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From: brigitte o <brigitteo_35@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:15:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL WITH URGENT ATTENTION
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL WITH URGENT ATTENTION
maneedu@yahoo.com
DEAR Sir
I AM MANE EDU, FROM GUINEA BISSAU, I HOPE THE PURPOSE OF MY REASON AND MY PRESENT SITUATION WILL BE UNDERSTOOD BY YOU AS IT MIGHT SURPRISED YOU HOW AND WHY I SOURCE FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SITUATION OF THINGS AROUND THE WORLD ABOUT THE MONEY TRANSFER AND SCAM ALL OVER ,EVEN THOUGH WE FIND IT SO DIFFICULT TO DO , BUT SINCE WE DON'T HAVE OPTION THAN CONTACTING A NEUTRAL PERSON ,DUE TO THE REASONS AND THE CONDITIONS THAT SURROUNDED ME PRESENTLY .
I THEREFORE BEG YOU TO MAKE AN HONEST RESPONSE TO THIS PROPOSAL . I CAME HERE AFTER THE CLASH BETWEEN MY FATHER GENERAL MANE, LOYAL ARMY AND THE GOVERNMENT ARMY WHICH LEAD TO THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN THE LAST MILITARY CLASH
. AT THE POINT OF HIS DEATH IN HIS HOSPITAL BED HE DIRECTED ME WITH INSTRUCTION TO TAKE OVER THE TRANSFER OF THE BOX THAT CONTAINS THE FUND AMOUNTED TO 10 MILLIONS U.S DOLLARS, THAT WAS MEANT FOR THE ONWARD PAYMENT OF THE MILITARY MATERIAL NEEDED FOR HIS ORGANIZATION. THE FUND WAS TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE COUNTRY A DAY AFTER HIS DEATH .
ACCORDING TO HIS INSTRUCTION I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF BISSAU IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE FUND IS BEEN DEPOSITED AS A FAMILY VALUABLE ITEMS, TO ANOTHER BRANCH OF THE COMPANY IN A NEUTRAL COUNTRY.
BASED ON THIS I DECIDED TO SOURCE FOR A NEUTRAL PERSON THAT CAN ASSIST ME IN WORKING ON THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT BY WHICH THE FUND COULD BE IN A SAFETY HAND TO AVOID BEEN BETRAYED BY A KNOWN PERSON AFTER THE TRANSFER AND ALSO HELP IN ARRANGING FOR A GOOD ENVIRONMENT OUTSIDE AFRICA BY WHICH MY SELF AND MY FAMILY CAN SETTLE DOWN WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND ALSO SOURCE FOR A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE FUND.
WHY THINKING ABOUT THIS MY FATHER INTEREST IN SPORT CASH MY ATTENTION ,THEN I DECIDED THAT THE FUND WILL BE UTILIZED IN FUNDING AN INVESTMENT IN THE AREA OF SPORT EQUIPMENTS MANUFACTURING.OR IN OTHER RELIABLE INVESTMENT.
YOUR ASSISTANCE SHALL BE COMPENSATED WITH A PERCENTAGE FROM THE FUND THAT BOTH OF US WILL BE AGREED UPON.
MEANWHILE THE COMPANY BELIEVE AS I TOLD THEM THAT THE LUGGAGE THAT CONTAINS THE FUND CONTAINS FAMILY VALUABLE ITEMS.
I AM PRESENTLY STAYING IN LOME TOGO TO AVOID THE EMBARRASSMENT BEEN FACE AT HOME AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER. I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY TO ENABLE US WORK OUT THE NECESSARY MODALITIES WITHOUT DELAY WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MANE EDU
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