Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/13

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Subject: RE: [Leica] FUCK OFF!
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:12:20 -0400

For whatever it's worth, I have found that the following reply has instantly
cut off people who have been repeatedly mailing me about this scam:

"Be aware that copies of this Email have been forwarded to the F.B.I, U.S.
Department of the Treasury, Interpol, and Nigerian national police."

B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Roland
Smith
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 11:22 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] FUCK OFF!


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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >__________________________________________________________
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