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From: adam sanko <army-col-sanko@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <adamsanko_r@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:47:32 +0200
Subject: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL
ATT: MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO FAX: +27-866-349-033 Dear Sir/Madam,
I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this letter as a request from a family in dire need of assistance. I am Mrs. Rebecca Sanko from Liberia, The second wife of the late colonel Adam Sanko. I am residing and writing from Swaziland ***
I got your contact information in the course of discreet search for a reliable person in South Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On behalf of my family I decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$22 Million (TWENTY-TWO Million United States Dollars)inherited from my late husband into your personal/companys account 100% risk free***
My husband died in St.Amant Hospital as a result of operation on the bullet wounds he sustained during an encounter with the rebels. He was Director of Arms Procurements Committee in Liberian Army and personal Assistant to former President Charles Taylor administration they appointed to purchase firearms/weapons in South Africa but subsequently the AU & UN Anti-conflict commission warning some companies in Russian, North-Korea, French for illegal mining and selling firearms/weapons to the rebels in Liberian, Sudan-Darfur, Somalia, DRC-Congo and some other war-torn Africa countries. They husband and some higher ranks Brigadier/commander army officers saw it as a golden opportunity and diverted the money and shared it my husband got a total of US$22 Million Dollars***
IN FACT MY husband SAID IN HIS WILL I QUOTE MY beloved son I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$22Million which I deposited in safe-box that containing this money in a private security company in Durban South Africa. I did this In case of my absence on earth as a result of death only my second wife who cares should solicit for assistance of a reliable and sincere foreign partner to assist transfer this money out of South Africa for investment. I deposited this safe-box in the name of my son he will claim it with a deposit code ***
From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family depend on this money, as such, I will be grateful if you can assist us. We are living in Swaziland now as political asylum seekers and financial laws and regulations of South Africa do not permit asylum seekers (Refugee) to invest in South Africa. Hence I am asking you to assist us to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purposes. For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20%of the total sum while 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred between yourself and myself, while 75% will be kept for my family investment in your country under supervision ***
Finally, modalities on how the transfer will be conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves (all the documents is with me) Please I am waiting for your reply urgent including your private telephone/fax numbers for easy communication, or kindly contact my son that studying in South-Africa Defence Academy military school in Durban South Africa via +27-835-380-777 Mr Joseph for more details on transfer will done in bank here ***
Best Regards,
Mrs. Rebecca Sanko(on behalf of my family reply on private email:adamsanko_r@yahoo.com
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