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From: "Dr John Lumber"<lum_joh_johnlumber@myway.com>
Reply-To: john_lumber201@myway.com
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:12:51 -0500 (EST)
Subject: SINCERE COMPENSATION
Dear good friend, From Dr John LumberPhilanthropist) Subject Matter :SINCERE COMPENSATION You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, a very long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again, after couple of years now. It takes fate, courage and God's fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things, not worked out as we projected then. I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction we were pursuing together, finally worked out by God's infinite mercy and I decided to contact you, just to let you know. I have conscience as a human being, due to your tremendous effort and contribution to make things work out in retrospect.Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Luxembourg for numerous business negotiations and establishment. I just arrived yesterday night and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to g!
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down to the hotel business center to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I have raised and signed an International Cashier's Bank Draft, to the tune of $720.000.00 million US dollars(Seven Hundred and Twenty Thousand US Dollars ) only in your name as COMPENSATION to your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it was. Please, contact now my confidential secretary, She is in the name of :Miss Rose Okereke( Secretary) E-mail :missroseokereke_ro@excite.com You are to forward to her, the following : 1. YOUR FULL! NAME & ADDRESS 2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERShe, will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your Residence Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reach via this very mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity period of 12 banking days.So, your early response to that effect, shall be admired. Sincerely Yours, Dr John Lumber(Philanthropist)
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