Dear Friend, I am Ata Yusuf 25 years of age, from Darfur, Sudan, the only surviving Son of the family of Ibrahim Yusuf who was a civil engineer before his death in May 21, 2004 as a result of the crisis in Darfur, Western Sudan. This sad incident claimed the lives of my parents while i was in school, I have been in a refugee camp since the death of my parents before a kind hearted woman of God to took me to Lagos, Nigeria where i have already seek asylum. As such i will want you to consider my condition helpless, as i am in a critical situation right now, i am begging you to assist me because i really need to put my life together. I want you to know that life is very hard for me now as i am living by the grace of God. Fortunately for me i discovered recently that my father deposited some huge amount of cash (US dollars) in a security company abroad, i am afraid to disclose the actual amount now because of security reason but i will surely disclose to you in my next mail if you accept to be of assistance to me in my present distress. Therefore I have written to you because i saw your contact on the Internet and felt you could be in the position to give a helping hand. Basically i need you to help me secure some amount of cash deposited by my father in a security and finance company abroad before his untimely death. Meanwhile as the heir of my family i need you to assist me in claiming this funds on my behalf because my present immigration status wouldn't allow me to handle this sort of transaction. I am willing to offer you a reasonable part of the total funds in payback for your support, co-operation and also your moral assistance. Right now my two sisters who are still in a refugee camp in Dafur, Sudan are looking up me, i made a promise to them that i am going to come back for them. My wish is for us to move over to your country to start up a new/better life when you collect the funds. Based on your response i let you know the exact amount as i have mentioned before and i will also give you details on how you can claim this funds on my behalf. I hope to hear from you soon, my regards to your family. Best Regards, Ata Yusuf. You can read more about the crisis on the below webpages; www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0406/S00124.htm www.hrw.org/doc?t=africa&c=darfur