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From: "FRANKLIN MARTINS" <[email protected]>
Reply: "FRANKLIN MARTINS" <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 05:15:46 -0700
Subject: DEAR NEW FRIEND


DEAR NEW FRIEND
RE: THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CONFIDENTIAL

I CONTACT YOU ON MY PRESUMED RELIANCE, AFTER GOING THROUGH A BRIEF
PROFILE OF YOU AND FOUND OUT YOU CAN BE TRUSTED I BELIEVED WE CAN MAKE
IT BIG WHEREBY YOU GIVE US YOUR WORD THAT AT THE END OF THE
TRANSACTION YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US BY BEING CREED,FIRST OF ALL I'LL
LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND STATUS.

I AM WORKING AS A CUSTOMS SUPERINTENDENT OFFICER ATTACHE TO THE KOTOKA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IT WAS MORE LIKE A DREAM WHEN TWO OF MY
COLLEAGUES INTERCEPTED (3)- METALLIC TRUNK BOXES AT OUR DUTY POST IN
THE ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLED OUT VALUABLES BOXES SUSPECTED TO BE PRECIOUS
METALS AND HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY OUTSIDE OUR COUNTRY(GHANA).

SUBSEQUENTLY, THE OWNERS OBVIOUSLY STAND NO CHANCE OF DEFENDING THE
SOURCE OF THE CONTENT OF THESE BOXES AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY
ESCAPED ARREST AND NO WHERE TO BE FOUND.

AFTER DUE INVESTIGATIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS, WE HAVE EARLIER DECIDED
NOT TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THIS INTERCEPTION FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. TO
KNOW THE CONTENT OF THESE BOXES, I PERSONALLY SCANNED THE THREE (3)
BOXES AND FOUND OUT THE CONTENTS ARE GOLD AND RAW CASH OF US15.5,
FIFTEEN POINT FIVE MILLIONS OF UNITED STATES 100 DOLLAR BILLS AND I
WILL LIKE US TO DISCUSS ON HOW TO MOVE THE CONTENTS TO YOUR COUNTRY
FOR US TO SHARE THE CONTENT AMONG US INVOLVED ON THE BASIS THAT AM DUE
FOR RETIREMENT AND READY TO GO INTO PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT WITH YOU
ONCE I RESIGN FROM OFFICE.

WE URGENTLY NEED AN INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AS TO ENABLE US TRANSFER
THESE BOXES AND SELL THE GOLD IN QUESTION THERE IN ABROAD THROUGH YOUR
CONNECTION.
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THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.

SP. FRANKLIN MARTINS