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From: "JAMES DESOUZA" <james_desouza1@inmail24.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: james_desouza1@walla.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 09:47:42 +0000
Subject: Attn......................
Dear Friend,
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency
to our condition with my mother here in dakar senegal, Be bless as you help
me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country.
I am MR JAMES DESOUZA from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur, now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR)united nation high commission for refuge with my mother.
I got your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar for a possible transac tion. My (late) father HON DR. FELIX DESOUZA, who was the former ministre of finance and economy in Sudan before he was assinated by the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2003. And all our properties was totally destroyed.
However, we managed to escape with some of my father's documents covering $10.5 Million dollars(Ten Million Five Hundered Thousand us dollars Only) which is presently deposited safely in a Bank here in Dakar on my name as the only son of the family and the next of kin. the Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we are looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and inves the fund in his country.i was advice to live with my mother to dakar senegal because i was the next target as the only son of my family. All the vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will recive the fund for the investment.
Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country and into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him.
Furthermore, we only want this done this way because your country is
politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept our
proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of
this proposed transactions. you will send me and my mother a letter of
inviation to enable us to get a visa and fly down to your country once the fundis been transfer to your country.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is all our hope since my late fathe r died. I am giving
you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to
assist us, we have decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity
participation in your company. Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any
miscelleneous expens es that may occure during the transfer. Conclusively, i
wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal so
that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your country. On
commencement,this transaction will take nothing less than 8 working days to
be accomplished as the bank managment told me and my mother. All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in dakar senegal. i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the finance firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you a!
nd your family.
kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail. contact me on this email as soon as you recive this massage. james_desouza1@walla.com <mailto:james_desouza1@walla.com> for more detals. contact me on email urgent as soon you recive the massage for more details and keep it secert and confidetail between you as us. my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family.
Thanks yours son,
James & Mother
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