I want to really help, but...

Gee whiz - I want to really help but I hate to be scammed! (grin)

It has been a while since I've seen one of these...


Dear respectful one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since we have not known or ,written before. Introducing myself, I am Master Ese Ovadje,19 years of age the only of the son late Mr and Mrs Konal Ovadje ,my father was a Gold and cocoa merchant based in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast), he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips. Before the death of my father on 29th June 2002 in aprivate hospital here in Abidjan. he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of USD$6.5M (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S), deposited in security company here in west Africa that he used my name as his onlysonfor the next of kin in depositing the fund. He also explained to me that it wasbecause of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transferthismoneyand use it for investment purpose such as expansion of his existing cocoa business and real estate management here on how best to transfer this money to overseas please.

I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways :
1-To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can quiekly be transferred into.
2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in the university.
3-To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to help me secure a residential permit in your country. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses we may incur. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.

NB : Please contact me immediately you receive this message through this email address if you are interested.
God bless.

Yours sincerely,
Ese Ovadje