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From: karim karim <engr_karim85@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:19:52 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND ,LETS WORK TOGETHER
ENGR.ABDUL KARIM
Accra, Ghana.
Dear Friend,
I am ENGR.ABDUL KARIM, the Project Engineer of ASIP- Ghana. And ASIP for the purposes of explanation means--- AGRICULTURAL SECTOR INVESTMENT PROJECT (ASIP) this is a World Bank sponsored Multi-Million U.S Dollars Agricultural project in Ghana.
Forgive my indignation, if this letter comes to you as a surprise and offend you, because you have no prior knowledge of this. I got your contact during my search for a reliable person to entrust this huge money transfer project with.
As the Chief Engineer in charge of the project, I and my colleagues involved in this project have agreed to seek your mutual partnership into a huge money transfer project. We wish to transfer the sum of two million five hundred united state Dollars ($2.5M) from the project Fund into your personal or company’s Bank account for our personal use..
This fund originate from over invoiced estimate we made for materials at the project site This over invoiced sum was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all attendant lope holes sealed off.
It was our consensus to seek your assistance to provide us with the facilities to transfer this money out of Africa. This is born out of our belief in the non-stable economy and spurious political nature of this Continent (Region). If we agree to work together as partners on this, then this sum of ($2.5M) will be transferred into your Bank Account through the BARCLAYS BANK LTD. Accra-Ghana, because that is the Bank where the world Bank Grant for the project, of which I am in charge, is deposited.
Based on the law and ethics of our service to ASIP, we as civil servants are not allowed to operate a foreign account.
This is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account that can hold this funds when transferred to your country. It is however agreed, as the person providing the account to secure the funds in your country, you are offered 15% of the total sum as commission, 80% will be held on trust for us, while 5% is set aside to reimburse expenses incurred in the course of executing the project.
The project is expected to be successfully completed within 14 days if you accord us the maximum cooperation needed from you.
We hope to retire peacefully and lead an honorable business life after wards.
Waiting to hear from you.
With regards,
ENGR.ABDUL KARIM
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