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Old 01-14-2004, 08:34 PM   #1
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Susan needs our help

Do ya think I should answer her back?

scam

nice email huh?

FROM:SUSAN GEZI
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
Dear potential partner,
Your contact information has been extracted from the South African Information Exchange (SAIE)by a helpful friend of the family. Trusting the efficiency of the South African Information Exchange (SAIE)I deduce you are capable and reliable to handle this international transaction.
Allow me to shed some light on my reason for writing you. My name is Susan Gezi, the daughter of Border Gezi a former Zimbabwean Minister for youth development, gender and employment creation. You might remember my father as the famous politician who stood firmly against President Mugabe's orchestration of continuous fighting in The Democratic Republic of Congo. He also disagreed with President Mugabe on the seizure of white owned farms and then redistributing them to his friends without compensation to the legitimate owners.
As a result of my father's fairness he was killed on the 14th of April 2001 by a planned motor accident along Mashonaland in Western Mashona province of Zimbabwe.
The government claimed that the perpetrators of this horrific act were dissident soldiers. However, it is widely known that these cowardly criminals had the backing of government officials and President Mugabe himself.
Prior to my father's death my father and I filled two boxes with Twenty Two Million United States Dollars in cash. These funds were initially meant for my father's political campaign in the election of March 2002 in Zimbabwe. This money my father got from foreign investors who wanted to see president Mugabe out of power, knowing the purpose of these funds my father chose not to put this money in a bank, for should president Mugabe find out the purpose of the money, he would make up a story to seize the funds. We transported these boxes through diplomatic means to a security firm in Europe. He then instructed me to take my brothers to leave Zimbabwe for our safety.
We are currently residing in South Africa, Johannesburg as asylum seekers. Due to this country's existing laws, which bear asylum seekers like us not to operate accounts that exceed US$2000.00, I decided to write you soliciting your help in retrieving the money kept in the box stored in Europe. We are not able to receive this large sum of money as suspicion will arise here in South Africa. We fear the rumours that President Robert Mugabe intends to confiscate all properties and assets belonging to top members of the opposing political party and their families. We therefore wish for to you travel to where the money is kept, there you will be met by my brother who fly in from South Africa and accompany you to the security firm to collect the boxes. After the collection of the boxes you and my brother will go to a hotel room to divide the money.
I want to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. No other person knows about the existence of these boxes apart from my brothers and I so your discrepancy will be highly appreciated. As for your assistance, my brothers and I have resolved to give you 20% of the Twenty Two Million United States Dollars. 0.1% of the total amount will be set aside for the storage costs of the box (estimated costs €16,000.00), travelling expenses to Europe, hotel bills and all telephone calls throughout this transaction.
We plan to put the rest of the money in (mutual) investment programs.
If this business interests you, indicate your willingness to partake in this venture by replying to following email address : susan_gezi@mmail.com to enable us proceed in earnest towards concluding this transaction. My family's future security depends on this fund. I do hope to establish a rewarding and good relationship with you after this transaction.
Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Best regards,
Susan Gezi


ya, ok susie, I'm a gullable idiot rich american
get a job loser
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Old 01-14-2004, 08:37 PM   #2
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Some people are swayed by crap like this. I built a website for the University of Kinshasa in the Congo. Well some lady got one of these scams from someone in the Congo claiming to have some affiliation with the school. So she emails me asking me what to do. I worked directly with the president of the school and knew of the scam so told her not to be fooled by this garbage.

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Old 01-14-2004, 08:46 PM   #3
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Slip =go for it =sounds like a deal///////////////

ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!

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Old 01-14-2004, 09:00 PM   #4
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Hmmm, I see this scam has moved fro Nigeria to Johannesburg
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Old 01-14-2004, 09:43 PM   #5
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Ever see that sequel movie with Danny Glover and Mel Gibson, Lethal Weapon2 the guys from South Avvrika as Mel says ?

there are some real winners out there, now I know why we need the right to bear arms, so we can protect ourselves from all the lunatics. I guess I had no idea there were so many, maybe because I WAS one for years, but now I am all grown up
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Old 01-14-2004, 10:56 PM   #6
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I get the same crap Slip
it's probally Osama

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Old 01-15-2004, 10:20 AM   #7
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They've been doing that for years slip. The FBI actually coined a term for it it slips me at the moment. Its total bs. They did a report on it on nightline about 2 yrs ago, how all these ppl got cleaned out sending in money etc.
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Old 01-15-2004, 10:25 AM   #8
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Isn't it unbelievable the BS that people try.

I advertised a kayak for sale on a local island website. Got oofers from Nigeria offering to pay ten times they value. Of course it ends up being a check scam.
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Old 01-15-2004, 11:05 AM   #9
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Gooooooooooooooolly sounds legit dont it??? does she also do a web cam with her best friend in college dorm--sell online viagra and do penis engargements but best of all its--- all freeeeeee!!!! unbelivable that people jump on this
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Old 01-15-2004, 12:41 PM   #10
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She sounds like she has it rough....Where do I send the check?

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Old 01-15-2004, 12:50 PM   #11
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Old 01-15-2004, 10:01 PM   #12
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Smile i wrote her

really i did....well as an email. I told her that i had mapped out the GPS coordinates and that my team of builders was coming to drill 50 new water wells and construct an absolutely huge geodesic dome over the entire country with just a fraction of that money , It would be air conditioned and have a tropical paradise setting with indoor pools and restaurants and bars.I said i'd be arriving on the next flight and where can i find her. needless to say...... i got no reply.
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Old 01-16-2004, 05:59 PM   #13
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I get the same crap Slip
it's probally Osama


I even get that type of mail and my mom gets this spanish lottery thingy sayin shes won over 15 mil.. and they ask for everything bank# ss#...its just plain obvious that its And at the bottom it gives it away *Note:do not tell ANYONE about this letter.


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Old 01-19-2004, 07:02 AM   #14
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see virus post for remedy

no more GAR bage,,,,,,,,
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