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From: CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2022 09:18:49 -0800
Subject: Very confidential
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Dear: Sir / Madam

Am from Sierra Leone West Africa purity is 96% carat 23 when gold
reaches the refinery it will become 24 carat our selling price is
$42,000 per kg.

CIF PROCEDURE

1. Buyer submits Letter Of
Intent – LOI

2. Seller issues Full Corporate Offer – FCO

3. Buyer returns stamped and signed FCO

4. Seller issues Sale and Purchase Agreement – SPA – with full Banking details.

5. Buyer and Seller sign and exchange SPA.
Win-win clauses for safety of funds and product must be included.
Seller must offer guarantee for all expenses incurred by buyer, in
terms of taxes and duties in form of gold equivalent to the export
taxes payable by the buyer.

6. Verification of product by buyer or his representative. Product is
sealed in the presence of both teams. A very important step process.

7. Seller commences preparation of shipping documents once buyer pays
export tax costs that shall be covered by collateral in equivalent
value to monies paid .Transfer of ownership of consignment to buyer.

8. Seller or seller representative accompanies consignment to destination

9. Consignment is moved direct to a refinery for verification, in the
presence of seller or seller representative

10. On confirmation by the refinery, the seller is paid based on
refinery findings, weight, and purity of the product.

11. Mode of payment to Seller is cash or Bank transfer, as per
seller’s preference (captured/highlighted on the SPA)

NB: If payment mode is via Bank transfer, SPA is endorsed in seller,
buyer and intermediaries Banks for payment purposes.

My regards,
Mr. Levin Cowbell
WhatsApp number: +23276439780
Sierra Leone

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