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Sender : DR. WILLIAMS JAMES ( williamsjj199@hotmail.com ) Host : 192.116.107.71 DEAR SIR, REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. I AM A HIGH PLACED OFFICIAL WORKING WITH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, HERE IN AFRICA MY DEPARTMENT (THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT) RUNS INTO SEVERAL THOUSAND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MONTHLY. MYSELF AND THREE OTHER COLLEAGUES IN THIS DEPARTMENT ARE CURRENTLY IN NEED OF A SILENT FOREIGN PARTNER WHOSE BANK ACCOUNT WE CAN USE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF TWENTY FIVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS US$25,300,000.00). THIS FUND ACCRUED LEGITIMATELY (BUT DISCRETELY) TO US AS COMMISSION FROM FOREIGN CONTRACTS, THROUGH OUR PRIVATE CONNECTIONS. HOWEVER, BY VIRTUE OF OUR POSITIONS AS CIVIL SERVANTS IN OUR COUNTRY, WE CANNOT ACQUIRE THIS MONEY IN OUR NAMES. BECAUSE AS HIGH PLACED CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT TO OWN OR OPERATE BANK ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE OF OUR COUNTRY. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS NOT SAFE FOR US TO KEEP THE MONEY HERE DUE TO OUR UNSTABLE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE BEEN DELEGATED AS A MATTER OF TRUST BY MY COLLEAGUES, TO LOOK FOR AN OVERSEAS SILENT PARTNER IN WHOSE ACCOUNT WE WOULD TRANSFER THE US$25,300,000.00 FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT. HENCE THE REASON FOR THIS EMAIL. I AM A MEMBER OF THIS PEN PAL SITE WHICH I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM AND AFTER LOOKING THROUGH YOUR PROFILE I DECIDED TO REACH YOU FOR ASSISTANCE. WHAT I AM REQUESTING FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO BE OUR SILENT PARTNER AND RECEIVE THE FUNDS IN YOUR ACCOUNT ONLY IN TRUST, TAKE OUT YOUR COMMISSION AND KEEP THE REST OF THE MONEY UNTIL I ARRIVE THERE TO MEET YOU AFTER THE TRANSFER IS COMPLETED. OUR PROPOSAL IS THAT AFTER YOU RECEIVE THE FUNDS, IT WOULD BE SHARED AS FOLLOW 20% TO YOU AS COMMISSION, WHILE THE REMAINING 80% BELONGS TO MYSELF AND THE TWO COLLEAGUES HERE. YOU WILL BE FREE TO TAKE OUT YOUR COMMISSION IMMEDIATELY THE FUNDS HIT YOUR ACCOUNT. THE TRANSFER WILL BE EFFECTED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN SEVEN(7) WORKING DAYS. AS SOON AS WE REACH AN AGREEMENT AND YOU FURNISH ME WITH A SUITABLE BANK ACCOUNT FOR RECEIVING THE MONEY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION DETAILS. YOURS FAITHFULLY, DR. WILLIAMS JAMES
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