Dear Colleagues, Here's a new spin. This is almost a kind of urban mythology, with the stories improving all the time. And it is the first appeal I have received from Benin! Another pin in the map. Best, Ken Friedman -- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:38:23 -0800 From: mathew kahbah <mathewkahbah@yahoo.com> Subject: POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE NEEDED From: MR MATHEW KAHBAH COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC ATTN;Ken Friedman In brief introduction, I'm MR MATHEW KAHBAH from Sierra-Leone. My father ,Mr Foday William Kahbah was the former operations manager of the Sierra Leone Gold and Diamond cooperation during the tenure of the democratically elected head of state president Ahmed Tijan Kabbah who was forced out of office by the rebels led by major Paul Koromah.As a result of the otherthrow, top government officials and top civil servants who the rebel soldiers captured at the mining town of Bangashi district where he was in charge, may his gentle soul rest in peace. After the assassination of my late father Mr foday Williams Kahbah of Blessed Memory. I was busy ransacking his book sheeves, incidentially, I found a key to his underground safe in his family villa. Upon my opening to his undergroud safe, I was surprised to notice among other things 2 big trunk boxes which contained the sum of US$30million (thirty million united states dollars) I contacted my late father's friend who operated a fishing trawlers vessels through noble assistance, I and my family were smuggled out to cotonou through costal river with the sealed trunk boxes containing the money. On our arrival, I decided to deposit these boxes in a private security company here in cotonou for safe custody. Right now, your cooperation is highly needed to assist me lift these fund out of the security company to abroad for onward transfer. This is strictly on your advice in areas like real estate and stock markets or any other business you deem viable. Your compensation for this noble assistance is quite negotiable, for now 30% of this money stand as your commission for immediate transfer of this fund. Please your assistance is highly needed and your urgent reply indicating your interest through the above contacts. Furthermore my evidence of the deposit of this sealed trunk boxes in the security company will be furnished to you as soon as I receive your reply. Please treat this transaction as confidential for this is the hope of my family's survivals, now that the bread winner is no more every correspondences should be directed to me Mr Mathew Kahbah on my cellular phone 229 08 69 05.for more information and clarification. Thanks and yours sincerely, MR MATHEW KAHBAH 229 08 69 05. --