FWD: An Email from Africa:-)

[KXX4493553 at aol.com]

Hadn't we  this already before with the poor wife of the murdered president 
of Kongo? Just received this letter...:-))

kwp

Thema:  Request For Help    
Datum:  27.09.2002 13:01:46 Westeuropäische Normalzeit  
Von:    <A HREF="mailto:thmakagbo1 at yahoo.com">thmakagbo1 at yahoo.com</A>    
An: <A HREF="mailto:KXX4493553 at aol.com">KXX4493553 at aol.com</A>  
Internet-eMail: (Details)   
    


Attn. Sir/Madam,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me 
personally. I am Mrs. Theresa Makagbo, the wife of Chief John Makagbo, who 
was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. 

My late husband was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in 
cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe 
for his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean opposition party 
controlled by the white minority.

Prior to my husband's murder he transferred to Dakar-Senegal and deposited 
the sum of US$ 13.5 Million (Thirteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United 
States Dollars) with a Private Security, sensing the looming danger in 
Zimbabwe. 

This money was packaged in a custom made bank security trunk box and my 
husband declared the money as antique to the Security Company. This was aimed 
at distracting the attention of government agents who would want to pry into 
such a huge amount of money. 

The land crisis that claimed my husband's life arose when President Mugabe 
introduced a new "land act” that wholly affected the rich white farmers, 
while very few blacks unanimously condemned the illegal policy adopted by the 
government. This resulted to rampant killing and maiming of unsuspecting 
white minority and their black counterpart by the war veterans and some 
political thugs. 

Owing to this hostility, quite a number of white minority farmers and their 
black supporters have been gruesomely murdered. This incidence has received 
both local and international condemnation, especially from the western 
countries and yet the defiant President Mugabe is still less perturb and 
fully in control.

Subsequently, the South African Development Community (S.A.D.C) has 
continuously supported Mugabe's new land act. It is against this backdrop 
that my family who are currently forced into exile in various countries 
decided to transfer the money from its current location out of Africa. Please 
sir, kindly be in contact with my son for proper briefing and understanding. 
He is currently seeking political asylum in the Netherlands. His name is 
Festus Makagbo and his phone number is +31-621-944-500 while his email 
address is festusmak at lycos.com <mailto:firstux at hotmail.com> 
Right now my children and I are in a hideout in Dakar Senegal.

We are faced with the dilemma of investing this money in Africa as President 
Mugabe is bent on frustrating the minority farmers; hence I resolved to 
search for a reliable business oriented person who can help us invest these 
funds. My problem is compounded with the fact that I am incapacitated with 
President Mugabe's act of terrorism. 

For your assistance, we are offering you 20% of the total sum, 75% for my 
family while 5% is set out for any expenses we may incur during the course of 
this transaction.

Finally, if my request is acceptable by you, please confirm your interest by 
responding swiftly.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Theresa Makagbo 




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