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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (martha koroma)
Fri Sep 23 00:19:32 2005

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From: "martha koroma" <marthanorth1@hotmail.com>
To: marthanorth1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:19:26 -0700
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Dear Friend,

Thank you for taking the time to read this mail. My name is Mrs. MARTHA 
KOROMA,from Diamond rich country district of Bombali in Northern Province of 
Sierra Leone. I am the widow of the Late Mr. PAUL KOROMA, the managing 
director of Sierra Leone diamond mining co-operation. I am currently living 
in a refugee center in London, UK.

My family and I have been unfortunate to find ourselves caught up in a very 
difficult situation in London. I know you will be surprise to receive this 
message, but it is of utmost importance to me and my family.

Anyway, I am about to entrust my destiny and the destiny of my whole 
dependants on your shoulder if you can help us, it will also be of immense 
benefit to you too. This transaction demands utmost trust, honesty, 
integrity and most important, secrecy. It is only through the above that my 
family and I will be assured of our security. This regrettable situation led 
to the killing of my husband and only daughter and the displacement of my 
family.

During the brutal civil war in my country Sierra Leone, my late husband of 
blessed memory was brutally murdered by the rebels led by Mr. Foday 
Sankoh,he was murdered with my only daughter (Nina). But my two sons (Greg & 
Daniel) and I managed to escape to UK, through the help of the International 
Rescue Committee (IRC).

But before my late husband's death, he drew my attention to a box containing 
about twelve million US dollars ($12 Million) which he smuggled out at the 
start of the war to a security company in  Europe. (The security company 
does not know the real contents of the box. He registered it in the name of 
my son Greg Koroma as family art and monuments) He also gave me the 
certificate of deposit and receipt issued to him by the security company, 
which I still have in my possession.

The problem I have is that as a refugee, the immigration law does not allow 
us to open or hold operate bank account in London and I do not want to seek 
the assistance of just anybody for fear of being duped or defraud of our 
only livelihood, I have sold almost all my jewelries to keep body and soul 
together, hence the British Government is not really taking care of us.

What is required of you is to give us your full name and contact address so 
that I can secure a Power of Attorney in your favor that would enable you 
contact the security company as the beneficiary of the box. You can then 
transfer the funds to your bank account after the box must have been 
released to you. In order to make it worth your while, we will give you a 
part of the money. We have also map out 5% of the principal sum for any 
expenses that you may incurred during the transaction process including 
traveling expenses, we intend to invest the remaining part of the money on 
your advice in any viable business ventures in your country, you may even 
act as our financial adviser if you are so disposed.

If you want to help, you can contact my son Greg Koroma who recent got a job 
in one of the local firms in London on this email address 
(gregkroma2005@yahoo.com)
I am looking forward to your immediate response, as I believe that destiny 
has brought us together.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Martha Koroma

Please visit the following web pages for further information on the Sierra
Leone war.

<http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sl.html>
<http://www.hrw.org/reports98/sierra/>
<http://www.refugees.org/news/crisis/sierraleone/sierraleone_photos.htm>
<http://www.theirc.org/Sierra%20Leone/>
<http://www.infoplease.com/spot/sankoh1.html>



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