Have you received an email from "Princess Ana",
of Burkina Faso, OUAGADOUGOU whose father, the King, died, leaving a fortune.
Now she needs YOUR help retrieving the money AND, as a bonus, she wants to be in a
relationship with you. That could be a problem... because "she" is most likely
an ugly male criminal in Nigeria!
Of course, it is a scam... and anyone who would believe this sad
scam
for a second ought to stick to his train-spotting and video games. Also
see this variation of the
scam.
From princess ana <princess_ana36@latinmail.com>
To "princess_ana36 @ latinmail. com" <princess_ana36@latinmail.com>
Date Apr 19, 2007 4:11 AM
subject GOOD DAY AND COMPLIMENTS,
DEAR FRIEND,
GOOD DAY AND COMPLIMENTS,
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IN CONFIDENCE BELIEVING THAT IF IT IS THE WISH
OF GOD FOR YOU TO HELP ME AND MY FAMILY, GOD ALMIGHTY WILL BLESS AND REWARD
YOU ABOUNDANTLY AND YOU WOULD NEVER REGREAT THIS.
I AM A FEMALE STUDENT FROM UNIVERSITY OF BURKINA FASO, OUAGADOUGOU. I AM
25 YRS OLD. I'D LIKE ANY PERSON WHO CAN BE CARING, LOVING AND HOME ORIENTED.
I WILL LOVE TO HAVE A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO BUILD UP A SOLID FOUNDATION WITH YOU IN TIME COMING IF
YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HELP ME IN THIS TRANSACTION.
WELL, MY FATHER DIED EARLIER TWO MONTHS AGO AND LEFT I AND MY JUNIOR
BROTHER BEHIND. HE WAS A KING, WHICH OUR TOWN CITIZENS TITLED HIM OVER
SIXTEEN YEARS BEFORE HIS DEATH.
I WAS A PRINCESS TO HIM AND I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF HIS
WEALTH NOW BECAUSE MY JUNIOR BROTHER IS STILL YOUNG AND MY MOTHER IS NOT
LITERATE ENOUGH TO KNOW ALL MY FATHER'S WEALTH. HE LEFT THE SUM OF USD 7,
350, 000.00 DOLLARS (SEVEN MILLION,THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US
DOLLARS)IN A SECURITY COMPANY.THIS MONEY WAS ANNUALLY PAID INTO MY LATE
FATHERS ACCOUNT FROM SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(SPDC)AND CHEVRON
OIL COMPANY OPERATING IN OUR LOCALITY FOR THE COMPENSATION OF YOUTH AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN OUR JURISDICTION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW AND WHAT I WILL DO TO INVEST THIS MONEY SOMEWHERE IN
ABROAD, SO THAT MY FATHER'S KINDRED WILL NOT TAKE OVER WHAT BELONGS TO MY
FATHER AND OUR FAMILY, WHICH THEY WERE PLANNING TO DO WITHOUT MY PRESENT
BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE AS STATED BY OUR CULTURE IN THE TOWN.
NOW,I URGENTLY NEED YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THIS MONEY FROM THE
SECURITY COMPANY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, THAT IS WHY I FELT HAPPY WHEN I SAW
YOUR CONTACT BECAUSE I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, YOU WILL
HELP ME INVEST THIS MONEY WISELY. I AM READY TO PAY 20% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT
TO YOU IF YOU HELP US IN THIS TRANSACTION AND ANOTHER 10% INTEREST OF ANNUAL
AFTER INCOME TO YOU, FOR HANDLING THIS TRANSACTION FOR US, WHICH YOU WILL
STRONGLY HAVE ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER.
IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS PROJECT SINCERELY AND ALSO WILLING TO ASSIST ME IN
LIFTING THIS FUND, KINDLY REACH ME , PLEASE, NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS
100% RISK FREE AND I HOPE TO COMMENCE THE TRANSACTION AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE,
I WILL SEND YOU MY SCHOOL IDENTIFICATION CARD AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.
YOURS SINCERELY, PRINCESS ANA.