PRINCE TARFA WILLIAMS

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From:     PRINCE TARFAR <williamtars_20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To:     williamtars@live.com
Subject:     I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON WHO CAN INVEST OUR INHERITANCE VALUE AT
Date:     Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:56:24 +0300 (07:56 EDT)

I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON WHO CAN INVEST OUR INHERITANCE VALUE AT
$100,000,000.00 ( ONE HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

I AM TARFA WILLIAMS FROM SEIRRA LEONE AND RESIDING PRESENTLY IN EUROPE WITH MY
MOTHER (A WIDOW). WE ARE STAYING AT A REFUGEE CAMP WAITING FOR AN ANSWER TO OUR
APPLICATION FOR POLITICAL ASSYLUM, DUE TO THE CIVIL WAR IN MY COUNTRY IN WHICH I
LOST MY FATHER ALHAJI
HAMMED WILLIAMS AND MY SISTER, THE WILL HAVE BEEN READ PROMPTED ME TO CONTACT
YOU.

I NEED A TRUSTWORTHY AND HONEST INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD BE READY TO HELP MY FAMILY
INVEST OUR FUND WISELY AND PROFITABLY OUR INHERITANCE IS VALUE AT
$100,000,000.00 ( ONE HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) FROM MY LATE
FATHER. THIS FUND HAS BEEN SECURED WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.

TO CLAIM THIS FUND FROM THIS SECURITY FIRM I HAVE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF THE BANK
STATEMENT FROM MY LATE FATHERS' LAWYER. IN THE DESIRE TO INVEST THIS FUND
WE WILL APPRECIATE A STABILE COMPANY WITH
GROWTH POTENTIALS.

WE WISH TO INVEST THIS FUND IN YOUR COMPANY OR ANY OTHER COMPANY OR PROFIT
ORIENTED VENTURE UNDER YOUR ADVISE AND SUPERVISION.

YOU ARE THE HOPE OF THIS FAMILY AS THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO, DUE TO OUR
STATUS HERE. YOU WILL OF COURSE BE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED WITH 30% FOR YOUR
EFFORT, WHICH WE WILL DISCUSS AS SOON AS YOU ACCEPT TO HELP US IN THIS REGARD.
I WILL BE WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION
ABOUT MY FAMILY AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE AN ACCEPTANCE MAIL FROM YOU.

YOU SHOULD ALSO SEND US YOUR COMPANY'S FLYERS OR PROFILE INCLUDING SOME
HINT ABOUT INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON WHILE
THANKING YOU IN ANTICIPATION.
REPLY TO williamtars@live.com

BEST REGARDS,
PRINCE TARFA WILLIAMS

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The scammers never use their real names.
They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine.
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