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From: tim philip <timphilip22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <timphilip@ubbi.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:21:32 -0600
Subject: REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
GOOD DAY!!!
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
I AM MR TIM PHILIP A MEMBER OF THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN ZIMBABWE. MY PARTY IS OPPOSED TO THE ZANU-PF PARTY OF PRESIDENT, ROBERT MUGABE.I AM ALSO A GENERAL MANAGER IN ONE OF THE LARGEST WHITE OWNED FARM IN ZIMBABWE AND AS WE PROGRESSED IN BUSINESS, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT OF MY BOSS EXTENDED BEYOND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. I BOUGHT HIS IDEAS AND PHILOSOPHY WHICH MADE ME TO JOIN THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE, WHICH IS DOMINATED BY THE WHITES[OF WHICH MY BOSS WAS A TOP MEMBER]. MY BOSS IS ALSO ONE OF THE MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS IN MOST ZIMBABWE INVESTMENTS. THE MUGABE GOVERNMENT AND HIS POLITICAL ASSOCIATES WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE AND HE PRETENDS TO BE DISTRIBUTING LANDS TO LOCAL BLACKS, THEREBY USING INDIRECT GUERRILLA WAR TACTICS TO OPPRESS AND CONFISCATE WHITES INVESTMENTS IN ZIMBABWE. ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS INVADED OUR FARM AND CONFISCATED SOME OF OUR ASSETS AND HELD US HOSTAGE .I MANAGED TO ESCAPE FROM THEIR BRUTALITY BUT MY BOSS AND HIS WIFE DIED IN DETENTION ON THE COURSE OF THE STRUGGLE. HE LEFT A MANDATE THAT I SHOULD SOLD OFF HIS ASSETS INCLUDING THE FARMS,ESTATES AND ALSO TO INVEST THE MONEY OUT OF ZIMBABWE IN ANY PROFITABLE BUSINESS, KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THE NEXT STEP OF THE GUERRILLAS WILL BE TO CONFISCATE THOSE REMAINING ASSETS. I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SOLD OFF SOME OF HIS ASSESTS AND MANAGED WITH THE HELP OF THE IMMIGRATION TO SNEAK OUT OF ZIMBABWE TO LONDON WITH HIS ONLY ZIMBABWEAN ADOPTED SON. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN LONDON. THE TOTAL SUM IN OUR POSSESSION AT THIS MOMENT IS ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS [ US$ 11.5 MILLION] REALIZED FROM THE SALES. THE MONEY IS SECURED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN DUBAI BECAUSE WE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN LONDON AS REFUGEES . I GOT YOUR DETAILS FROM INTERNET SEARCH AND FROM A CAREFUL ANALYSIS, I REALIZED THAT YOU COULD ASSIST ME IN THIS VENTURE . WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO MAKE URGENT ARRANGEMENT AND COME DOWN TO DUBAI SO THAT YOU COULD OPEN A NON RESIDENT ACCOUNT WHICH WE WILL USE IN TRANSFERRING THE MONEY INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT PURPOSE. I HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR YOU, FIRST IS THAT YOU COULD CHOOSE TO HAVE A CERTAIN AGREEABLE PERCENTAGE OF MONEY FOR NOMINATING YOUR ACCOUNT FOR THIS TRANSFER, THE OTHER IS YOU COULD AS WELL GO INTO A JOINT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH ME FOR PROPER INVESTMENT OF THE FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY.WHICHEVER WAY YOU CHOOSE ,FEEL FREE TO NOTIFY ME. I HAVE ALSO SET ASIDE 5% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR ANY EXPENSES IN CURED BY BOTH PARTIES IN THE CAUSE OF THIS TRANSACTION AND IN CASE YOU DO NOT PREFER JOINT PARTNERSHIP, I AM OFFERING YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WHILE THE BALANCE OF 70% WILL BE FOR OUR INVESTMENT PURPOSE. IF INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY WITH THE BELOW E-MAIL ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED IN DETAILS. SINCERELY, TIM PHILIP.timphilip@ubbi.com
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