Fw: Request for Business Assistance

[Bruce Appelbaum]

Somehow this was addressed to me.  Unfortunately I can't help the Mrs out.
Perhaps one of you kind folks on the p-list could be of some assistance to
her.

<For those of you of a naive bent, this is a common internet scam, with
messages originating in Nigeria.  I thought the approach was rather
innovative and worth sharing.  Especially the part about moaning for the
next two months.  My ex-wife did that for 8 years, and I was still alive.>


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Regards

Bruce Appelbaum
Yorktown Heights, New York


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Zanuma" <jzanuma at hotvoice.com>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 5:55 PM
Subject: Request for Business Assistance


>                       STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
>
> Mrs Marie Laurent Desire Kablila
> Kinshasa, Dem Rep of Congo
> C/o Mr Joseph Zanuma
> Johannesburg South Africa
> Tel: 27-82-9718133
> Fax: 27-83-4707752
> Email: jzanuma at hotvoice.com
>
> Dear Appel,
>
>               REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
>
> I wish to introduce myself as Mrs. Marie Laurent Desire Kabila,
> the wife of the slain President of the Democratic Republic of
> Congo (DRC). Prior to the assassination of my husband on the
> 16th of January 2001, he told me that he secured the sum of
> US$30million (thirty million United States Dollars) with one
> of the private security companies in South Africa through on
> of his personal Aid- Mr Joseph Zanuma a Zimbabwean citizen.
>
> If you are current with political issues, you should be aware
> of the assassination of my husband by one of his bodyguards.
> Presently, I do not know what to do, and due to the fact that
> my husband married three wives and we do not know if this may
> result to a polygamous problem in sharing whatever is left by
> my husband. Thus I have decided on a concrete agreement with
> my late husband's Aid - Mr Joseph Zanuma to transfer the sum
> of US$30Million out of Africa for investment in a foreign country
> to make a better life and future for my children.
>
> At present you are the only person that I have contacted for
> this assistance since my name or that of Mr Joseph Zanuma cannot
> be used to transfer this money out of Africa for confidential
> reason. Due to the tradition/culture of my country, I will be
> moaning the death of my husband for two months, so you are only
> required to contact Mr Joseph Zanuma on the above Tel/Fax numbers
> or through his email address as he will give you details on
> the existence of the above sum and the modalities required on
> how this money can be moved out.
>
> I will appreciate if you can use your good position to handle
> this business for my sake. Based on the information Mr Joseph
> gathered from your profiles, I believe we can do this business
> together.
> Thanking you for your anticipated co-operation.
>
> Yours sincerely
>
> Mrs. Marie Laurent Desire Kabila
>
>
>
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