Subject: PLEASE HELP ME
Date: 5/9/03 12:00 AM
Received: 5/9/03 2:26 PM
From: mariam Abacha, mariam_aba45@zwallet.com

Attn: The C.E.O.

I KNOW THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, BUT IT HAS COME TO A MATTER I CAN NO LONGER HELP, HENCE MY APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE.

MEANWHILE, TO BE BRIEF, I AM THE WIFE OF LATE GENERAL SANNI ABACHA. THE FORMER HEAD OF STATE OF NIGERIA WHO DIED ON THE 8TH JUNE 1998 UNDER MYSERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND A LOT OF THINGS HAS GONE WRONG WITHIN MY FAMILY, AS VIRTUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY IS UNDER HOUSE ARREST.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY HUSBAND'S ACCOUNTS ALL OVER THE WORLD HAS BEEN FROZEN BY THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION. THE MOST RECENT IS 3.6 BILLION PONDS STERLING IN A LONDON ACCOUNT, $2.2 BILLION IN A NIGERIA ACCOUNT AND A LOT OF OTHERS TO MENTION BUT A FEW. IT'S UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I PLEAD WITH YOU CONFIDENTIALLY TO LIAISE WITH BARRISTER ISA YUSUF AN ATTORNEY AT LAW WHO HAS BEING OUR PERSONAL ADVICER FOR OVER 20 YEARS, ARRANGE AND MEET WITH HIM AND DISCUSS THE MOST POSSIBLE WAY TO WITHDRAW FOR SAFE KEEPING WITH YOU THE TOTAL SUM OF US$36.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS).

THIS AMOUNT IS WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE, YOU SHOULD FEEL FREE TO NEGOTIATE ALL OTHER POSSIBLE TERMS WITH THE GENTLE MAN BARRISTER ISA YUSUF AS YOU CAN REACH HIM ON HIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS isa_yusuf2001@yahoo.co.uk BUT BECAUSE OF HIGH LEVEL SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIRED FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION WE REQUIRE YOU TO ALWAYS USE THIS TRANSACTION CODED MA-DD/2001 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCES.

I WISH YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR A FACE-TO-FACE MEETING AS THIS IS THE ONLY HOPE OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY, WE DO HOPE AND APPRECIATE THAT SHOULD THIS FUND BE DEPOSITED WITH YOU FOR MANAGEMENT, WE WILL BE REST ASSURED THAT AT ANY TIME WE ARE RELEASE FROM DETENTION, WE SHALL HAVE SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON.

FINALLY, WE PLEAD THAT YOU SHOULD BE IN POSITION TO ASSIST, WE PRAY THAT YOU KEEP IT SEALED AS THE NEXT PARTY DOES NOT NEED TO HEAR ABOUT IT FOR SECURITY REASON AND SMOOTH COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSACTION WITHIN THE SHORT POSSIBLE TIME.

MEANWHILE, I EXPECT YOU TO CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST TO THIS PROPOSAL THROUGH BARRISTER ISA YUSUF EMAIL ADDRESS isa_yusuf2001@yahoo.co.uk OR VIA MY OWN EMAIL ADDRESS AS STATE ABOVE.

BEST REGARDS

MRS MARIAM ABACHA

C/O BARRISTER ISA YUSUF.