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From: joy bamba <joy_20bamba@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:18:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM: JOY BAMBA
FROM: JOY BAMBA
N?1-3BAMBA AVENUE YAMOUSSOUKRO
ABIDJAN -IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA
NOTE:PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME VIA EMAIL; joy_20bamba@yahoo.com
DEAR ,
GREETINGS! I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE HENCE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE,I AM MISS JOY BAMBA.I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A FRIEND IN IVOIER CHAMBER OF COMERCE AND I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO SOMETHING WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM JOY BAMBA, THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE CHIEF AND MRS. EDWARD BAMBA, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORYAN COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS TRIP. MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS KID AND THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER LAST YEAR IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$4.5M(FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY WEALTH AND THE BUSINESS WHICH AMOUNT TO $18,000,000 USD THEY ARE HAVING AT HAND, THAT HE WAS KILLED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES WHICH WAS A PLAN FROM MY WICKED UNCLE. MY LATE FATHER ADVICE THAT I SHOULD SEEK
FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE ,ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ETC.
PLEASE,I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS;
1) TO HELP ME TO TRANSFER THIS FUND FROM THE BANK HERE TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.) 2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND INVEST IT.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION. MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. YOU MADE TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF THIS POSSIBLE TRANSACTION.
YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN ( 7)
WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. FOR THE INTEREST OF MY MAIL.
NOTE:PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME VIA EMAIL ; joy_20bamba@yahoo.com
THANKS AND BEST REGARDS.
JOY BAMBA.
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