text: "Dear friendI am Mrs.kate koroma  wife to the late john koroma fromSierra Leon. I am writing you in absolute confidence prmarily to seekyour assistance to transfer our cash of($12000.000.00) now in the custodyof a private Security trust firm in Europe.the money is in trunk boxesdeposited and declared as Precious stones by mylate Husband as a matter of fact the company does not know the content asmoney although my husband made them to under stand that the boxes belongsto his foreign partner.Source of the money:My late Husband john koroma a native of  Mende District in the Northernprovince of Sierra Leone was the General Manager of Sierra Leone Miningco-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown . According to my Husband this money wasthe income accrued from Mining Co-operation's over draft and minor sales.Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces  and the combinedforces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my countryfollowing the forceful removal from power of the civilian elected PresidentAhmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My Husband had already made arrangementforI and my two children to be evacuate to Ivory coast with the CERTIFICATE OFDEPOSIT  he made with a security firm in Europe through the aid of U.Nevacuation team.During the war in my country and following the indiscriminate looting ofPublic and Government properties by the rebel forces the Sierra Leonemining coop. Was one of the target looted and it was destroyed. My husbandincluding other top Government functionaries were attacked and killed by therebels in November 2000 because of his relationship with the civilianGovernment of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.As a result of my husbands's death  and with the information we got thatthe rebels are out for us the burden became too much for me to handlecoupled with the ill health of my daugther she died in the process as icould not afford her a decent medical care.Our only hope now is in you andthe boxes deposited in the Security Firm To this effect I humbly solicityour assistance in the followings ways.1. to assist me claim this boxes from the security Firm as our beneficiary2. to transfer this money (USD$12M) in your name to your country3. to make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalfin your countryand you our Adviser/ Manager For your assistance I have agreed with myonly surviving son that 20% of the total amount will be for your effort andanother 10 % to cover all the expenses that may incur during the businesstransaction and also 10% for any charity of choice the reasonI am doing this is that i never new that people are passing through suchhardship like this until i find myself in the same contion. Last I urge youto keep this transaction strictly confidential as no one knows our whereabout.Please as you show your willingness Forward to us your full name addressand Tel/ Fax numbers to me via my private email address as indicatedbellow this is for security reasons as i will  only be accessing my privateemail earnestly awaiting your response.Thanks.May God bless you as you assist us.MRS KATE KOROMAmrskatekoroma@netscape.net"