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This is an internet scam! Do not send these scammers money. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     ppadungg01@portugalmail.pt Subject:     Greetings Date:     Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:15:35 +0100 (08:15 EDT) -- Dear Friend, I  am Padung Limcharoenrat ,the personal assistant to Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed prime minister of Thailand and owner of Manchester City football club in England. My Boss Mr Thaksin Shinawatra deposited the sum of $68 Million United States Dollars in a security company here in Spain,i am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money which we deposited  in a  security company here in Spain,i am the only one who knows about this deposit which my boss has long forgotten because of the numerous problems he had with the military junta in Thailand. However, i decided to contact you because we are  seeking a partner to stand as beneficiary who will make claims for the funds,as i want you to stand as the new beneficiary as this deposit was made by me on behalf of my boss and i now want to resign and therefore need a partner to help me retrieve this funds so you can help me invest this funds in your country afterward,and you will get 30% of the funds. Thaksin, who is ethnically Chinese and from the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, made his fortune in the technology business. His first successful venture was in the 1980s when he sold IBM computers to the police department where he once was an officer. He made the bulk of his money after he obtained government concessions in the telecommunications industry, including a license for a cellphone network just as that technology became popular. I need you to stand as beneficiary as my boss is currently having problems with the Thai Government and is currently living in England . Populist and opinionated, Thaksin expanded his business to satellites, airlines and television broadcasting before he entered politics in the 1990s. When he became prime minister in 2001, he revolutionized Thai politics by focusing his platform on rural and poor voters in a country where two-thirds of the population live outside cities. During his five years in power, he rankled the Thai elite with his populism and stoked the fires of Muslim insurgencies in southern Thailand with his tough, uncompromising stance. And he was accused by human rights groups of encouraging the extrajudicial killings of thousands of suspected drug dealers. By the time he was ousted in the military coup by the Military Junta in Thailand, he was still admired by farmers and laborers, but generally despised by the intelligentsia and moneyed elite. http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:PxOCi9wVSzYJ:www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/21/sports/thaksin.php+who+owns+manchester+city&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1 I have all the necessary information/documents for this transaction. Therefore, if my reguest is granted,please get back to me through  my private e-mail: padung666@yahoo.co.uk Best regards, Padung Limcharoenra 0034-606856418   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in this e-mail have absolutely no connection with this scam! None of the scammers use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine. Whatever these scammers tell you, DON'T believe a word of it!!!

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