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From: Tina Sunday <tinasunday1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tinasunday200@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 06:18:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Mrs tina sunday
From: Mrs tina sunday
Standard Chartered Bank
Koforidua Branch
Tel +233248800027
=A0
My Good Friend,
=A0
My name is Mrs tina sunday I am the regional manager of Standard=A0 Charter=
ed Bank Koforidua branch Ghana. I got your information on a recent environm=
ental conference held in Lome the capital city of Togo with other West Afri=
can countries. I write you this proposal in good faith, I am 42 years old=
=A0 married with two lovely kids.
=A0
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, as the=
regional manager of the Standard Chartered Bank it is my duty to send in a=
financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of=
each business year. On the course of the last year 2007 business report, I=
discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Five million seve=
n hundred and twenty thousand united state dollars($5,720,000.00) which my =
head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have placed this=
funds on what we call escrow call account with no beneficiary. As an offic=
er of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of =
contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and =
get 30% of the total funds as commission.
=A0
There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank to bank transfer=
, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of th=
ese funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can or=
der the transfer to your designated bank account.If you accept to work with=
me I will appreciate it very much.=A0 My private phone number is above, ca=
ll me if you think we can work together so that we can go over the details =
or send=A0 email to me tinasunday200@yahoo.com .Thank you in advance and Ma=
y god bless you and your family.
=A0
Yours truly,
Mrs tina sunday
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