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From: Andrew Smith <andrewsmith@sify.com>
Reply-To: smith69@sify.com
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:20:14 +0000
Subject: PARTNER NEEDED ON THIS PROFITABLE BUSINESS
Dear Friend
I am writting this letter out of a genuine desperation
to find a reliable partner in an unfolding
transaction.I have been unjustly treated by my partner
in an earlier transaction, so I seek your help,
attention and genuine co-operation to our mutual
benefit and I believe that you will not let down the
trust and confidence I am about to repose on you.
For the past ten years, I have been working for a
public relations firm that pays me about two hundred
dollars each month, plus little bonus based on my work
input.
On the 30th of June last year, our company made
a very big financial breakthrough when we made contact
with Alhaji Mabolo Dongo and began to supply him his
cow medicines.
Alhaji Mabolo Dongo is the president of MABOLO DONGO
FARMS, and is a millionaire farmer with animal farms
at Chad, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana, Benin and Togo;
with main offices in Cote d'Ivoire, and a new one
located at Zimbabwe. Moreover, he is the greatest
supplier of cattle beef and other dairy products to
the whole of West Africa.
He had informed us about the huge amount of money he
spends on the purchase of a particular but very
important cattle medicine. Precisely, he buys US$5,000
per carton. He asked if our organisation can source
for a cheaper supplier.
We did market research and discovered that we can buy
these medicine in Europe for US$2,000 per carton. We
moved a proposal to Alhaji Dongo, to supply him at
US$4,800 per carton which they accepted.
As these supplies progressed and our company was doing
fine, I requested my boss to increase my salary. He
was so upset that he sacked me without benefits after
ten years of dedicated service. Though I was later
called back when another kind-hearted senior staff
protested against his action.
During my moments of being sacked, which lasted for
close to two months, I was so desperate
that I went to the Dongo Farms and infomed Alhaji
Mabolo Dongo that I have a foriegn contact that will
be willing to supply him this same products at
US$4,000 per carton.
He was very happy with this news,
and in turn confided to me that he was about to place
order for one thousand cartons following a
suspected outbreak of disease in his farms. I assured
him that my foriegn contact will be in the position to
manufacture and supply to him; infact I convinced him
that my former boss usually buys from my foriegn
contact and that is why he sales to him at a higher
price.
HOWEVER, I INFORMED ALHAJI DONGO THAT HE WILL HAVE TO
PAY CASH IN ADVANCE BEFORE
MY FORIEGN CONTACT WILL SUPPLY TO HIM.
For the moment he has stopped all contact with my
boss.Please consider on how to handle this profitable
project and kindly contact me immediately for details
and negotiations as regards my commission. However,I
will insist that my commission will be 20% of the
total profit.
Note: We will buy one thousand carton at US$2,000,000.
We sell to them at US$4,000,000.
Our client pays cash before lifting of the goods. They
must not know our purchase point in Europe.
Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely,
Andrew Smith
00225-085-843-06
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