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From: roseann pula <roseannpula@web.de>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:57:14 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-15?Q?A_PLEA_FOR_AN_URGENT_ASSISTANCE(_PLEASE_REPLY_TO_EMAIL?=
=?iso-8859-15?Q?:_joseph=5Fpula@yahoo.co.uk)?=
MRS. MARYANN PULA <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">JOHANNESBURG</st1:place></st1:City> REFUGEE CAMP <o:p></o:p><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">REPUBLIC</st1:PlaceType> OF <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">SOUTH AFRICA</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> <o:p></o:p>TELEPHONE: +27 72 616 4361<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Dear Sir, <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>My name is MRS. MARYANN PULA the wife of LATE JAMES PULA from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Republic</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Zimbabwe</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. This might come as a surprise to you about where I got your contact address, I got your address from the South African Network Online {SANO} when I was /DESPERATELY/ looking for a trust-worthy person to assist my son who is currently residing in the Republic of South Africa as a refugee so I decided to contact you but have not revealed the purpose of my enquiry to anyone. During the current war against the Zimbabwean white farmers from the supporters of Zimbabwean president MR. ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white-owned farms to his party (ZANU PF) members and his followers, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members. My husband was one of the best black farmers in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zimbabwe</st1:place></st1:country-region> and because he did not support Mugabe’s ideas, Mugabe’s supporters invaded my husband’s farms, looted and burnt down everything in the farms, wounded and injured my husband in the process. As a result of the wounds and injuries sustained, he became sick and died after two weeks, since there was no good and proper medical attention given to him. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>But before he died he wrote his “/WILL/” which reads thus: “my beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of $25,000.000.00 (Twenty Five Million United States Dollars) which I deposited in a box with a Security and Trust Company in Johannesburg - South Africa in case of my absence on earth caused by death, only your mother has all the documents to this deposit. Please take good care of your mother and brother, I deposited the money in your name and it can only be claimed by you with the Deposit Code, which your mother will give to you”. After his death, we hurriedly moved out of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Zimbabwe</st1:country-region> to the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Republic</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">South Africa</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> where my husband deposited the metal box, which, was deposited as Gemstone to avoid attracting much charges from the Security and Trust Company. I will furnish you with their details when we have agreed to work together. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Please why I am contacting you is to assist my son to move this money out of <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region> because the financial laws of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region> does not allow Asylum Seekers or Refugees certain financial rights to such huge amount of money. In view of this, we cannot invest this money in <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region>, hence I’m asking you to assist me transfer this money out of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region> for investment purposes. My son and I have agreed to offer you *25% (US$6,250.000.00 (Six Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)* of the total sum for your assistance, *5% US$1,250.000.00 (One Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars)* will be out for any international expenses both of us might incur during the course of this transaction while *70% US$17, 500.000.00 (Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)* will be for my family and me which I believe that with your help we will invest it in your country. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>All I want you to do is to furnish me with your private telephone number, fax numbers and email address for easy communications. You can contact my son (Joseph Pula) on his private telephone number: *+27-72-616 4361* or on this email address: *joseph_pula@yahoo.co.uk* Please note: before you send your response to the email, please call on the above telephone number. For more information about this problem in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zimbabwe</st1:place></st1:country-region>, please visit this website: *www.zimbabwesituation.com* waiting for your urgent telephone call as soon as you finish reading this letter. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>*MRS. MARYANN PULA <o:p></o:p>*(For the Family) <o:p></o:p>
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