I got it, too. I've seen many like this, Sara J
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Sara Kelly Johns
Lake Placid Middle/Senior HS LMC
250 Main Street
Lake Placid, NY 12946
518-523-2474, ext. 4132
FAX: 518-523-4861
johns@northnet.org
SaraKJohns@aol.com
"Information is the currency of democracy." -- Thomas Jefferson
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Charlene Kay Schwartz <schk@RICHLAND.K12.WI.US>
Reply-To: Charlene Kay Schwartz <schk@RICHLAND.K12.WI.US>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:28:35 -0500
>Dear Library Lovers,
>
>I got this email this morning. Sounds like a scam to me. I have no idea
>how they got my email address. Don't be fooled. The sending address was
>mseko_1@123.com and the subject "please urgent assistance needed." Below
>is the message.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Charlene Schwartz
>Elementary Librarian
>Richland Center, WI
>schk@richland.k12.wi.us
>
>
>Dear friend,
>
>I am Mrs. Sese-seko widow of late President
>Mobutu Sese-seko of Zaire, now known as
>Democratic Republicof Congo (DRC).
>I am moved to write you this letter. This was
>in confidence considering my present
>circumstance and situation. I escaped along
>with myhusband and two of our sons Charles and Basher out ofDemocratic
>Republic of
>Congo (DRC) to Abidjan, Coted'ivoire where
>my family and I settled, while we later
>moved to settled in Morroco where my
>husband laterdied of cancer disease.
>However, due to this situation we
>decided to change most of my husband's
>billions of dollars deposited in Swiss
>bank and other countries into other
>forms of money coded for safe purpose
>because the new head of state of
>(Dr) Mr Laurent Kabila has made
>arrangementwith the Swiss government
>and other European countries to freeze
>all my late husband's treasures deposited
>in some european countries. Hence,
>my children and Idecided laying low in
>Africa to study the situation till when
>things gets better. Like now that
>president Kabila is dead and the son
>taking over(Joseph Kabila). One of
>my late husband's chateaux in Southern
>France was confiscated by the french
>government, and as such I had to change
>my identity so that my investment will
>not be traced and confiscated.
>I have deposited the sum Fourteen Million
>United StateDollars (US$14,000,000,00.)
>With a security companyfor safe keeping.
>What I want you to do is to indicate your
>interest that you can assist us in receiving
>the money on our behalf, so that I can
>introduce you to my son (Charles) who has
>the out modalities for the claimof the said
>funds. I want you to assist in investing
>this money, but I will not want my identity
>revealed.I will also want to acquire real/landed
>properties andstock in multi-national companies
>and to engage in other safe and non-speculative
>investments as adviseby your good self.
>May I at this point emphasize the high level
>of confidentiality, which this upcoming project
>demands,and hope you will not betray the trust
>and confidence, which I repose in you.
>In conclusion, if you want to assist us,
>my son (Charles) shall divulge to you all briefs
>regarding this project, tell you where the funds
>are currently being maintained and also discuss
>remuneration for your services.
>For this reason kindly furnish us your contact
>information,that isyour personal telephone and
>fax number for validationpurpose and acknowledge
>receipt of this mail using theabove email address.
>
>Yours sincerely,
>Mrs. Mariam M. Seseseko.
>
>
>
>Charlene Schwartz
>Elementary Librarian
>Richland Center, WI
>schk@richland.k12.wi.us
>
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