OWUSU KOFFI - Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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From:     owusukoffi3@yahoo.co.jp
Subject:     FROM OWUSU KOFFI
Date:     Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:10:44 +0900 (JST) (Thu, 20:10 EDT)

FROM OWUSU KOFFI
Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire
West Africa
owusukoffi3@yahoo.co.jp

Dear Sir,

We got your name and contact from the Ivoirian chamber of commerce and industry we understand that you are capable in invest this money for us so we prayed over it before contact you for help.

I am Owusu (24Years old) while my sister ROSE (22Years old) The children of late Mr & Mrs RICHARAD KOFFI who was a rich, famous and wealthy cocoa merchant and Gold dealers based in Abidjan ,The economic capital of Ivory Coast. We are seeking your attention to help us transfer the sum(USD 12,500,000.00) twelve million five hundred thousand United State American dollars into your account for an investment purposes,Such as real estates and stock markerts,as this money was deposited with my name in the bank as next of kin before the sudden death of our father.

So why we contacted you is to help us invest this money in your country for us,and help us to continue our education,also you will help us to get our resident permit in your country. As we will need your urgent help to transfer this money out of africa because of our uncle who killed our father is after our lives because of this money.

Please dear, I and my Sister are willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as a made of compensation for your urgent assistance to us .Please kindly contact us immediately you got this mail with my private email contact Email owusukoffi2@yahoo.co.jp

Yours sincerely,
Owusu Koffi

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