this is quite a scam!
At 08:54 AM 3/27/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Mr. JOSEPH LUKHELE
>AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
>WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC MONITORING AUTHORITY(WEMA)
>Dear Professor Jim Devine
>I am Mr. JOSEPH LUKHELE , the director, in charge
>of auditing and accounting sector of west African
>Economic monitoring Authority Lome-Togo in west
>Africa. In due respect and regard, I have decided to
>contact you on a business transaction that will be
>very benficial to both of us at the
>endofthetransaction.
>During our investigation and auditing in (WEMA) my
>department discovered a huge sum of money that was
>prepaid and un-re corded for in the books of Accounts.
>We discovered that it has been floating since 1997
>through 2001 in African development Bank. this is
>found out to be over influence on contract payments.
>Personally the information is kept secret by me and my
>partner to enable the whole plan and ideas profitable
>and successful during the time of execution.The said
>amount was USD
>$14,000,000(fourteenmillionU.S.dollars).
>As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
>information through my good friend who works in
>chamber of commerce in foreign business relations here
>in Lome-Togo. He personally recommended your contacts
>from the chambers to me to be viaable and capable to
>champion a business of such magnitude without any
>promble. Meanwhile the whole arrangements to put claim
>over this fund, as a payment of contract executed
>since it cannot be withdrawn locally,gets the reguired
>approval and transfer this money to a foreign account,
>has been put in place and directives and needed
>information will be relayed to you as soon as you
>indicate your interest and willingness to assits us
>and also benefit yourself to
>thisgreatbusinessopportunity.
>In fact I could have done this alone but because of my
>position in this country as a civil servant we are not
>allowed to operate a foreign account and would
>eventually raise an eyebrow on my side during the time
>of transfer because I work in this ministry.This is
>the actual reason why it will require a second party
>or fellow, who will forward claim as the contractor
>and also present a foreign account where the money
>would be tranfered into as a payment for contract
>executed as it may be after due verification by
>designation board.I would not fail to inform you that
>this transaction is 100% risk-free.
>On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you would be
>entitled to 25% sum as gratification,while 5% will be
>set aside to take care of expenses that may arise
>during the time of transfer and also telephone bills,
>while 70% will be for me and my partners.Please, you
>have been advise to keep top-secret as we are still in
>service and intend to retire from service after we
>conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the
>whole situation here in this ministry until you
>confirm the money in your account, and ask us to come
>down to your country for subsequent sharing according
>to percentages. Previously indicated and further
>investment either in your country or any other country
>you advise to invest in. All other necessary
>information will be sent to you when I hear from you
>.I suggest you get back to me as soonaspossiblestating
>your wish in this deal.
>Yours Faithfully.
>Mr.JOSEPH LUKHELE
>
>
>
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