RE: urgent business proposal and confidential.

[Ed Padin]

This one sonunds like it could be fun. Comments? The phone number is
probably one of those foreign 900 numbers where you are charged $200
for the call and Verizon says "Hey, we HAVE to charge you for the call
even though it was fraud <shrug>. Soooorrrreeee." Are there any other
angles that this could be working?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: bug-bash-admin@gnu.org
> [mailto:bug-bash-admin@gnu.org]On Behalf Of
> james vincent
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 3:15 AM
> To: bug-bash@gnu.org
> Subject: urgent business proposal and confidential.
>
>
> FROM: JAMES VINCENT
> TELEFAX:+27-73-1677-244
> JOHANNESBURG
> SOUTH AFRICA.
>
>
> ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO
>
> Dear Sir,
> You may be surprised to receive this letter from me
> since you do not know me personally. The purpose of my
> introduction is that, l am James Vincent the first son
> of Mr Vincent David who was recently, murdered in the
> land dispute in Zimbabwe. l got your contact through
> my fathers private file, hence l decided to write you.
>
> Before the death of my father, he had taken me to
> South Africa to deposit the sum of US$24MILLION
> (TWENTY Four Million  United States Dollars)in one of
> the private security companies, as if he foresaw the
> looming danger in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited in
> a box as family property to avoid much demurrage from
> security company. This amount was meant for the
> purchase of new machines and chemical for the farms
> and establishing of  new farm in Swaziland.
>
> This land problem came when Zimbabwe President Mr
> Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act reform which
> wholly affected the rich white farmer and some few
> black farmers, And this resulted to the killing and
> mob action by Zimbabwe war veterans and some lunatics
> in the society. ln fact a loot of people were killed
> because of this land reformed Act for which my father
> was one of the victim. lt is against this background
> that l  and my family who are currently staying in
> South Africa decided to transfer my father's money to
> foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibit
> a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any band account or
> to be involved in any bank account  or to be involved
> in any financial transaction throughout the
> territorial zone of South Africa. As the eldest son of
> my father, l am saddle with the responsibility of
> seeking a genuine foreign partner who can assist me
> with he or she personal/company where this money could
> be transferred without the knowledge of my government
> who are bent to take everything we had. The South
> Africa government seems to be playing along with them.
> l am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount
> of money in South Africa for fear of going through
> same experience in future since both countries have
> similar political history. Moreover the South Africa
> foreign Exchange policy does not allow such
> investments as an asylum seeker.
>
> As a businessmen who l have to entrust my future and
> my family into his hands, l must let you know that
> this transaction is risk free, lf you accept to assist
> me and my family all l want you to do for me is to
> make arrangements and come to Johannesburg  South
> Africa, so that you can open a non-residents account
> which will aid us in transferring the money into any
> account you will nominate oversees. This money l
> intend to use for investment.
>
> l have two options for you, firstly you can choose to
> have certain percentage of the money for nominating
> your account for this transaction. Or you can go into
> partnership with me for the proper profitable
> investment of the money in your country. Which ever
> the option you choose, feel free to notify me.l have
> also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds
> expenses incurred in the process of this transaction.
> lf you do not prefer a partnership, l am willing to
> give you 15% of the money while the remaining 80%will
> be for my investment in your country.
>
> Contact me through the above telephone number for more
> details of the transaction while l implore to maintain
> the absolute secrecy required in this transaction.
>
> Yours Faithfully,
>
> JAMES VINCENT
>