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From: raph edema <raphedema812@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <raphedema3@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:26:03 +0000
Subject: FROM :EDEMA FAMILY.
FROM :EDEMA FAMILY.TEL :+225 07 73 99 70.ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE.WEST AFRICA.
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
MY NAME IS RAPHAEL EDEMA. NATIONALITY OF SIERRA LEONE.I AM 25 YEARS OLD, STUDIED MARKETING IN BUSINESSADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY. I LOST MY FATHERYEAR BACK. MY FATHER WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HISBUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING ON ABUSINESS TRIP. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS OF GOLD AND DIAMOND UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. MY MOTHER IS AGED SHE IS 62 YEARS NOW AN OLD WOMAN. I HAVE THREE YOUNGER ONES WE ARE ALL LEAVING IN COTE D'IVOIRE SINCE PAST FOUR MONTH.
IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US. MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOMEOF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE GOOD BANK CALLEDBICICI WHEN HE WAS ALIFE, IN FACT IN A BRIFEIINTRODUTION. ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOUWHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THIS MONEY TOTALING US$6,000,000.00 ( SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR )NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILLRECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARDINVESTMENT.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOODASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TOYOUR ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OFBUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOURSUPPORT. ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BEGIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF AFRICA TO ABROAD.
I AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. THEWORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOURGUNUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER. SORRY IAM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THATTHIS IS MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT ISINHERITACE AND LAST HOPE.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME BEFORE TAHT IT WAS BECAUSE OFTHIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSNESSASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNERIN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THISMONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS REALEASTATE MANAGEMENT, HOTEL MANAGEMENT OR ANY OTHER INVESTMENT WICH YOU KNOW THAT MAY GIVE US A GOOD PROFFIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OFACTION. AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY. YOU CAN CALL US ON TEL NUMBER ABOVE.
OUR BEST REGARDS.
RAPHAEL ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.
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