Spam, then my commentary

From:Mike Johnson
RUE 25 MACCORY
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA

Dear [recipient],

My name is Mike Johnson from Sierra Leonian. I am 20 years old and a student. Please I would
like you to assist me as urgent as you can,before they kill me.My father is a wealthy cocoa
merchant.Trouble began early last two year when my father's associates began suspecting that my father is not givingn proper accounts of all the tonnes of cocoa being cultivated by local
farmersn in some villages.

This mistrust deepens between Oct-Sept, 2004 when they discovered avery large some of money my father deposited with a Bank here in ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE (FORMALLY IVORY
COAST in West Africa. As a result of this discovery and the envy on the money he was poisioned by his associates.At his hospital bed ,he revealed to me the reasons of his sickness and directed me where to get the documents of the said deposit which he made on my name as the next of
kin,being the only child.He dvised me that in case he die, that I should not stay in this
country Sierre Leone because his associates will equally kill me hence my mother had died five
years ago of breast cancer.

He also instructed that if he dies, I should look for a foreign partner who will help me to transfer the money out of this place (Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire), to his account and the person will help
me to invest the money in that country. Based on this, I had to contact you
bearing in mind that you will be humane enough to protect my life. My father finally died on the 5th of june,2005 and since then, I was out of school and went into hiding because
of my father's asociates. All the relevant documents of the $8.000,000.(Eight Million United States Dollars) that was deposited in a Commercial Bank by my late father, are with me now.

I will give you 15% of the total money, if you can help me transferring it into your Account, for onward investment in your country. Please contact me immediately with the above E-mail address and include your telephone and Fax numbers to enable me send you all necessar
documents asregards the money before they kill me. It is a risk free transaction.

I'm waiting for your urgent reply.

Best regards.sincerely,

Mike Johnson

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"I went into hiding", so that's why he's typing it! It also explains why he correctly spells words in one place and then incorrectly in other places. "Sierra Lionan ... of the said documents", wow! I can imagine so many other nation using these phrases. Gosh, I should honestly trust some one I don't know who has the name, "Mike Johnson" who is a Sierra Lionan; with this "risk free transaction". Yeah, I'll hop right on that. I guess he got the idea from the Nigerian prince.

Why Africa? I suppose because it is a technological island; isolated and a very large continent with many nations -- generally poor and in turmoil. I can imagine a Madagascar prince emailing from the thriving metropolis' there, or, hey, how about rich Ethiopia with thriving kingdoms and stable government. I guess they need to find a fast track to infomercial purchasers.