Here’s a recent scam I recieved in my inbox:

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Good day to you and

please do not be offended by my intrusion into your

privacy through your

receipt of this letter.

I am

Barrister Robert Best,Legal counsel to Mr.Jean Paul

Guei,only surviving child of late

General Robert Guei,former president of Cote

d’Ivoire,a country in the

western region of Africa.

See links/////////

http://allafrica.com/cotedivoire/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/930254.stm

My client told me to contact you having gotten your

contact from the

internet hoping that you will give us more details

about yourself in your

reply.My clients late father was estimated to have

been worth over

$50,000,000 USD but all his bank accounts were froozen

by Cote d’Ivoire

government except an account containing $15,450,000

USD saved under my

clients name which my client wants to move to your

country with your

assistance for the purpose of safe keeping and

investment under your

guidance and supervision for five years.My partner is

proposing a partnership

that will benefit the two parties since he needs the

assistance of a

foreigner to be able to access the money in the

account in a security

company here in London.The account has been dormant

since it was opened

therefore it attracted no attention because money was

never withdrawn

from it unlike the other accounts in other countries

operated under the

late General personal name.

To move the funds to you,a change of ownership will be

done in your

favour.This will make you the new owner and only

beneficiary of the money

to ensure that any withdrawal will not attract

attention because you

are not related to the Guei family nor have you had

any prior dealing

with them.You will then be given the name of a

reputable bank where you

will open a dollar account in your name.I will then

withdraw the money

with a power of attorney from you and pay into the

account you

opened.After this you will contact the bank and

instruct them to wire transfer

the funds into your safe account in your country.

I will then retrieve all documents used to make the

transfer and

destroy it.

For your role, you will take 30% of the total money

while 5% will be

used to take care of and pay back all expenses incured

by both parties

during the course of moving the funds including my

legal fees which are

yet to be paid due to the situation of things.The

remaining 65% will be

used by my client for his upkeep and investment by my

client who

wishes to move finally to your country as soon as the

transfer is effected

into your account. You will negotiate with him later

on the percentage

you will get for any future assistance rendered in

investing the funds.

I guarantee that everything will be legally arranged

to ensure 100%

risk free transaction.

Contact me immediately you receive this letter via my alternative email

address(WHICH I WILL USE FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE)

: [email protected]

or via my private secure phone line:44-7092027437.

An urgent response from you will be highly appreciated

and remember

always that you are not to discuss this letter or the

money with anyone

for my clients sake.

Yours Sincerely,

Robert Best

Legal Counsel

44-7092027437

NB

Also arrangements can also be made for cash payment directly to you..but you have to present yourself in person as the beneficiary to clear the funds and get them paid into a bank account.

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If you recieve one of these types of email please do not fall for it! These people are full of it!