SCAM???????

[dan.donna.m@xxxxxxx]

I just got this today......don't know where this guy got my email but it sure 
sounds a lot like the other scam mentioned by IML list members...thought you 
might like to see what you just might get in your own email....if you do, then 
we can figure he somehow got hold of the IML mailing list.
Dan Melnik
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From:    "FRED OGISO" <v_fred@xxxxxxxxxx>
To:      dan.donna.m@xxxxxxx
Date:    Fri, 2 May 2003 04:14:35 +0200


DEAR SIR, 

REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP 

FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. I AM A HIGH PLACED 
OFFICIAL WORKING WITH THE MINISTRY OFFINANCE, HERE IN BANJUL, GAMBIA, WEST 
AFRICA. MY DEPARTMENT (THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT) RUNS INTO SEVERAL THOUSAND 
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MONTHLY. 

MYSELF AND THREE OTHER COLLEAGUES IN THIS DEPARTMENT ARE CURRENTLY IN NEEED OF 
A SILENT FOREIGN PARTNER WHOSE BANK ACCOUNT WE CAN USE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF 
TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.DOLLARS(US$12,500,000.00). THIS FUND 
ACCRUED LEGITIMATELY (BUTDISCRETELY) TO US AS COMMISSION FROM FOREIGN 
CONTRACTS, THROUGH OUR PRIVATE CONNECTIONS. 

THE FUND IS PRESENTLY WAITING TO BE REMITTED BY OUR OFFSHORE FUNDS MANAGERS TO 
ANY FOREIGN BENEFICIARY SUBMITTED BY US TO THEM AS THE RECEIVER OF THE FUND. 
HOWEVER, BY VIRTUE OF OUR POSITIONS AS CIVIL SERVANTS IN OUR COUNTRY, WE CANNOT 
ACQUIRE THIS MONEY IN OUR NAMES. BECAUSE AS HIGH PLACED CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE 

NOT ALLOWED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT TO OWN OR OPERATE BANK 
ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE OF OUR SHORES. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS NOT SAFE FOR US TO 
KEEP THE MONEY HERE DUE TO OUR UNSTABLE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. 

I HAVE BEEN DELEGATED AS A MATTER OF TRUST BY MY COLLEAGUES, TO LOOK FOR AN 
OVERSEAS SILENT PARTNER IN WHOSE ACCOUNT WE WOULD TRANSFER THE US$12,500,000.00 
FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT, HENCE THE REASON FOR THIS EMAIL.
 
WHAT I AM REQUESTING FROM YOU IS: (1) TO BE OUR SILENT PARTNER AND RECEIVE THE 
FUNDS IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN TRUST. (2) PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT UNDER YOUR CONTROL 
TO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE REMITTED. (3)RECEIVE THE FUNDS IN YOURACCOUNT, TAKE 
OUT YOUR COMMISSION AND KEEP THE REST OF THE MONEY UNTIL I ARRIVE THERE TO MEET 
YOU AFTER THE TRANSFER IS COMPLETED. 

OUR PROPOSAL IS THAT AFTER YOU RECEIVE THE FUNDS, IT WOULD BE SHARED AS 
FOLLOWS: (1) 20% TO YOU AS COMMISSION, WHILE THE REMAINING 80% BELONGS TO 
MYSELF AND THE TWO COLLEAGUES HERE. YOU WILL BE FREE TO TAKE OUT YOUR 

COMMISSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FUNDS HIT YOUR ACCOUNT. SINCE OUR OBJECTIVE IS 
TO INVEST THE MONEY IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU CAN 
ALSO HELP US TO INVEST OUR OWN MONEY INTO PROFITABLE VENTURES IN YOUR COUNTRY. 

HOWEVER, THIS IS OPTIONAL, AND SHOULD IT NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU TO FURTHER 
ASSIST US WITH INVESTING THE MONEY, WE CAN END OUR COOPERATION AFTER YOU HAND 
OVER TO US OUR PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY. 

THE TRANSACTION, ALTHOUGH DISCRETE,IS LGITIMATE AND THE MONEY WILLBE 
TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH ALL NECESSARY BACK-UP DOCUMENTS SHOWING 
LEGITIMATE SOURCE/ORIGIN OF FUND. THE TRANSFER WILL BEEFFECTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT 
WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAY AS SOON AS WE REACH AN AGREEMENT AND YOU FURNISH 
ME WITH A SUITABLE BANK ACCOUNT FOR RECEIVING THE MONEY. 

I PLEAD WITH YOU ON ONE ISSUE, WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED OR NOT, KINDLY DO NOT 
EXPOSE THIS INFORMATION TO ANY ONE ELSE. I CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSACTION IS 

LEGITIMATE AND WITHOUT ANY RISKS EITHER TO OURSELVES OR YOURSELF. 

PLEASE, GIVE ME YOUR RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY BY RETURN MAIL, WHILE KEEPING 
EVERYTHING CONFIDENTIAL. 

YOURS FAITHFULLY, 

FRED OGISO.