04/11 2006 – Wow! It was so long since a 419 mail slipped through my double spam protection, that I’m almost excited to hav received one. And such a gem it is. Complete with all-caps, a dead father, a surviving son and daughter with the exotic name Kady Bakassa… and a deposit of 7 million Euros, that the two syblings wants me to take care of and help them invest.
I’m moved to tears here…
From: kadybakassa@yahoo.com
Subject: mr bakassa incident
Date: Tue, 11 apr 2006 01.10.15 GMT+02:00
To: [not a personal address, a drop box]
Reply-to: bakassakady@yahoo.comEL-ELYON GUEST HOUSE
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ACCRA,GHANA
SIR
GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY, AND MAY HIS GRACE CONTINUE TO ASSIST YOU AND I, AS YOU OPEN YOUR HEART IN HELPING ME OUT OF THIS UNBEARABLE SITUATION OF MY FAMILY DISASTER. PLEASE GIVE ME THIS GODLY HELP FOR OUR ALMIGHTY WILL REWARD YOU IN ABUNDANT.
I AM KADY TRAORE, THE DAUGHTER OF LATE COLONEL BAKASSA TRAORE WHO DIED ON AFTER HE WAS BADLY TORTURED BY THE SECURITY AGENTS OF THE PRESENT GOVERMENT OF PRESIDENT LAURENT GBAGBO OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D,IVOIRE FOR HONOURING THE INVITATION TO A DINNER BY THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR WITH HIS TWO COLLEAGUES,AFTER THE DINNER THEY WERE ARRESTED BY THE SECURITY AGENT OF THE PRESENT REGIME AND WAS ACCUSSED OF BEING TRAITORS TO THEIR MOTHERLAND KNOWING THE POLITICAL PROBLEMS BETWEEN COTE D’IVOIRE AND FRANCE.THEY WERE TORTURED AND DETAINED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THEY WERE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY WE RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HIS PRIVATE DOCTOR BATTLED TO SAVE HIS LIFE BUT HE DIED 4 DAYS LATER ON SUNDAY 3 JULY 2005 FOR VERIFICATION YOU CAN SEE FOR YOUR SELF THIS WEBSITE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4649533.stm
MY FATHER KNOWING HE WON,T SURVIVE CALLED ALL OF US BY HIS DYING BED AND INSTRUCTED US TO LEAVE THE COUNTRYTO GHANA WHERE WE ARE PRESENTLY AS OUR COUNTRY COTE’IVOIRE(IVORY COAST) IS NO LONGER SAFE FOR US AND IMMEDIATELY DIRECTED ME TO GO TO THE SAFE IN HIS ROOM TO GET ONE ENVELOPE FOR HIM BEFORE I GOT BACK TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THE ENVELOPE I MET THE WHOLE FAMILY CRYING,MY FATHER HAS PASSED ON LEAVING INSTRUCTION OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE ENVELOPE TO MY MOTHER.
ON THAT I SEEK YOUR HELP ASSISTANCE TO HELP US RECIEVE THE SUM OF 7 MILLION EUROS DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN A PRIVATE BANK IN GHANA,THE ENVELOPE HE INSTRUCTED ME TO GET CONTAINS THE DOCUMENTS OF THE FUNDS WHICH WAS DEPOSITED BY MY FATHER AND ME AS THE NEXT OF KIN.WE HAVE ALREADY GONE TO THE BANK WHERE THE BANK MANAGER ADVISED US TO GET A TRUSTED PERSON TO SERVE AS THE RECIEVER OF THE FUND IN HIS ACCOUNT ABROAD SINCE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN AN SUSPENSE/DORMICILIARY ACCOUNT WHICH I WILL BE ACCESSIBLE WHEN I AM 25 BUT I AM ONLY 20 NOW,THAT MY FATHER DID, NOT KNOWING OF HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.
SIR, I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
(1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED THE BANK MANAGER SAID IT CAN BE AN EMPTY ACCOUNT SO FAR IT IS VALID.
(2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND HELP US WITH INVESTING.
(3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME AND MY BROTHER TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL SETTLING FOR US IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, SIR, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.AND ON YOUR RESPOND TO THIS PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE WE WILL FURTHER SEND TO YOU DOCUMENTS OF THE FUND TO SEE AND ALSO MY PHOTO AND IDENTITY.PLEASE THE BANK MANAGER ADVISED TOTAL CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE WHOLE ISSUE TILL YOU RECIEVE THE FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
MY BROTHER ALASSANE SERVES AS SPOKES PERSON FOR THE FAMILY BECAUSE HE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WRITES AND SPEAKS ENGLISH AS HE HAD HIS EDUCATION HERE IN GHANA THE REST OF MY FAMILY SPEAKS FRENCH AND ALSO THE FUND IS DEPOSITED IN MY NAME BUT I SPEAK TO YOU IF YOU UNDERSTAND FRENCH.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BRING A GOOD RELEATIONSHIP TO OUR LIFE AND I PRAYED MAY THE GRACE OF THE ALMIGHTY BE WITH YOU NOW AND EVER MORE.
URGENTLY AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE.
PLEASE YOU CAN REACH US WITH THIS PHONE NUMBER TEL :+23327 680 9499 ASK OF KADY OR ALASSANE
THANKS
BEST REGARDS
KADY BAKASSA
bakassakady@yahoo.com
– kady bakassa