We are all aware of internet conmen, for the past week I have been receiving this stupid email daily from one of them.

Do people really fall for such rubbish ?

From Richard Mason.
RUE 10, AVENUE I4
LOT 88, COCODY ABIDJAN .
COTE D' IVOIRE.

My dear friend

Compliments of the season, Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a
surprise, since we have not known or written before.

I want to let you know that is your profile that pushed me to send this email
to you after my three days fasting and praying and I have the full hope that
you will assist me.

My Mother died long ago when she was about to deliver my most junior
sister Chantal,based that i lost my mother so early my father took me so special, because i am the only survival child from my family. I have a grandmother who is no good and living with a much younger man.

Introducing my self, I am Richard Mason, 22 years of age the only son of the
late Mr and Mrs Robert Mason, My father was a gold and cocoa merchant
based in Accra , Ghana and Abidjan ( Ivory Coast ) He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips, his partner was interested in my grandmother emotionally.

Before the death of my father on 27th February 2001 in a private hospital
here in Abidjan . He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of USD$12.5M (Twelve Million five hundred thousand U.S), deposited in Bank in ( Abidjan Cote D쳌EIvoire , that he used my name as his beloved son for the next of kin in depositing the fund as he did not want my grandmother to have it after she had fallen for the charms of his partner.   

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner
in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for
investment purpose such as expansion of his existing cocoa business and real estate management overseas.   

I have made an arrangement with the Local bank manager here on how best to transfer this money to overseas. Please I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1- To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can quietly
be transferred into.
2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am still in school.
3)- To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to help me secure a residential permit in your country.   

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ Input after the successful transfer of this fund into your
nominated account overseas, while 5% will be set aside to offset any expenses we may incure.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time if you signify interest to assist me.


Thanks and God bless.

Yours sincerely

Richard Mason