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From: "charles davis"<charles1-8@myway.com>
Reply-To: charles_davis_1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:03:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Quest For Property Investment.
Attention Sir/Madam,I am interested in purchasing properties as a means ofinvestment abroad. I do not know too well about how topurchase property in your country.I will need your help to do this. I need you to helpme look for properties like; Homes, lands and otherbusiness ventures for sale.I am proposing to invest the sum of $48,000,000 USDfor this. I do not know if you will be of help to me.Let me give you brief information about mypersonality; I once worked with the Government here asa Local Government Chairman here in my countryNigeria, but later got out of office to start aprivate local shipping before I Finally closed downthe Business.Business is not moving to well and things arecrumbling, the Economy here is bad and above all thegovernment is too inquisitive.I am 55 my wife 42, I have 4 children as well as mostof my cousins stay with me and probably would comearound with me. I have a sister that is presently adoctor and also a brother that is a Teacher. I do hopeall
now you know a little about me, so also I want toknow about your very self.My need to acquire these properties is urgent, as I amplanning to move out of my country with my family downto your country. I want you to also look for a goodhome (mini estate) where my family and I will live in.Please do write me back, so that we can proceed, Iwill need your phone and fax numbers to make contact with you if I am unable toaccess My emails.(charles_davis_1@yahoo.com )Best Regards,charles Davis
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