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Body of Email:

From: Michael Makhoba

I am Mr. Michael Makhoba of Standard Bank of South Africa. I have a Mutual Business Transaction to do with you. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank whose name is Mr. Chung Timothy with a deposit US$25.5M (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars), an American citizen who perished in a plane crash [Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers aboard.

I’m offering you 35% as soon as we conclude transfer into your account. For your perusal, you can view this web site:

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

Please call or send your reply with your brief profile such as full names, address, tel/fax numbers, occupation & age to my confidential email:mmkhoba@live.co.za

Thank you and expects your urgent reply.

Mr. Michael Makhoba
Tel: +27 710 167 394
Fax: +27 866 083 618
Email: mmkhoba@live.co.za

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