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Well I just got this one. It’s a new twist on the ones I have recieved

Dear Friend,

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE
PROPERTIES.

I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates
or landed properties in your country on behalf of my
Husband, Former opposition Vice Presidential Candidate
in Zimbabwe’s last general elections recently
concluded Considering the strategic and influential
position he held in the opposing political party in
Zimbabwe, he would want the transaction to be strictly
confidential as possible.He further wants his identity
to remain undisclosed at least for now, until the
completion of the transaction.Hence our desire to have
an overseas Manager.

I want to inquire on behalf of my family if you would
agree to act as our overseas Manager in order to
actualize this transaction.

We have heard rumours that President Robert Mugabe
intends to confiscate all properties and assets
belonging to top members of the opposing political
party and try them for treason andattempt to
assasinate him.If found guilty, they will be jailed or
executed,this is one of his moves in becoming a
dictator.

The project in brief, is that the funds with which we
intend to carry out our proposed investments in your
country, is presently in the custody of a security
Company in Europe and we need your assistance to
transfer the funds to your country in a convenient
bank account that will be provided by you before we
can put the funds into use in your country. For this,
you shall be considered to be the beneficiary of the
money. The total sum is US$18 Million, of which your
share shall be 20% if you agree to be our overseas
agent and the remaining 80% is for buying the
properties in your Country with your assistance.This
money is part of the donations we received from
friends and from various governments that was in
support of the removal of President Robert Mugabe
during the recently concluded Presidential elections
in Zimbabwe.The President is aware of this money that
is why we have deposited the money with the Security
Comapany in Europe.

As soon as payment is effected, and the amount
mentioned above is successfully transferred into your
account, we intend to use our own share in
acquiring some estates abroad. For this too you shall
also be our overseas manager of all our properties and
you will be paid based on a certain percentage agreed
on by both parties.

In the light of this, I would like you to forward to
me the following information:

  1. Your company name and address(if any)
  2. Your personal telephone/fax number.
    3.Complete Mailing Address
    4.The name you want us to use as beneficiary.

As soon as i receive the above information from you,i
will present it to our family,s lawyer to raise a
power of Attorney empowering you to have full
authority over the total money.

You are requested to communicate your acceptance of
this proposal through my above stated email address
after which my elder brother(williams kume) shall
discuss the modalities of the transaction with you.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated. Thank
you in anticipation of your cooperation.

Yours faithfully,

Victoria Komo.

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Evolution in progress.

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From:
“Mr, Larry Wilson” <mrwlarry@yahoo.com>

Date:
Fri, 17 May 2002 07:30:43

To:
reprise@xxxx.xxx.au

Subject:
INTENT LETTER

From the Desk of:
MR. LARRY WILSON
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK LIMITED
84 Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island Lagos.
TEL/FAX:234-1-759 3339
TO: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO

DEAR SIR,

RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$30.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT

FIRST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY
VIRTUE
OF IT’S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I
KNOW
THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE
AND
WORRIED.BUT IAM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF
THE DAY.WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO THE
URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR
DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY.

LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU. IAM MR. LARRY WILSON,
A CHIEF ACCOUNTANT WITH THE ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA .
MARINA BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS.
I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND
REPUTABLE
PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION AS WE ARE STILL IN
ACTIVE
SERVICE.

THE PROPOSITION.

AN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL,LATE ENGINEER BUTCH R. MIGUEL,AN OIL
MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS
AGO
IN A GHASTLY AIR CRASH IN AN EGYPT AIR, FLIGHT 990 WHICH OCCURED ON
2ND
NOVEMBER 1999,UNTIL HIS DEATH,BANKED WITH US HERE AT
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK LIMITED, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS,AND
HAD A CLOSSING BALANCE OF US$30.5M(THIRTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT,WHICH THE BANK
UNQUESTIONABLY
EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE
LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST
FUND
FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS AT THE MILITARY WAR COLLEGE
IN KADUNA STATE HERE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.

SEQUEL TO THIS,FERVENT VALUABLE EFFORTS WERE MADE BY ZENITH
INTERNATIONAL
BANK .TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MIGUEL’S FAMILY OR RELATIVES
BUT
PROVED TO NO AVAIL.IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSIBILITY OF NOT
BEING
ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF THE LATE ENGR.BUTCH R. MIGUEL’S NEXT-OF-KIN(HE
HAD NO KNOWN WIFE AND CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
OF OUR HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER- MR JIM OVIA,
THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED"UN-CLAIMABLE"
AND SUBSIQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF
ARMS
AND AMMUNITON TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE
WORLD IN GENERAL.

IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS CRUDE AND NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY
TRUSTED
COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS THE
NEXT-OF-KIN
TO LATE ENGR. BUTCH R.MIGUEL, SO THAT THE FUND US$30.5M WOULD BE
RELEASED
AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY’S NEXT-OF KIN.ALL
DOCUMENTS
AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED
OUT
AND MORESO AS PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF 100%
RISK-FREE
INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR MYSELF AND
MY
COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY.

NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL STRICTLY BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS AS I HAVE STATED BELOW, AS WE HAVE HEARD CONFIRMED
CASES
OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATES RUNNING AWAY WITH FUNDS KEPT IN THEIR CUSTODY
WHEN IT IS FINALLY REMITTED INTO THIER BANK ACCOUNTS.A VERY GOOD
EXAMPLE
IS THE ONE OF MR. PETER HOPWOOD,THE PRESIDENT OF MILEAGE TRADING AND
INVESTMENT COMPANY AT NUMBER 121, WEST 55TH STREET,21st FLOOR,NEW
YORK
10022, AND THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF OMPADEC(MR PATRICK OPIA)WHOM WE
WERE
RELIABLY INFORMED THAT AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN
WHICH
HE WAS TO TAKE 15% OF THE MONEY WHILE THE REMAINING 85% FOR THE
NIGERIAN
OFFICIALS. WITH ALL THE REMAINING DOCUMENTS SIGNED,THE MONEY WAS DULY
TRANSFERED INTO MR HOPWOOD’S ACCOUNT, ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON
THEIR
ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AND WERE INFORMED THAT MR PETER HOPWOOD WAS NO
LONGER
ON THAT ADDRESS,WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS HAD BEEN
RE-ALLOCATED
TO SOME BODY ELSE.

tHIS WAS HOW THEY LOST US$18.5M TO MR HOPWOOD.THIS IS A VERY RECENT
STORY
HERE IN MY COUNTRY AND EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF THIS.SOME OF THE
OFFICIALS
DECIDED TO CRY OUT AND FACE THE LAW,BECAUSE THEY FELT THEY HAD LOST
SO
MUCH TO A STRANGER,WHILE THE CHAIRMAN OF OMPADEC(MR PATRICK OPIA)IS
NOW
HIDDING IN A FORIEGN COUNTRY.SO RIGHT NOW, IAM TAKING ALL
PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES TO GUARD AGAINST RE-OCCURENCE OF SUCH ACT IN OUR CASE.THIAS
IS WHY WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE BASED ON THE
FOLLOWING:-
(a) OUR CONVICTION OF YOUR TRANSPARENCY, HONESTY AND DILIGENCE.

(b) THAT YOU WILL TREAT THIS TRANSACTION WITH UTMOST SECRECY AND
CONFIDENTIALITY.

©YOU MUST BE READY TO PRODUCE US WITH ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT
YOURSELF TO
PUT OUR MINDS AT REST.

(d) THAT UPON RECIEPT OF THE FUND,YOU WILL PROMPTLY RELEASE OUR SHARE
ON DEMAND AFTER YOU HAVE DEDUCTED YOUR 20%.

YOUR URGENCY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED AS WE ARE ALREDY BEHIND
SCHEDULE
FOR THIS FINANCIAL QUATER.

IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY
FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS
ALTN:EMAILBOX---------mrwlarry@yahoo.com
THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR COOPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. LARRY WILSON
( Chief Accountant)
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK LIMITED .
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.

Yes, it arrived with that formatting. Nice to know international banks use yahoo accounts…

People might find this thread in which David Mikkelson from snopes toys with a scammer amusing. It also illustrates how if people aren’t paying close attention, they might confuse the Zenith-Bank quoted in the email to David (they have a fondness for Zenith, don’t they) with the legitimate Zenith Bank.

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I recently saw one that tried to use Frank Zappa’s name as a reason to do the same thing.

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This one came in twice in the past week – but from two different names. Should I be suspicious?

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From the desk of: DR.FELIX DIKE
Tel No: Your Intl. Access Code + 873762692484
Fax No: Your Intl. Access Code + 873762692485
email : felidike@email.com
Lagos, Nigeria.
Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR AN URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

After due deliberation with my colleagues, We have decided to forward to you this business proposal. We want a reliable
person who could assist us in the transfer the sum of Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (
$20,500,000 ). Via International Bank Draft Cashable in any First World Countries.

This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from contracts awarded by us under the budget allocation to our Ministry.

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I’ll go one better. This is my friend’s reply to a Zimbabwean letter he got this morning from an Oscar Zimba (BTW, Jade was a particularly intellectually challenged participant on UK Big Brother, that finished on Friday):

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Mine’s in a different thread.

Here’s an idea: every time you get one of these scam letters, copy the sender’s address and send them another scam letter from a different address.