Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roland: You clearly didn't get 100 Nigerian businessman spam emails in one day. I suspect that one of these scammers is subscribed to the LUG, because I have been seeing them addressed to the LUG, and the ones I have received individually match the ones people complain about on the LUG. Brian: please close the list except to those who actually belong. Or kick everyone off and make them resubscribe. I know this will tick off institutional sellers, but I'm sure that all six of them can deal with the inconvenience of actually reading mailing lists they advertise on. Maybe better, design a filter that eliminates all posts mentioning African countries by name. Chandos: chill out. Please. Dante On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Roland Smith wrote: > That email does not seem appropriate. What did we do? > > Roland Smith > Oakland, California > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chandos Michael Brown" <cmbrow@wm.edu> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:14 AM > Subject: [Leica] FUCK OFF! > > > > At 05:38 AM 8/12/02 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > JOHN TUTU MEMBE, > > >AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS > > > > > > > > > > > > CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL > > > > > > You may be surprised to receive this letter from me > > >since you do not know me personally. The purpose of > > >my introduction is that I am John tutu Membe, the > > >first son of Nkono Membe ,the most popular black > > >farmer in Zimbabwe who was recently murdered in the > > >land dispute in my country. I got your contact through > > >network online hence decided to write you. > > > > > >Before the death of my father, he had taken me to > > >Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US4.5 million > > >(four million, Five Hundred thousand United States > > >dollars), in one of the private security company, as > > >he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe this money was > > >deposited in a box as gem stones to avoid much > > >demurrage from security company. This amount was > > >meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals > > >for the Farms and establishment of new farms in > > >Swaziland. > > > > > >This land problem came when Zimbabwean President President. > > >Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act Reform > > >wholly affecting the rich white farmers and some few > > >ack farmers, and this resulted to the killing and > > >mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in > > >he society. In fact a lot of people were killed > > >because of this Land reform Act for which my father > > >was one of the victims. > > > > > >It is against this background that, I and my family > > >fled Zimbabwe for fear of our lives and are > > >currently staying in the Netherlands where we are > > >seeking political asylum and moreso have decided to > > >transfer my father's money to a more reliable > > >foreign account. since the law of Netherlands > > >prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank > > >account or to be involved in any financial transaction > > >throughout the territorial zone of Netherlands, As the > > >eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the > > >responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account > > >where this money could be transferred without the > > >knowledge of my government who are bent on taking > > >everything we have got. The South African government > > >seems to be playing along with them. > > > > > >I am faced with the dilemma of moving this amount of > > >money out of South Africa for fear of going through > > >the same experience in future, both countries have > > >similar political history. As a businessman,I am > > >eeking for a partner who I have to entrust my future > > >and that of my family in his hands, I must let you > > >know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept > > >to assist me and my family, all I want you to do for > > >me, is to make an arrangements with the security > > >company to clear the consignment(funds) from their > > >afiliate office here in the Netherlands as i have > > >already given directives for the consignment to be > > >brought to the Netherlands from South Africa.But > > >before then all modalities will have to be put in > > >place like change of ownership to the consignment and > > >more importantly this money I intend to use for > > >Investment. > > > > > >I 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 > > >option you want, feel free to notify me. I have > > >also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of > > >expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. > > >If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to > > >give you 10% of the money while the remaining 85% will > > >be for my investment in your country. I shall await your response > > >while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy > > >required in this transaction. > > > > > >Thanks, GOD BLESS YOU > > > > > >Yours Faithfully, > > > > > >John Tutu Membe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________________ > > >Win a First Class Trip to Hawaii to Vacation Elvis Style! > > >http://r.lycos.com/r/sagel_mail/http://www.elvis.lycos.com/sweepstakes > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html