| Scam Warning-Important | | | | world. |
| According to this is one of the top worst scams | | | | Here is an actual email that I believe is part of this |
| on the Net. | | | | terrible scam. I must assure you I did not answer |
| Admittedly this column isnot about disabilities. | | | | this email. |
| However I think it is important and relevant sinceit | | | | Telephone: 228084460 |
| is about a problem that seems to prey on people | | | | Dear Sir, |
| with disABILITIES | | | | I am Akunor Rawlings, a cousin of the former |
| Yours truly doesn't meanto imply that disabled | | | | president of the Federal |
| people are the only victims of scam artists. | | | | Republic of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, and I also held |
| Thetruth is that this population is especially | | | | an appointment during his |
| targeted. | | | | 10yrs in office as the General Manager in charge |
| The reasons I believe areseveral. First many | | | | of Ministry of Solid |
| disabled people are on fixed incomes so the | | | | Mineral such as Gold, Diamond, Bauxites etc. |
| appealof getting rich quick may have some appeal. | | | | During this 10yrs tenure, I managed to secure a |
| Second scammers assume thatjust because | | | | large quantity of Gold and |
| someone has a disability that they are an easy | | | | Diamond secretly before he handed over power |
| touch for them. Not assuming anything | | | | to his successor Mr. John |
| aboutgullibility. Please take this as a warning only. If | | | | Kuffour. When he took over power, information |
| you are skeptical already,great. More power to | | | | got to me that the newpresident is aware of this |
| you | | | | large deposit of Gold and Diamond that is in |
| There are many scams onthe net. In essence, if | | | | mypossession, and because of this, I have to look |
| it sound too good to be true, it almost alwaysis | | | | for a way to dispose it. |
| One warning sign is if youhave to pay money to | | | | To this end, I contacted a friend of mine in a |
| get in, its a ripoff. Also if there's a time | | | | neighboring Country Federal |
| pressureor any other type of pressure that | | | | Republic of Togo, who helped me to sell the Gold |
| should be a sign to warn you too. | | | | and Diamond for a total of |
| There is one particularscam that claims if you are | | | | $18.5Million (Eighteen Million, Five Hundred United |
| willing to fly to Uganda and meet the wifeof the | | | | States Dollars), whichis now deposited in a |
| former leader of Togo, you will get millions of | | | | security company in Lome, Togo. |
| dollars. This isan actual scam. For more | | | | Because of my relationship as the cousin of the |
| information please go to home.rica.net/alphae | | | | former president of the |
| 419.coal | | | | Federal Republic of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, my |
| Many people have lost their live savings with this | | | | Togolese friend suggested thatwe should move |
| scam and even gottenin trouble with the law. | | | | this entire fund Overseas to avoid being traced |
| They are stranded in Togo with no help from the | | | | by thepresent Ghanaian president. |
| Togolese govt. or their native country | | | | However, I am now asking you to be my partner |
| Believe it or not, to coin a phrase, many people, | | | | in this transaction. |
| too numerous to count have actually fallen for | | | | Therefore, if you are interested, kindly contact |
| this foolish scheme. The illicit plan has been around | | | | me through my e-mailaddress or call me on my |
| for close to twenty years !!! | | | | telephone number in Togo: 228084460 so that |
| I know about this one because | | | | we candiscuss on the modalities for a smooth |
| I received several of their emails. I can honestly | | | | transfer of the entire fund into yournominated |
| say I did not fly to | | | | bank account Overseas. |
| Togo and I was not a victim. I don't want you to | | | | For your participation, I will offer you 15% of the |
| be one either. | | | | entire fund but which issubject to negotiation. |
| Note: I am not condemningthe Togolese people, | | | | Meanwhile, I am looking forward to hearing from |
| Nigerians and all other African People, African | | | | you so as to plan on thenext line of action to |
| Americansor People of Color anywhere in the | | | | execute this mutual beneficial transaction. |