when i got your contact and i decided
> > to contact you  and solicite for your kind assistance.
> > i hope you will let this issue to remain confidential even
> > if you are not interested because of my status.
> >
> > I am Laurent Mpeti Kabila (Jnr) the second son of
> > Late President LAURENT DESIRE KABILA the immediate
> > Past president of the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO in
> > Africa who was murdered by his opposition through his personal
> > bodyguards in his bedroom on Tuesday 16th January, 2001.
> > I have the privilege of being mandated by my father,s
> > colleagues to seek your immediate and urgent co-operation
> > to receive into your bank account the sum of US $25m.
> > (twenty-five million Dollars) and some thousands carats
> > of Diamond. This money and treasures was lodged in a vault with a
> > security firm in Europe and South-Africa.
> >
> > SOURCES OF DIAMONDS AND FUND
> > In August 2000, my father as a defence minister and
> > president has a meeting with his cabinet and armychief about the
> > defence budget for 2000 to 2001 which was US $700m.
> > so he directed one of his best friend. Frederic Kibasa Maliba
> > who was a minister of mines and a political party leader known
> > as the Union Sacree de,opposition radicale et ses allies (USORAL)
> > to buy arms with US $200m on 5th January 2001; for him to finalize
> > the arms deal,my father was murdered. f.K. Maliba (FKM) and I have
> > decided to keep the money with a foreigner after which he will use
> > it to contest for the political election. Inspite of all this we
> > have resolved to present you or your company for the firm to pay
> > it into your nominated account the above sum and diamonds.
> > This transaction should be finalized within seven (7) working
> > days and for your co-operation and partnership, we have unanimously
> > agreed that you will be entitled to 5.5% of the money when successfully
> > receive it in your account. The nature of your business is not relevant to
> > the successful execution of this transaction what we require is your
> > total co-operation and commitment to ensure 100%risk-free transaction at
> > both ends and to protect the persons involved in this transaction  strict
> > confidence and utmost secrecy is required even after the uccessful 
> conclusion
> > of this transaction. If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly 
> provide me
> > with your personal telephone and fax through my E-mail box for immediate
> > commencement of the transaction. I count on your honour to keep my
> > secret, SECRET.
> >
> > Looking forward for your urgent reply
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Best Regards
> >
> > MPETI L. KABILA (Jnr)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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