posted June 29, 2004 07:44 AM         

What do you think / feel as you read it?

You see it pulls at me, because I am aware of such situations in the World. However, I feel slightly guarded at the possibility of being conned and feel slighty angry at the possibilty that someone would have the nerve !.. however I don't always know what's genuine?

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Dear Sir/Madam

With warm hearts I offer my friendship, and my greetings, and I hope
this letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising to you to
receive this proposal from me since you do not know me personally. However,
I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this transaction,which I
propose with my free mind and as a person of integrity.

My name is Calvin. N. Vincent the son of Mr. A.E Vincent,a farmer from
Zimbabwe, murdered in the land dispute in my country.As led by my instinct,
I decided to contact you through email, after searching for contacts
via the internet, as it is the only means I can contact anybody since I
am cutting off ties with Zimbabwe for now. I
apologize if this is not acceptable to you.

The purpose of this letter is to seek your most needed assistance in a
business venture. Due to the land and political problems in Zimbabwe,
as a result of President Robert Mugabe's introduction of new Land Act
Reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers and the few rich black
farmers. Actually all white farmers were asked to surrender their farms to
the government for re-distribution and infact to his political party members and my father though black was the treasury of the farmers
association and a strong member of an opposition party that did not support
the president's idea.

Thereafter he then ordered his party members and the police under his
pay role to invade my father's farm and burn down everything in the
farm.They killed my father and took away a lot of items from his farm.
After the death of my father, our local pastor and a close friend of my
father handed us over his will documents with instructions from my father
that we should leave Zimbabwe incase anything happen to him. The will
documents has a certificate of deposit, confirming a cash deposit
totaling Fifteen million five hundred thousand united state dollars. [15.5m]
Kept in custody for us in a security company unknown to the company
that the content is money hence it was deposited as personal belongings.
This money was deposited with this Private Security Company for safety
and security reasons, and was to be used for the purchase of land, new
machines and chemicals establishment of new farms in Botswana.

This violent and barbaric act by Mugabe has since led to the death of
my beloved mother and kid sister and other innocent lives. I was
continually threatened to abandon my inheritance from my father after he was
murdered. I resisted for a while, but when the danger became unbearable,
and I survived two murder attempts, I fled Zimbabwe with the help of my
father's close friend Mr. John Casahans from Australia also a farmer
who was leaving in Zimbabwe with us but left with his family following
this ugly development i have tried to reach him but all to no avail. I am
currently staying in the United Kingdom where I am seeking political
asylum. In fact my decision to come here to seek asylum, is because the
security company from South Africa, has a branch here, I have contacted
them to move the safe deposit from their office in Johannesburg here,
which they have since done.

Therefore I need to transfer this money to an account and invest part
of the money. Since the law of The United Kingdom prohibits a refugee
(asylum seeker) to be involved in any such huge financial transaction,
this is why I am seeking a genuine and reliable partner,whose account
this money can be transferred, hence this proposal to you. You have to
understand that this decision taken by me is a very big andbrave one, and
it entrusts my future in your hands, as a result of the safe keeping of
this money. If you accept to assist me, all I want you to do for me, is
to assist with arrangements to claim the deposit from the security
company's office here in The Unitd Kingdom, as it has now been transferred
from Johannesburg, South Africa to their branch here. The company will
be legally informed of you representing me.

For your assistance, I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose
to have 20% of the money for your assistance, and helping me open an
account for the money to be deposited here, or you can go into
partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your
country. Whichever the option you want, please to notify me in your reply.
I have also set aside 10 % of this money for all kinds of expenses that
come our way in the process of this transaction, and 5% for Charity
donation. If you prefer to accept the 20% for your moral and financial
assistance then the balance will be left in the account here for me.

Please, I want you to maintain absolute secrecy for the purpose of this
transaction. Your reply should be sent to my private alternatives email
address calvin_n_v2004@yahoo.com only.I look forward to your reply and
co-operation, and I thank you in
advance as I anticipate your co-operation.

Sincerely Yours,
Calvin.N . Vincent.

PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.st

posted June 29, 2004 09:09 AM         

Oh, hi by the way, Orchidspirit, thanks for your feedback! Don't think I've spoken to you before? I'm based in UK too

posted June 29, 2004 09:24 AM         

We have spoken briefly but generally Im a reader rather than a writer

posted June 29, 2004 09:36 AM         

I'm sorry I don't recall what we briefly talked about I have posted so much recently.

posted June 29, 2004 12:13 PM         

I posted in Astrology that I saw your pic - so great to see you at last!! You both look soooo lovely