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From: "From Mr Forday." <bangufor@maktoob.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bangufor1@maktoob.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:29:27 +0000
Subject: Can I completely trust you?
Dear,
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.My name is Forday with My Mother 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 investment transaction. My (late) father Gideon Bangura, who was the former ministry of finance and economy in Sudan before he was assassinated by the rabbles in the capital city of Khartoum 2003. And all our properties was totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my father's documents covering US$4.5 Million dollars(Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United State 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 reliable foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and invest 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 receive the fund
for the investment.
Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign 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 invitation to enable us to get a visa and fly down to your country once the fund is 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 father 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 miscellaneous expenses that may occur during t
he transfer.
Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you receive 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 four working days to be accomplished as the bank management 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 and your family. kindly keep this transfer secret and confidential. contact me on this telephone number as soon as you receive this massage. Tel: 00 221 559-0212 for more details and keep it confidential.
Yours Faithfully,
Forday & Mother
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