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The sender shows as VICTOR RIBADU <galax_rr44@yahoo.com>.
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[date:] => Fri, 12 May 2006 09:43:46 -0700 (PDT)
[from:] => VICTOR RIBADU
[subject:] => Investment Enquiry (plz treat as urgent)
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MR.VICTOR RIBADU. ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES [ www.ecowas.int ]
Attention:
Subject: Seeking your sincere co-operation in transfer of US$53,000,000.00 (Fifty Three Million United States Dollars Only) into a secured foreign account for subsequent investment.
I am the Auditor-General of the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS OFFICE GHANA], I need your co-operation as a foreign partner in transfer of the above mentioned contract funds to a foreign bank account. Please note that I am contacting you base on the investment interest I have in your country hence the completion of this project.
I wish to inform you that every arrangement have been concluded to secure the required foreign exchange allocation approval to the tune of US$53Million from the Ministry of Finance for the payment/transfer of these
contract sum in your name or your companys name as our foreign contractor.
These funds originated from the budgetary allocation of logistics for the ECOWAS MILITARY PEACE KEEPING FORCE [ECOMIL]between 1999 and 2004 with reference contract no: (ECOMIL/GH-AC/572XB/7403-32/99 ) the sum (US$53M) represent the balance executed contract funds due for payment.
On completion of the transfer of these funds into your designated bank account half of the total funds will be invested 60-40 partnership while remaining balance (US$26.5M) will be released to me immediately on my arrival to your country for my choice real estate investments.
If you are interested in my proposal please kindly send to me your private telephone and fax numbers for immediate commencement of this project, internet is not secured for further communication on this
project.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Best regards, Mr.VICTOR RIBADU.
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MR.VICTOR RIBADU. ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES [ www.ecowas.int ]
Attention:
Subject: Seeking your sincere co-operation in transfer of US$53,000,000.00 (Fifty Three Million United States Dollars Only) into a secured foreign account for subsequent investment.
I am the Auditor-General of the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS OFFICE GHANA], I need your co-operation as a foreign partner in transfer of the above mentioned contract funds to a foreign bank account. Please note that I am contacting you base on the investment interest I have in your country hence the completion of this project.
I wish to inform you that every arrangement have been concluded to secure the required foreign exchange allocation approval to the tune of US$53Million from the Ministry of Finance for the payment/transfer of these
contract sum in your name or your company’s name as our foreign contractor. These funds originated from the budgetary allocation of logistics for the ECOWAS MILITARY PEACE KEEPING FORCE [ECOMIL]between 1999 and 2004 with reference contract no: (ECOMIL/GH-AC/572XB/7403-32/99 ) the sum (US$53M) represent the balance executed contract funds due for payment. On completion of the transfer of these funds into your designated bank account half of the total funds will be invested 60-40 partnership while remaining balance (US$26.5M) will be released to me immediately on my arrival to your country for my choice real estate investments.
If you are interested in my proposal please kindly send to me your private telephone and fax numbers for immediate commencement of this project, internet is not secured for further communication on this
project.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Best regards, Mr.VICTOR RIBADU.
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