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From: "johnson_faith" <johnson_faith@lycos.it>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:11:48 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From mrs faith johnson
>From mrs faith johnson abidjan, ivory coast Please reply me via Email (jfaith_ci@yahoo.fr) Dearest one, I am mrs faith johnson the wife of late cheif andrew johnson, the owner of two gold fields in seirra leone that was later taken over from us by the government, and my husband was made the director of the mines before the rebelforces attacked him and took it over. i got your contact through my search in the internet as reputable person who can help me to manage our inherited fund in a good business until my son is able to take over. sir as a busy person, i pray you will have enough time to consent to my plight and proposal i would like to confide in you that i inherited a total sum of $$17.000.000..usd(seveenteen milion united states dollars ) from my late husband (chief andrew johnson) who was killed by the rebel soldiers in sierra-leone. this money was moved down to abidjan ( cote d'ivoire )with instruction to transfer the consignment to london or budapest and hol
land collecting center and deposited in a prime security firm by my late husband under a special secret arrangement in which he declared the consignment as family valuables and with the hope of investing it later,but the sudden death could not allow him. after his sudden death we discovered a copy of the will he made in which he stated that the deposit contains money, though declared as family valuables for security reason. i and my son decided to seek refuge in ivory coast for a while, but we are now looking for a trusted partner in overseas whose account can accomodate this money, and can be coveniently deposited for investment and managment on our behalf and for us to also come over to stay in your country. i have decided to contact and rely in you because, we have decided to invest this money into good business venture in your country, based on its political and economic tability. myseif and my son have agreed that you will be the only partner and fund manager in thi
s regard. i am by this email message seeking your assistance in this respect. you are therefore requested to arrange for a possible way this money could be move to your ountry ,even if it may require your coming down here in ivory coast to meet me and my son. we have agreed that 15% of the total sum shall be given to you for rendering this asistance. we have also earmarked 5% for expenses like travelling. hotel bills e.t.c,10% to be in a seprate account for me and my son,while the& nbsp; remaining 70% will be for the family's investment , with you as a partner and rustee. please reply this email message at your earliest convenient time through my email indicating yourwillingness.have a nice day and god bless . yours sincerely Faith Johnson
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