419 scam: "MAGERETH KHUMALO" <magikhumaloza@hotmail.com> PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don’t know me personally; the purpose of my introduction is that, I am MRS. MAGERETH KHUMALO the WIFE of Mr. JOHNSON KHUMALO who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I was furnished with viable information from the International Trade Center here in Johannesburg and I decided to write to you. Before the death of my husband, he had taken me to Johannesburg during the world surmmit meeting held in south africa in (2002) to deposit the sum of US$12, 500 000.00 (TWELVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) in one of the security Company as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of the new farms in Swaziland. The land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mug Abe introduced a new Land Act, which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers. This resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact a lot of people have killed because of this land reform Act for which my husband was one of the victims.

It is against this background that I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my husband money to foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction. As the wife I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got.

The South African government seems to be playing along with them I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future since both countries have similar political history. Moreover the South Africa Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment as an asylum seeker. As a business whom I have entrusted my future and of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me and my family, all I need you to do for me is to make arrangement and come to Johannesburg South Africa so that you can open a non resident account which will aid us in transferring the money into any account you will nominate overseas. This money I intend to use for investment. I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have a certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction.

Or you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country.Whichever the option you want, feel free to notify me as I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 25% of the money while the remaining 70% will be for my investment in your country.

Contact me with the above telephone numbers while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required

in this transaction. You should keep this business secret and confidential please.

Yours faithfully,

MRS. MAGERETH KHUMALO

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