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From: Julian egobia Julian egobia <jlss_st15@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:06:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: please give this letter speedy attention
Dear Sir,
I get your contact through a internet,Therefore I will like
to disclose my situation to you for your kind assistance.My name is Julian Egobia(mrs),and was married to late Militry General Lambert Egobia who was assercinated during the ECOMOG combat in Serria-Leoan. This death of my husband brought a serious circumstance in the family between the second wife of my late husband.
I am the first wife to inherit the wealth of my late husband but the second woman did not want me and my only son to rest in our home, we have escaped several attempt of assercination also poisoned food because of the wealth of my late husband, this matter became serious every day and I did not have a strong support in this matter because I discovered the certificate of deposit of a conseignment of some larg amount of money which was in the security company in Ivory Coast W/ Africa.and why my late husband did this, is because the military body have once trailed his account and he was detained and the money confisticated,and that is why he changed his mind to keep money in the security company.
Therefore I and my son have managed to escaped the home to vory Coast West Africa with the document of deposit of $18.M (eighteen million united state dollas) This deposit was decleard as family valuable effect which was in a Trunk Box which was at security company in Ivory Coast Ivory Coast W/ Africa. I and my son were in the refugee camp in Danani town before the political problem started between the government and the rebel in the same Ivory Coast we
managed to evacuate the area to a church where we are
taking cover as at this moment.
In this situation that I decided to seek the assistance of honest person a foreigner who will assist me to claim this consignment in so that I and my son will come over to your country to save our life, and you help us invest with this money .Therfore before we can start will like you to show me confidence so I will trust you very well.
Please I will like us to be quick so that my son will start doing something or to continue his education in your country, Please dont disclose this matter to other person it is my secrect and confidential,
I need your urgent help in this matter and send to me your reply as you get my massage.
Yours sincerely,
Julian Egobia(mrs)
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