Buharry,

Thank you and to Jiky as well.  It is re-assuring that it is a scam.  These scam artists are tenacious, if they will go this far to impersonate the Secretary of State of a sovereign nation!
Again, thank you.

Soffie

-----Original Message-----
From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Momodou Buharry
Gassama
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 5:15 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Sikkerhetstjeneste.htm


Hi Ya Soffie!
                What you forwarded is from a security services website that
publishes scam letters used by fraudsters. Their address is:

http://www.sikkerhetstjeneste.com/scamletters.htm

Here you can see letters purported sent from officials in all countries. The
particular letter that you forwarded is purportedly from Edward Singhateh.
The letter reads:

THE PRESIDENCY

THE REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATES

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRESIDENCY

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY & CIVIL SERVICE

BANJUL, THE GAMBIA

Tel + 22 1 66 39 666 22 1 53 28 914




Attn Sir,


I am (Rtd) Captain Edward David Singhatey, the Secretary of States for
Presidential Affairs Responsible for National Assembly and the Civil
Service, in The Gambia.As the secretary of States to His Excellency, Rtd
Colonel Yahaya A.J.J Jammeh the president and commander in Chief of the
Armed Forces, we both retired from the Military Force and has been friends
and confidants.

I was ordered to make this proposal of request to you by His Excellency
Yahaya A.J.J Jammeh after a careful study of your country's list of Chambers
of Commerce available at the Presidency in The Gambia from the internet
Corporate media source.


His excellency has recommended that US$30.1Million be transferred to a
foreign account in his name, this fund is an accumulated sum of money from
overdrafted vouchers meant for the purchase and maintainance of Military
wares/equipments at various Military Barracks and Depots accross the
country, however the fund has been referred to The Gambia Payment Centre
Office in The Netherlands as Contract payment to Foreign Contractors whose
names appeared on priority list for over due payment of contract sum long
completed, following the directive from the World Bank, Paris Club and the
International Monetary Fund (I.M.F) on our demand for soft loan, that we
must first pay all debt owed foreign contractors, before we can be given
Loan. His excellency President Jammeh has therefore used this opportunity to
transfer this Fund (US$30.1Million) to The Gambia payment liaison office in
The Netherlands as disguise against some Politicians here in The Gambia with
anti-Government Policies ! and ideologies.


The Gambia Payment Centre in The Netherlands is responsible for payment and
disbursement of Contract Money owed to Contractors because of the proximity
of the Holland Office to most of our Oversea Contractors.The Money is now at
the care of Gambia Payment Centre in The Netherlands, his excellency has
ordered that 25% of the total sum be offerred to you as commission for
helping to transfer the money to your account and the remaining 75% shall be
reclamed and transferred to Switzerland for personal use, we have decided
not to transfer the money to the SwissBank directly for personal reasons.

His Excellency still has the political Ambition of been re-elected in the
Third republic Political dispensation, he is making pre-election arrangement
to ensure that his political opponents does not hold sway in the up coming
election.You maybe aware that His Excellency marginally defeated his
strongest political rival Mr Ousainou Darboe, a prominent Lawyer and former
Vice President Gambia Bar Association and leader of United Democratic Party
during the last Parliamentary Election, and from filterred information
reaching the Presidency Mr Ousainou's Party now has the moral and financial
support of Abdulaye Wade the Senegalese President as a result of agreement
over territorial/cross border dispute and cross border drug trafficking at
the last subregional Heads of States meeting in Bamako Mali. His Excellency
has an unaccomplished task of a comprehensive implementation of a plan to
transform the the Country socially, economically and scientifically in
collaboration with !
the private sector in the next quarter of this century dubbed VISION 2020.
However, His Excellency maybe willing to invest some of this money in your
business depending on the confidence and ability to keep this information
strictly to yourself and if everything goes smoothly he may increase his
capital investment.

You maybe required to meet with the Director of Gambia Payment Centre Office
Dr Mtisi Colby or The Bank officials in The Netherlands, but it all depends
on what conditions the Bank gives.

Please note that there is no risk involved since your name has been
forwarded to the Gambia Payment Centre office Netherlands as a contractor
whose debt is to be paid, you will be made to effect change of certain
documents and the money wil be transferred to your account. , however we
would want to make this transaction confidential hence we seek to have your
private mail address where we can reach you and i shall send to you my cell
phone number with which you can reach me when i am not in the office, for
security reasons.
It is our intention to co-operate with you mutually and we hope you do same
to us, thank you and may Allah (God) bless you . You can call directly with
phone numbers shown above


Best Regards,




Rtd Captain E.D Singhatey

Honourable Minister
For Presidential National Assembly
& Civil Service
Banjul, Gambia


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Ceesay, Soffie
  To: [log in to unmask] ; Gambia-L (E-mail)
  Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 11:38 PM
  Subject: [>-<] Sikkerhetstjeneste.htm


  Can someone shed some light on the letter below?  It is not dated or
signed, but -----------------

  Soffie


   <<Sikkerhetstjeneste.htm>>

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