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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: line-01@uku.co.uk
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:41:14 +0000
Subject: Hello


Hello,
It is with pleasure that i update you on my initiative to position Micro
Finance firm as a vibrant World class organization poised to provide the
best micro credit services to small and medium enterprises. Working under
RAFODE micro finance firm in Kisumu Kenya has indeed shows immense
achievement through variety of innovative approaches designed to support
emerging businesses with very small loans called micro credit to help them
engage in productive activities or grow their tiny businesses.Microfinance
has come to include a broader range of services (credit,savings,
insurance,etc.) as we have come to realize that most businesses suffered as
a result of collateral or lack of access to formal financial
institutions.This scheme is presently spreading and has contributes
immensely to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in
developed and underdeveloped Countries (e.g) kisumu, Kenya where i served as
program adviser.The Framework was built on international consensus among
donors,practitioners,raters and industry stakeholders.

However,my dream for investment goes beyond Kisumu Kenya and it was this
reason I proposed to seek fund from GLOBAL FINANCE COMPANY using RAFODE as
reference organization showing its success story and organizational
aims/objectives for expansion and diversification. These has evidenced
Global Finance welcoming the development and then, helped to channeled the
proposal to the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). And with
surprise after legal verification exercise conducted by the (UNCDF) on
FAFODE as an existing NGO,involving legal certificates of operation,
19,500,00 (GBP) was approved to her credit awaiting remittance from (UK)
Bank. And as a matter fact, all processes were done confidentially through a
UK lawyer, for this reason, i decided not to disclose the approval noticed
to (Mr.Antony Mayodi) RAFODE program manager hence, my effort thus far will
be jeopardized in
a fit of bad tempered.

Microfinancing is indeed a good venture but takes a longer duration for
returns, Please Could you collaborate by defining a profitable venture to
invest in? If YES, contact me
letting me knowing your area of interest to enable me evaluate my and
interest and trust.

Thank you for your anticipated response.

Ibrahim Ali.
Rafode Program Adviser.

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