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From: "Peter Smith" <crystalholdingsltd6@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:51:52 +0100
Subject: Crystal Holdings,Ltd
Peter Smith,Managing director
Crystal Holdings,Ltd
Office address:77,Bd du général de Gaule
B13 Dakar, Senegal.
Email:peter_smith01@katamail.com
ATTN:
Crystal Holdings Ltd, is in search of a book-keeper/company representatives
in the United states,canada and the UK.This project has been developed in a
way not to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress but in
order to help take care of those extra costs while you work for us.
Crystal Holdings,Ltd is a company thats deals in the production and
supplies of Batik,Assorted African fabrics,various clothing
materials,African art materials and all kinds of furnitures for exporting to
the world.Presently our website is under construction and should be ready
soon.
Recently It came to my knowledge that there are a lot of lapses in handling
funds coming from our clients in the USA,Canada and UK which come in forms
of Cashiers checks,Company checks and Money Orders which are not readily
cashable outside the United States,Canada and UK,....So we need someone in
the US,Canada and UK to work as our representatives and assist us in
processing the payments from our various clients which come in on a
weekly,monthly and annual basis.
This is why we decided to employ a representatives over in the US,Canada and
UK to help us receive our payments at your contact address you shall be
providing us,in order to process our payment from our clients.
All you need to do is receive these payments from our clients in country,..
get it deposited at your bank,Cash it then deduct your percentage( 15% of
each payment) plus transfer charges and forward the balance funds to one of
company's representatives via Moneygram/Western Union.
Our payments will be issued out in your name as we would inform our clients
to do.Therefore the following details would be needed: I would require you
to send me an email with the following details:
1)Your Fullname.......................
2)Your Address........................
3)Your Phone number....................
4)Your Age..............................
5)Your Occupation.......................
We would forward these informations to our clients and they will start
making payments to you as the company's representative in the states,Canada
or UK. Once we have all your details in our records,..We would notify you as
soon as we confirm that one of our cleints is mailing payment across to you.
I await your urgent response.
Warmest Regards,
Peter Smith,Managing director
Crystal Holdings,Ltd
Office address:77, Bd du général de Gaule
B13 Dakar,Senegal
Email:peter_smith01@katamail.com
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