Zimbabwe-an 419 scam

[ye olde fretmonkey]

I can't believe these scams are still going on, and I have a brand-new email account that I just opened with the swingin' prefix "60twang". This is one of the very first emails this account has even received:

FROM:Mrs BSUZ ANNE
ADD:Gauteng,Johanessburg,
South Africa.
E-mail:bsuzanne01@msn.com
TEL+27-73-417-2221



REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE/INVESTMENT.


Dear Sir/Madam,

With due respect, trust and humility I write this letter to you irrespective of the fact we have not met before.My name is Mrs.BSUZANNE the Wife of Mr.Francis ANNE, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address, I got your address from the South African Network Online {SAINO} when I was desperately looking for a trust-worthy person whom I can do business with.

Before the death of my Husband, he had taken my son{DAVID} and I to Johannesburg South Africa to deposited the sum of US$ 16.4 M (Sixteen Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars).in one of the Private Security Company, as if he foresee the looming danger in Zimbabwe.This money was deposited in a box as family valuables for security reasons.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. This land problem came when Zimbabwean President MR. MUGABE introduced a new land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers.

This resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans which prompted the exclusion of Republic of Zimbabwe in the recent Commonwealth meeting been held last year. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my Husband was one of the victims.

As the only matured person that is the wife , I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred into without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything.

From the above you will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on this fund, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us in this respect. We are now living in South Africa as political Asylum Seekers and the Financial Laws and regulations of the Republic of South Africa do not permit us financial rights to such a huge amount of money. In view of this, I cannot invest this fund in South Africa hence I solicit for your assistant to help us transfer this fund to your overseas account for any investment which you will advice us. I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund for your help in this transaction.

All I seek for is a honest person, who I can entrust my future and that of my family, I must also let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free.

Finally modalities on how the transfer will be conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between our selves. Please treat this matter as very urgent.You can as well read more about the crises in my country and about this situation on the following sites:
http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa...ence.zimbabwe/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/a...562148,00.html


Best Regards,

Mrs.BSUZ ANNE

N B: Please in your reply remember to include your direct telephone and fax numbers so that I can call and fax to you all the whole depositary documents of consignment for your assessment.

[mk]

Hey, glad to hear you got my message -- looking forward to your reply!

I saw your ad in the Chron -- have to say it caught my eye. What are you looking to put together? I remember you mentioning needing an acoustic rhythm player for a three piece a while back. Is that combo still on your plate, or are you looking to do something different?

[Flaco]

Evidently the Chronicle is bad about generating these. I too have a new email address. I put an ad in the Chronicle for a guitar I'm trying to sell and instantly started getting these. I quickly deleted the online ad and they seem to have stopped. I'm trying to keep this address relatively clean!