This is the only time I will post to the list about these stupid scam emails. I have added the FTC spam address so others on the list know who to report these crooks to. And also who to report spammers to. Brian Densmore > -----Original Message----- > From: Dickson Nyerere [mailto:dickson_nyerere@lycos.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:07 AM > To: dickson_nyerere@lycos.com > Subject: Confidential Assistance. > > > > DICKSON NYERERE. > AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS > TEL;0031 613 777 023. > > 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 Dickson Nyerere, the > first son of Sumpoim Nyerere ,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 US8.5 million > (Eight 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 Mr. > Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act Reform > wholly affecting the rich white farmers and some few > black farmers, and this resulted to the killing and > mob > action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in > the 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 > seeking 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. Whichever > the 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. Contact me with > the above telephone number and E-mail addresse, > while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy > required in this transaction. > > Thanks, GOD BLESS YOU > > Yours Faithfully, > Dickson Nyerere. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________ > Outgrown your current e-mail service? > Get a 25MB Inbox, POP3 Access, No Ads and No Taglines with > LYCOS MAIL PLUS. > http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus > > > majordomo@kclug.org >