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From: walfred@terra.com.mx
Date: 23 Oct 2005 16:16:53 -0000
Subject: Your Mail/ From Martin
MATTER OF URGENCY
FROM KWASHA FAMILY
ABIDJAN.IVORY COAST
OUR GREETINGS TO YOU AND MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY.
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO BUSINESS/FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. THIS HOWEVER IS NOT MANDATORY NOR WILL I IN ANY MANNER COMPEL YOU TO HONOUR AGAINST YOUR WILL. WE PRAYED OVER CONTACTING YOU DUE TO IT\'S ESTEEMING NATURE I WANT TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
MY NAME IS MARTIN KWASHA SON OF LATE DR AND MRS ALFRED KWASHA, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY BUSINESS MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN. THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$1.800.000 (ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN ABIDJAN. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES LINKED WITH OUR RELATIVES,THEY ARE ENVY OF HIM. THEN HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
(1)TO HELP US STAND AS OUR GUARDIAN / PARTNER/ BENEFICARY OF THIS MONEY SO THAT THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED SAFELY TO YOU IN YOUR DESTINATION (2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE WE ARE YOUNG AGE AND MY SISTER SHARA 16 YEARS.(3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME AND MY SISTER TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL FUND AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT ASSISTNACE AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO OUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME BY SENDING TO US YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER, CONTACT ADDRESS, FULL NAME SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AT ANY TIME. I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FEW DAYS UPON CONTACTING THE BANK AS SOON AS YOU SIGNIFY YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. DO HURRY TO ASSIST US NOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN POLITICAL CHOAS ,WE URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR KIND ATTENTION.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
MARTIN AND SHARA KWASHA.
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