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An Email with the Subject "From Mrs Maria S Osborne Assistance/Joint Venture." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:01:19 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Mrs. Maria Osborne" <williamsvanbrookaka4@yahoo.co.uk>.
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Dear: Sir/ Madam,=20 I know you will be surprised to receive this proposal. Actually I got your = contact address from the Internet here in South Africa when I was making an= intensive research for my investment in your country then I decided to con= tact you directly. First, I must introduce myself. My name is Mrs. Maria S = Osborne, the Wife of Mr. John S Osborne of Zimbabwe.=20 =C2=A0 During the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters= of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our c= ountry, he ordered all the white and rich black farmers to surrender their = farms to his party members and their follower. My husband was one of the be= st farmers in the country and a major financier/sponsor of the opposition p= arty [Movement for Democratic Change MDC, and knowing that my husband did n= ot support the president Political ideology, the president's supporters inv= aded my husband's farm, kill him and took over it.=20 =C2=A0 After the death of my husband, my sons and I decided to move out of Zimbabw= e for the safety of our lives. Before the death of my husband he deposited = (USD$7Million) we get from the auctioning of our estates, farms and other b= usinesses belonging to our family. The funds are presently being kept away = in security Company firm based here in Johannesburg South Africa. I am look= ing for any reliable person overseas who is willing to help me and my two s= ons Prince and David to transfer this money out from South Africa and use i= t for investment in his/her country because we are asylum seeker here in So= uth Africa and we can not open a non-resident account through which this fu= nd will be channeled out to nominated overseas account.=20 =C2=A0 If my proposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this money to= your country, we will offer you 30% of the total fund, and 5% of the total= will be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during this transaction. = 65% will be for me and my family to invest in your country under your super= vision. =C2=A0 Best Regards,=20 Mrs. Maria S Osborne For the family.=20 =C2=A0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm=20 http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html=20 =0A=0A=0A --0-206847185-1233925273=:39841 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV id=3Dyiv1344339178> <DIV>From Mrs. Maria Osborne<BR>Phone +27-834 398 615 <BR> </DIV> <DIV><BR>Dear: Sir/ Madam, </DIV> <DIV><BR>I know you will be surprised to receive this proposal. Actually I = got your contact address from the Internet here in South Africa when I was = making an intensive research for my investment in your country then I decid= ed to contact you directly. First, I must introduce myself. My name is Mrs.= Maria S Osborne, the Wife of Mr. John S Osborne of Zimbabwe. <BR> </D= IV> <DIV>During the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the suppo= rters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in = our country, he ordered all the white and rich black farmers to surrender t= heir farms to his party members and their follower. My husband was one of t= he best farmers in the country and a major financier/sponsor of the opposit= ion party [Movement for Democratic Change MDC, and knowing that my husband = did not support the president Political ideology, the president's supporter= s invaded my husband's farm, kill him and took over it. <BR> </DIV> <DIV>After the death of my husband, my sons and I decided to move out of Zi= mbabwe for the safety of our lives. Before the death of my husband he depos= ited <STRONG>(USD$7Million)</STRONG> we get from the auctioning of our esta= tes, farms and other businesses belonging to our family. The funds are pres= ently being kept away in security Company firm based here in Johannesburg S= outh Africa. I am looking for any reliable person overseas who is willing t= o help me and my two sons Prince and David to transfer this money out from = South Africa and use it for investment in his/her country because we are as= ylum seeker here in South Africa and we can not open a non-resident account= through which this fund will be channeled out to nominated overseas accoun= t. <BR> </DIV> <DIV>If my proposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this mon= ey to your country, we will offer you 30% of the total fund, and 5% of the = total will be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during this transact= ion. 65% will be for me and my family to invest in your country under your = supervision.<BR> </DIV> <DIV>Best Regards, <BR>Mrs. Maria S Osborne For the family. </DIV> <DIV> <BR><A href=3D"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.s= tm" target=3D_blank rel=3Dnofollow><FONT color=3D#ff0000>http://news.bbc.co= .uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm</FONT></A><FONT color=3D#ff0000> <BR></FO= NT><A href=3D"http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/= " target=3D_blank rel=3Dnofollow><FONT color=3D#ff0000>http://www.cnn.com/2= 001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/</FONT></A><BR><A href=3D"http://w= ww.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html" target=3D_blank r= el=3Dnofollow><FONT color=3D#ff0000>http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/arti= cle/0,2763,562148,00.html</FONT></A> <BR></DIV></DIV></td></tr></table><br>= =0A=0A=0A=0A --0-206847185-1233925273=:39841--