I can’t believe it. I finally got one of those scam letters we’re always warned about!
Subject: Investment Pact
Greetings,
It is with strict confidence and trust that I wish to contact you seeking for your assistance to help
as regards an investment opportunity. I sincerely hope that this letter will not come as a surprise to
you, or cause you any embarrassment since we neither knew each other before, nor have had any
previous contact or correspondence. I would appreciate your benevolence in giving this matter the
much-needed attention as I am presently in a difficult situation and need your assistance and
guidance urgently.I am Mrs. Ndaye Banya, wife of Maj. Timothy Banya, the former commander and head of the
Secret Unit in charge of Diamond dealing for the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra-
Leone. My husband was formerly working directly with the former Rebel Leader Mr. Foday
Sankoh who is presently in government custody. The government intends trying Mr. Sankoh for
illegal diamond dealing and especially for the killing of 21 people during a public demonstration
outside his home in May last year which subsequently lead to this arrest. As the situation is, my
husband is very much likely to be prosecuted alongside for activities in the diamond mining.The RUF is now headed by Gen. Issa Sesay who is determined in bringing peace to Sierra Leone,
he signed a cease-fire agreement with the government on Friday 10th Nov., 2000 and instructed
that peace must returned to our fatherland after nine-years conflict, pledging to allow U.N. troops
unhindered access throughout Sierra-Leone. My fear is that the government will try Mr. Sankoh
and that my husband may also be prosecuted alongside and our assets may be confiscated. Also all
accounts abroad and locally traceable to our name and families may also be frozen given the
circumstances.In view of this development, I was initially trapped with about US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million
United States Dollars) that is in cash in boxed containers. Through the assistance of my proxy in
collaboration with a set of Diplomats, I was able to move to this consignment out of Sierra Leone
to a Security Firm in a neighboring West African country. The money is kept and lodged in a
security vault under the auspices of the Security in a crate marked antique. For the time being it is
safe and content undisclosed.All I want you to do is to receive the said amount in your name and invest it on my behalf while
maintaining my anonymity in whatever business endeavour you decide undertaking. My situation is
very desperate, as I cannot leave Sierra Leone because of the house arrest I am under.In the light of above, I am soliciting your assistance and partnership to move this money out of the
Security Firm as both of us can make a fortune. I would require your assistance in terms of logistics
and materials to enhance the movement of the consignment from the Firm in question. Therefore,
contact me immediately, if you are able and interested in assisting me in this endeavour preferably
using my alternative email address at ncbanyand@email.com, as soon as possible.Thanks for your anticipated understanding and assistance.
Yours faithfully,
MRS. N. BANYA
Email: ncbanyand@email.com
A Note:
Each generation must out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it. (Frantz
Fanon)
I intend to send an encouraging reply; I’ll share any further correspondence from “her” with you. You could write her with excitement, saying you just heard about the fantastic investment opportunity she offered an acquaintance of yours and you wanted to get in on the action. I won’t mind that you violated her “strictest confidence”, honest.
