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From: pauline douglas <mrsdouglashope5@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 20:48:30 +0000
Subject: FROM: Mrs PAULINE DOUGLAS
FROM: Mrs PAULINE DOUGLAS CONFIDENTIAL REF: INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE Dear, I am writing with my personal respect with regards to Your reposed personality / firm as a reliable,Trustworthy and God fearing. I got your contact Through the help of chamber of commerce in Abidjan theCapital of COTE D?IVOIRE. In deed I am the wife of Late MR KOVO DOUGLAS from Sierra Leone. I and My two children are presently staying in burkina faso as Refugees, my husband was one of the Ministers of Johnny Paul Koromah? s regime in Sierra Leone. During the intervention of the ECOMOG Soldiers to Restore the presidency of Alhaji Tejan KABBAH from Johnny Koroma, my husband was among the 23 executed Ministers. As our breadwinner is dead (my husband) And our stay in Sierra Leone is no more safe, I and my Two children decided to move to COTE D?IVOIRE a Neighboring African Country for fety. Due to our Status in COTE D?IVOIRE as refugees I was forced to Lodge our family funds (USD $ 250.million) in finance hause . Ever since then we have been receiving help from our Mission, because we are staying in one of the Visitor?s villa in the church premises and attendsFellowship and worship fully. I hope you will be Touched to understand my request.We have agreed to invest our money viable in any Overseas country through your assistance and Directives. You will provide or look for a lucrative venture where This money can be invested on before proceeding, we Will get to be more familiar and also go into an Understanding working agreement because our family?s Future now depends on this money. The boxes containing The money and treasures were all deposited and Registered as a family treasures. This was done forSecurity reasons.We would like to know what you will take as your Percentage for assisting us.we sincerely wish to introduce and make you our Business partner and overseer of our proposedInvestment in your country. We are prepared to send all the documents regarding to This deposit as soon as you show you're immediate Response Email. Do not fail to give meYour telephone and fax numbers. Best Regards, MRS PAULINE DOUGLAS. CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL/ mrspauline_hope@yahoo.com
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