Attention english speaking visitors: The text message below is a form of advanced fee fraud, a.k.a. a Nigerian or 419 scam. An explanation of these scams can be found on scam-o-rama or on the website of the US secret service.

Onderstaande epistel is een Nigeriaanse- of 419 scam, een vorm van oplichterij per email. Lees de uitleg hier. Onderstaande voorbeeld bevat weer wat religieuze taal. Bijzonder is dat het bedrag wel erg hoog is (ruim 115 miljoen dollar) en dat deze meneer aangeeft geïnteresseerd te zijn in het krijgen van een verblijfsvergunning. Dat had ik nog niet eerder gezien.

From: "PRINCE WILLIAMS ROBERT" Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 01:09:09 +0400 Subject: TREAT AS VERY URGENT, IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE FROM PRINCE WILLIAM ROBERT Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire ATTN Please. Dear Friend; APPEAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. With due respect,responsibility and to the glory of ALMIGHTY GOD whom we worship I call upon you to assist and Please Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from the Ivoirian chamber of commerce and industry. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and there recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust person that I can do business with and by the recommendation , I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business. I AM,PRINCE WILLIAM ROBERT, The only son of late CHIEF ROBERT Mane. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan but we are Ghanean and I and my Family are here for about 20 year (twenty years)the capital of Cote d' Ivoire. My father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on (18 January 2002) in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of One hundred and fifteen million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars, (US$(115.5m) left in fixed /suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund and he also hand over to me all the documents which covers the deposit of this money such as deposit slip and lodgement slip which will be sending to you when it is neccessary. 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 Real Estate Management or Hotel Management. Dear, I am honourably seeking FOR your assistance in the following ways: (1) To provi de a bank account into which this money would be transferred to . (2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 23 years. (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to secure a resident permit in your country. More over, dear 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 and also mapp out 5% for any expensess you may incur during the period of the transaction. Further more, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven (7) days you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you today. Thanks and God bless. Best regards, P.WILLIAM ROBERT