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From: Mrs Hajiya Maria Assef Shawkat <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 03:52:49 -0700
Subject: HELLO FRIEND



Dear Friend,

I am Hajiya Maria Assef Shawkat, wife of late General Assef Shawkat
who was killed by a bomb attack in Aleppo, Syria on 18 July,2012 which
the violence caused hundreds of thousands to flee their homes as
refugees of the Syria Civil war. Late Gen. Assef Shawkat was brother
in-law to Syria President, Bashar al-Assad and was Minister of defense
until his death. I have in my possession USD18M(Eighteen Million
United States Dollars only)currently in a financial institution, which
I now intend to use to establish a profitable business venture in your
country to enable me and my family start life all over again. I want
to invest the US$18M in your company/country and you will be my guide.
I will give you more details upon your response via my private email:
[email protected]

Awaiting your response,

Best Regards,
Mrs Hajiya Maria Assef Shawkat