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From: "Joseph Kofi" <josephkofi@newsgroup.hk>
Reply-To: josephkofiada99@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:10:27 +0800
Subject: letter
on Energy Matters.
The Parliament House,Accra ,Ghana.
Please Reply to My Alternate mail
Box:josephkofiada99@hotmail.com
Dear ,
How are you today? Please my name is Joseph Kofi Ada,the Minister for
Energy Matters in the parliament house
Ghana.Iam writing you to earnestly Solicit for your assistance in helping to
receive some sum of money
into your account for safe keeping.I got your e-mail address through an
internet marketing firm while
searching for a reliable and reputable person to handle this
transaction.we have the sum of Thirty-Two Million five Hundred thousand
Euro's that intend to be transfer overseas through the assistance of a
foreign partner because by the civil service rules in my country,having
overseas account is not allowed, that is why the solicit your assistance to
front this transaction within the shortest possible time.Please it is
pertinent for you know that this money came as a result of over provision in
the budget for our Energy and the west Africa Gas Pipeline .
This over provision was done by my committee, but all contract payments have
been made to beneficiaries which
was about 207,500,000 Euro'sbut now left behind the excess of the over
invoice amounted to the contract sum
of 32,500,000 Euro's which intends to be taking out for my investment with
your help and also my re
electioneers campaign coming up next year for me.
I am contacting you therefore, to stand in as the beneficiary to process
this fund into your custody. As soon as you consent to this I will
immediately send you titled documents to the fund in your name so you can
make claim for it.I will provide you with 35% for assisting us and the fund
shall be transferred to you legally in accordance to all laid down
procedures governing transfer of funds.I have perfected all modalities for
the successful transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary.
Finally, I have to reassure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and
should be kept absolutely confidential.Presently, you can reach me by return
mail, you should also include your Your full names as it appears in your
ID, telephone numbers and fax numbers because of the time different, Your
contact address, Your personal company/Work profile.Please reply as soon as
possible.Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. Also Note that we need
to conclude this transaction within
14 working days.
Best Regards,
Minister Joseph Kofi Ada
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