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From: "Mrs Shadia Ater." <shadiaater1@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:56:40 +0700
Subject: From: Mrs Shadia Ater.
From: Mrs Shadia Ater.
Email:shadiaater1@she.com
Attention Sir&Madam
With due respect trust and humanity. I write you this letter which I believe
would be of great interest to you. Before I proceed, may I humbly introduce
myself to your good self, My Name is Mrs.Shadia Ater, from Sudan ,my Husband
was until recently, one of the personal aid to the late Dr John De Mabior
Garang, First Vice-President of Sudan, President of Southern Sudan and
Leader of the Sudan People Liberation Movement /Army (SPLM/A) who was killed
in a helicopter crash on his way returning from a peace agreement meeting
from Uganda on 30th of July 2005, just three weeks after his nomination into
the main governement under the January event.
My late husband MR ABDALLA ATER had been one of the personal aid to leader
of the Sudan People's Liberation Army for the past 21 years, and had lived
and fought for peace and one united Sudan, with a quick wit, ferocious
temper and longing to see the long-suffering people of southern Sudan
experience a better life, and just as he was on the verge of achieving what
he has lived and fought for, he is taken away from us by some wicked
politicians in the country. You can view at the website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2134220.stm .
Prior to the serious crisis in my country, which led to killing of my
husband and my late husband's position as the personal aid to the vice
president, I and son was able to inherit my late husband proceed .
,We inherited the sum of US$13 Million. The funds were originally gotten
from my late husband's proceeds. My late husband was able to safe guard the
fund with a very good diplomatic contact from my Country to where the fund was deposited safely
But all is about life and death we witnessed another tragedy which could
have taken our own life that is why we decided to flew here for investment
but I feel this is not the time for me to die .
I have decided to contact you because I am interested in investing in your
country . Please kindly guide and assist me in making the right investment
as every thing regarding technical and logistics details is worked out and
ascertained to our respective satisfaction. In view of your participation, I
am ready to give you a good negotiable percentage for your assistance, or
better still commit it into viable Joint venture projects, be assured that
you stand no risk of any kind as the funds belong to me and my only
surviving son. As soon as I get your consent, I will quickly move this fund
to your country for investment .
However, upon your acceptance to work as my partner, you can contact me with
my private telephone number or e-mail for more details,I strongly believe
that associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures will
derive a huge success here after, please include your private contact
telephone number and private e-mail when replying.
Yours Sincerely.
Mrs Shadia Ater
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