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From: rita johnson <rita.johnson90@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ritajohnso@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:46:56 +0200
Subject: Dearest Please Is Me Rita Johnson
FROM MISS RITA JOHNSON,No59B,RULL MACCORYABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE. WEST AFRICA
Dearest
May Peace be upon you, I know is wrong to contact you through this means! but is just that i am desparate and my pressent condition now is fruastrating, that was why i use this medium to fasting up my request to solicit your help..
I am Rita the daughter of the late Mr Morris Johnson assacinated sinator in Zimbabwe, My father was killed including my Mother under political problem. After the killings the killer squad came after me and my Brother we had to run out of our country to in Abidjan,capital of ivoiry coast in west africa where we are currently staying).
For the past five months now. I want you to assist me claim this fund that my dad depoisted into (Bank here in Abidjan d'ivoiry (Usd$3 .800,000,000$) Please could you come down here assist us standing as forieng friend of my late Father brouth the money out of the Bank. So that the money will transferd into your account in your country and also took me and my brother out of here that had made us orphan.
Why i contacted you was that i went to the Bank to claim the found since my late father use my name as the next of kin to the deposit the Money! but i was told by the (Bank Director that my late father made an agreement with them that i have to get to the age of 25yrs before i can make claim of the money or alternativlly i should provide a guardain who can make the claim on my behalf and that was why i contacted you.
With the situation of things not getting better in our country, we have now decided to transfer this money to your account in your country where we can invest it, we are afraid of investing this money here in Abidjan for fear of encountering the same experience in future since both Countries have the same political history.
Please If in your heart you geniunely and faithfully and your willing to taking care of me and my brother incloud the money and made us orphan. I will give you 10% percentage. Also forward you the Bank contact if you want to contact them transfer.
Please kindly assist me and my brother has been passing through hard for long time now. I must tell you this money is our last hope,
Am waiting for your replyThanksYours Faithfully.Daughter Rita
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