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From: "Andel Sowyer" <andsowyer@gawab.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:30:36 GMT
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
FROM ANDEL SOWYER
COTE D' IVOIRE, WEST AFRICA.
Email;andel_sowyer@yahoo.ie
ATTENTION: GOOD FRIEND,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU,I AM ANDEL SOWYER, THE SON OF LATE CHIEF. EMOS SOWYER
I WAS SEARCHING FOR A GOOD AND RELIABLE PERSON WHO WILL ASSIST ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER MARLENE IN THIS TRANSACTION.
MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.
WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, OUR FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSEWE ARE MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.
HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($16,500,000.00 U.S) HE DEPOSITED IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT THE MONEY IS BEING KEPT FOR ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER.HE LATER DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THE BANK TO ME AND ALSO HANDED OVER THE BANKING DOCUMENTS TO ME AND ASK ME TO SEEK FOR A REASONABLE FOREIGNER LIKE YOU WHO CAN HELP AND ASSIST US TRANSFER THE MONEY ABROAD FOR OUR FUTURE.
I HAVE ALSO MAKE ENQUIRIES TO THE BANK WHERE HE DEPOSITE THE MONEY AND CONFIRMED IT REAL.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE WE WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES FOR OUR FUTURE.
DEAR, WE ARE HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO SERVE US AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE WE ARE TEENAGERS STILL LIVING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP WHERE OUR LATE FATHER ASK THEM TO TAKE CARE OF US WHEN HE WAS AT THE HOSPITAL BEFORE HIS DEATH.PLEASE DO HELP US GET THIS MONEY TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION OF THIS COUNTRY COTE D'IVOIRE.
2) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO MAP OUT A VERY GOOD PERCENTAGE FROM THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/ INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS THE COMPLETEMENT OF THIS TRANSFER INTO YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT.
PLEASE SIGNIFY YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST US HENCE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PERSON.
ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
YOUR'S FAITHFULLY,
ANDEL SOWYER________________________________Free POP3 Email from www.gawab.comSign up NOW and get your account @gawab.com!!
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