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From: JERRY MARTINS <jerrymat1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jerrymatzimbabwe@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 11:46:03 -0400
Subject: VERY PERSONAL AND IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
Dearest One,My name is Mr Jerry Martins, a national of Zimbabwe,Southern Africa. I am writing to you for help on humanitarian grounds, in return for 25% of USD15,000,000.00.As you are probably aware,Zimbabwean Whites have for years now been systematically evicted from their farms while Looters burned and destroyed white-owned farms . These atrocities were caused by black veterans of the war for independence that ended white rule(Ian Smith) in 1980. The conflict arose from the unequal land distribution inherited by the Government of Zimbabwe at independence. At that time a majority of black Zimbabweans were crowded into communal areas,comprising 41 percent of the land, while a few thousand white commercial farmers owned 39 percent of the land, including most of the land in the prime agricultural areas. Initially, Zimbabwe made progress in countering inequities in land ownership.During the 1990's, however, the reform process stalled, frustrating many of those waiting since 1980 to settle on agriculturally viable land. Some could wait no longer. As a result, since February 2000, over 1600 farms have been forcibly occupied by "black veterans" with associated violence resulting in many persons being injured and killed. This also ignited demonstrations, racial violence, savage and brutal murders of white farmers and their families.To cut a long story short, late last year, my Patron and employer, Mr. Blerk Valdemarca, his wife and three teenage children (a daughter and two sons) were brutally and savagely murdered in their farm at Doma region, about 70 miles north-west of Harare, capital of Zimbabwe. Labelled a white lover and sympathyzer, (because I continued my job as Foreman despite repeated warnings by the veterans groups to quit), my life was in great danger, and I ran away to a secret safe house in Avondale, Harare, where I still stay. I am therefore being very cautious because I am still on the secret "wanted" list of the Veterans.Before his death, Mr. Valdemarca (a very wealthy farmer) had concluded secret arrangements like most white folk to leave Zimbabwe. It was a long and careful preparation.Being that he trusted me, I assisted him in an arrangement and He boxed all his cash holdings, about USD15m and "shipped" out the money through a secure network to Europe. Of course by then Bank to Bank transfers were made impossible for whites by the Government. The mode of shipping and the exact location of the money in Europe shall remain a secret for the time being...The money which was sent to Europe in October, 2003, and it is still sitting in a Safe Deposit Vault. If you help me get the money, then 25% of the 15Million USD will be yours. There is nothing illegal or risky about his "transaction". as I have all the relative information and documents of the money and the shipment. I am therefore appealing for your assistance in order to get the money out.Any person with the right CODES (which I have) will claim outright ownership of the money which is in cash.Due to my current fugitive status, I will be unable to travel to Europe. But if the funds become available, I will be able to bribe a top ranking Immigration Officer for a "safe passage" to Johannesburg (South Africa), and from there travel to any part of the world and live the rest of my life,this life will help secure my future and that of my family, i hope to invest in your country and will need your advice and guidiance to do this, it will be a kind of patnership.If you are interested, please reply through my alternative email address:mikebricks@excite.com urgently giving me the following information (1) Your Telephone No;(2)Your Fax No; (3) Your Contact Address.On receipt of your reply, I will send you more details and how to contact Europe to get the money. I am trusting on your response.Regards,Mr Jerry Martins,
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