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wilmumba701 at yahoo.com (william mumba) wrote in message news:<20020221201936.84047.qmail at web21308.mail.yahoo.com>...
> WILLIAM MUMBA.
> TEL:0031 6555 28 508.
>>> SIR/MADAM,
>> (SEEKING FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE)
>>> You may be surprise to receive this letter
> from me since you do not know me
> personally.Then let be begin by introducing
> myself, I am MR William Mumba,the first son
> of MR Walter Mumba, who was recently murdered
> in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.I was furnished
> with viable information from the World Trade
> Centre here in Amsterdam Holland so I decided
> to solicit for your assistance.
>> Before the death of my Father, he had taken
> me to Amsterdam to deposit the sum of
> USD$10,5MILLION(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
> Only)in a Security Company,as if forsaw the
> looming danger in Zimbabwe.This Money was
> deposited in two trunk boxes as Gemstones to avoid
> much demurrage from the Security Company.This
> Fund
> was meant for the purchase of new machines
> and chemicals for the farms and Establishment
> of a new farm in Swaziland.
>> This land problem came when Zimbabwe President
> ROBERT MUGABE Introduce a new land Act that
> wholly affected rich farmers and some few black
> farmers.This resulted to the killing and mod
> action by Zimbabwen war Veterans and Some
> lunatics in the society .Infact, a lot of
> people were killed because of this Land-Reformed
> Act of which my Father was one of the victims.
>> It is against this background that I and my
> Family who are currently staying in Amsterdam
> decide to transfer this funds to a foreign
> account.Since the law of the Netherlands
> prohibit a refugee(Asylum Seeker)to open any
> account or to be involved in any Financial
> Transactions.As the eldest son of my Fathers,
> I am saddled with the responsibility of
> seeking a genuine Foreign Account where this
> Money could be transfered without the
> knowledge of my Government who are bent on
> taking everything we have got.The Netherlands
> Government seems to be playing about with
> them.I am faced with the dilema of investing
> this amount of Money in Netherlands for the
> fear of going through the same experience in
> future since both countries have similar
> history.Moreover the Netherlands Foreign Policy
> does not allow such investment from asylum
> seekers.
>> As a businessman, whom I wish to entrust my
> future and my Family in your hands,I must let
> you know that this transaction is risk free.If
> you accept to assist me and my family.All I
> need you to do is to File claim as the
> Beneficiary to this funds here in Amsterdam,This
> Money I intend to use for investment.
>> I have options to offer you, first you can choose
> to have certain percentage of the money for
> your assistance and for nominating your account
> for the transaction, or you can go into
> partnership with me for a proper profitable
> investment of the money in your country which
> ever option you choose feel free to notify
> me.But on behalf of my family and I 3% of this
> money,I have mapped out for any expenses
> incurred in the process of your involvement
> to this transaction. However if you do not wish
> to go into partnership, I am willing to give
> you 15% of the money while the remaining 82%
> will be for my Investment in your country.
>> Please contact me with the above Telephone
> number,while I implore you to maintain the
> absolute secrecy required in this transaction.
>> Yours Faithfully,
>> William Mumba.
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