Mr. Lucas Rutter in Baghdad decided to donate all monies (US$ 25 million)

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From:     Song Li <lisong@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To:     lisong@rocketmail.com
Subject:     CAN I COUNT ON YOU ?
Date:     Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:07:34 -0700 (MST) (15:07 EDT)

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Hello,

Please forgive me for taking a little of your time. I need your personal
expertise in this matter. Kindly read and reply asap.

I am Mr. Lucas Rutter, a US citizen and a contractor in Oil and Gas Sector
Contracts in Iraq. I involved in a deadly suicide bombing at Jalawla in
Diyala, 60 miles north of Baghdad, in Iraq which seriously wounded me.

I was driving with my family (wife and son) and Fuad Ali Hussein (leader
of a U.S.-backed, Sunni armed group in the al-Furat neighborhood of
western Baghdad) on that beautiful sunday evening when this sad incident
occured. Fuad Ali Hussein and my wife and son died on the spot and I
survived with very serious injuries which have confined me to hospital bed
in USA. I have few months to stay alive.

I lost my family in this suicide bombing, I have decided to donate all
monies (US$ 25 million) made from the reconstruction of Iraqi Oil
Pipelines contracts to Charity Organisations, etc. I am searching for a
trusted person who will assist me distribute this fund to Charity
Organisations, SOS Children Homes, physically-challenged persons and
children's hospitals.

If you show interests in this, I shall give you more information and
instructions.   I wait for your urgent response. Thank you.

Mr. Lucas Rutter

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