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From: =?utf-8?q?ken=20hastrup?= <ken_hastrup05@yahoo.com.my>
Reply-To: ken_hastrup@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 15:30:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello!!!
Saya ada alamat e-mel baru!Sekarang anda boleh kirimkan saya e-mel di: ken_hastrup05@yahoo.com.my
Dear Friend,
I am KEN HASTRUP A former government official of Liberia. Following the
exit of president Charles Taylor of Liberia from power under a West
African brokered peace agreement, led by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo
he was granted asylum by the Nigerian Government.
In my position as the Financial Secretary to the President and close confidant, I left for Nigeria in his Entourage.
My country has been engulfed in Protracted Civil war with rebels controlling
some parts of the country. During the war, President Taylor disbursed
large sums of Monies to buy the loyalty of the entire cabinet,and I can say
with all modesty that I was one of the Chief Beneficiaries of this disbursement.
This is aside from monies I used my official position to acquire while
in office. Since we relocated to Calabar, Southern Nigeria all has been
well,but with the recent indictment of former President Taylor by the war
crime tribunal sitting in Sierra Leone and confirmed reports of a dedicated
fund by the American Government to capture him in order to face war crime
charges have now decided to leave the country.
Presently I have funds totaling United State $15,000,000. (Fifteen Million US Dollars) Which I intend to move oversea for investment and spend the rest of my life there with my family.
This transaction is risk-free as all local arrangement has been made.
If you are prepared to assist to work with me I require the following:
Your Full Name and Address, Your Private Telephone, Fax Number and
private Email Address. As Compensation for your assistance you will retain 15%
of the Total sum, While 5% will be mapped out for local and International
expenses.
Though we are not known to each other, I strongly believe that through
this transaction we would be able to forge a mutually beneficial
relationship between us, now and in the future.
Finally, the success of this transaction will depend to a great extent
on mutual trust, secrecy and Confidentiality from you.
I await your response by email:ken_hastrup@yahoo.com
Best Regards,
KEN HASTRUP.
- ken hastrup
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