It's good to know that all sides of the political spectrum have the opportunity to join the globalized economy. I think ..... At any rate, I can't put into words my feelings on receiving this email today.
Attn:Please, I know this letter will come as a surprise to you, but would request you to give it a top consideration so as to help me and my family from our present predicament.I am Mr. Chamberlain Elliot, the first son of Mr. Leonard Elliot, a late British Farmer based in Zimbabwe. He died as a result of his incarceration by the Zimbabwean Government under President Robert Mugabe who ordered the white farmers in Zimbabwe to vacate their Farm Land and go back to their country.Due to due my late father’s large investment in the Farm Land, he refused to quit Zimbabwe for his country.Based on this reason he was arrested and imprisoned and as a result of his protracted sickness (Diabetics) he died in Manfe prison on 19 September 2002. I pray his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
After his death, all efforts by my mother who is a Zimbabwean to secure most of my father's investment were frustrated by the President Mugabe Government.
Towards this end my mother discovered an original certificate of deposit for a trunk box containing the sum of US$12(Twelve million US Dollars) deposited by my late father in custody of a security trust company in Dubai, UAE. The money belonged to the White Farmers Association (WFA) of which my late father was the Founder/President. I was able to trace the security trust company to Dubai, U.A.E where the box containing the money is presently deposited, declared as Family Jewelries and Antiquities as to avoid raising any eye brow
from the authority here. All documented proofs in respect of this deposited consignment are in my procession.As it is, I am looking for a reliable partner who can help me safe-guide and invest this money very prudently in his company as advised by my mother. 20% of this money will be given to you while 10% will be set aside for miscellaneous expenses that we may incur during the process.
Also note that this transaction is 100% risk free, you may also be required to come to Dubai if need be on indication of your interest. Please confirm your interest on this transaction and hoping to hear from you soonest.
Regards,
Mr. Chamberlain Elliot. [chamber2elliot@yahoo.co.uk]
Well, actually I can put my feelings into words, but I'm laughing too hard to do it quite at the moment.
Robin, have you seen the Nigerian email convention spoof?
Not sure - is there a link? I'm in the mode for satire today (sigh).
Try this out.
Pretty funny, although I winced at the condescension towards Nigerian poverty.
Ah...yes indeed the old Nigerian scam. If you want to increase your volume of such "opportunies" I strongly recommend a freebie netscape.net account. The "Nigerians" seem to have an inside contact there.
You can, however, on boring Sunday afternoons compose interesting replies for your personal amusement to these folks. (Just don't click on the "send" button if you're wise.)
:-) I get those fairly frequently. You may want to check out this FTC page dedicated to the phenomenon of the so-called "Nigerian" scam. Or, forward this note to spam@uce.gov -- they request that you do ("If you receive an offer via email from someone claiming to need your help getting money out of Nigeria - or any other country, for that matter - forward it to the FTC at spam@uce.gov ."
Oh, I get lots of these scam-mails. I'm fascinated to watch the permutations in the stories.
Tugging at my heartstrings on behalf of white farmers in Zimbabwe was a new one to me. The authors need to get their patter down a bit better, though, to be really convincing ('diabetics').
I have been through activity relating these Scam letters these Nigerians use fake identities and Bank Documents. and becuase of my efforts three of them have been arrested in December, 20, 2004