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From: George Thomas <tom.george10@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <tomgeorges1@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:57:50 -0600
Subject: Dear sister LYNNE, your friendship is desired.
Dear sister Lynne, Please receive me kindly through this mail and offer me your friendship as Ive ever desired (assistance); to use your bank account for transferring of my deposit inheritance (US$12.5) to your country for investment relationship with you.My name is, George Thomas Nguessan, the son of late Chief Thomas Vincent Nguessan, from Bouake district of Cote DIvoire, in West Africa Sub-region. I am 21 years old.
Purpose of contact: My father was a great farmer and exporter of cocoa-café produce, but recently on his return from Germany , he was attacked by some unknown assassins, of which my mother was shot and she died instantly, while my father was taken to the hospital where he died six days after. Before he (my father) finally gave up ghost, he called me on his bed-side (as his only son) and disclosed to me confidentially about the US$12,500,000.00 deposit he made in one of the local banks in Abidjan, for onward transfer abroad for establishment of a processing company through his foreign investor, thereby urged me with urgency to go to his personal underground safe in our family villa to collect to my custody all the depository documents of the $12.5M, and quickly look for a trustworthy & God-fearing foreigner to assist me in transferring of the money abroad for business establishment for my future wellbeing. . My father also revealed to me that it was his business rivals and associates masterminded their assassination because of the hatred and jealous they have on him over his business success.
Therefore sister Lynne, the funeral of my parents is over and I have choosing you with trust and confidence to help me in transferring of this my inheritance to your personal or company bank account as my late father foreign Investor, for business establishment/relationship in your country. On your acceptance to help me, all I require from you is your full names, residence address, telephone and fax numbers, including your banking details which I have to submit to the bank for the money transfer. I will compensate you with 15% of the total sum while an addition of 5% will be added to cover any expenses you might incur on the process.
Please, feel free to contact me back as I am looking forward to your response.
Thanks,
George Thomas.
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