posted on April 10, 2002 12:59:00 PM new
I know that you would be surprise to read from me, but
please consider
this as a request from a family in dire need of assistance.
First I must introduce myself. I am Dr.DelfimSavimbi,the
first son of
late Dr Jonas Savimbi.I am at present on a temporary
resident in Togo.
I got to contact you because I have the impression that you
will be capable
of handling such an enormous amount for me and my entire
family. That
was why I decided to make this contact on behalf of myself
and my entire
family,to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum
of US$12.7M(Twelve
Million Seven Hundred Thousand United Sates Dollars)
inherited from my
late father into your personal or company's account. Before
my father's
death, his nationalist organisation, National Union For The
Total Independence
Of Angola (UNITA) has waged a relentless war to oust the
evil regime
of Movement For The Liberation Of Angola(MPLA) led by no
less an evil
man, Jose' Eduardo dos Santos, to no avail. Before my
father gave up
the ghost (having suffered terribly from several gun shot
wounds) he
whispered to me about some money he kept with a security
company in Togo,
this information was latter confirmed in his "WILL" where
he specifically
drew my attention to this sum US$12.7M which he deposited
in a box with
asecurity company in Togo-West Africa.In fact my father
said in his"WILL"
and I Quote:"my beloved son,I have to write this will due
largely to
the pariah status our beloved organisation has attained of
recent and
coupled with the several setbacks we have sufferred this
past month,I
am not very sure of what will happen in the coming months.
I am also
very much aware that my family will be highly despised in
Angola and
beyond at my demise due largely to the propaganda machine
of the Angolan
government. In other not to expose my family to unnecessary
hardship,
I request that you take my family toTogo, where I am sure
your protection
will be guaranteed by my old freind, Eyedema. I have also
kept some money
appropriated from sales of diamond with a security
company.In the event
of my demise, by what ever means, you should solicit for a
reliable foreign
partner to assist you transfer this money out of Togo for
investment
purpose.
The money was deposited in your name and it can be claimed
by you alone
with the deposit code.Your mother have all the relevant
documents. Take
good care of your mother, your sisters and brothers". From
the foregoing,
you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on
this fund,as a result, I will be very grateful if you can
assist us.
We are temporarily living in Togo as political asylum
seekers and the
financial laws of Togo does notallow asylum seekers certain
financial
rights to such huge amount of money.
In view of this,I cannot invest this money in Togo, hence I
am seeking
your assistance to transfer the money out of Togo for
investment purpose.
For your efforts,I am prepared to give you some
percentage, therefore
I will expect you to contact me via my email box.The
inclusion of your
telephone and fax line would be highly appreciated.
Finally, modalities on how the transfer would be done, will
be conveyed
to you once we have established trust and confidence
between us.
posted on April 10, 2002 01:06:58 PM new
Haven't I heard this one before? Isn't it the cannibals will eat the missionaries if they cross over with the pigs first, or is it the other way around? I can never get it straight.
posted on April 10, 2002 05:08:26 PM new
Just that I offered them an account in the Providenciales Turks and Caicos islands to use to transfer their money if they wanted free, and if I saw that they really were using the account I would be happy to talk about being a courier for them. A little "earnest" money so to speak but I did not call it that. They know the game too well. They didn't get all excited and think the had a mark. Too bad because the account only holds money about 30 seconds before there is an automatic wire transfer out.
An amusing side story - I had eBay once double refund a charge to my account for $1,175,013.00 and for 3 days I had a credit to my account for that amount. Do you think they would cut me a check? Noooo.
posted on April 10, 2002 09:04:53 PM new
I would be sitting on the North shore of Grand Turk with a lemonade smelling the grouper on the grill if some silly goose had cut me a check.
posted on April 10, 2002 09:22:19 PM new
Jeez, man, there you'd be -- a millionaire -- and you'd still be smokin' grouper? (It must be true: ya gotta think rich before ya can be rich... )
posted on April 10, 2002 09:44:13 PM new
I love grilled grouper. Better than salmon or halibut. We retain our roots. Look at Elvis and fried banana sandwitches when he could have had anything. You can have the Sherry. I'll have Negra Modelo.
posted on April 10, 2002 11:18:31 PM new
Heh, I'll have the sherry and the Negra Modelo and the Famous Grouse and a splash of The Widow. I'd hate to think that my "roots" would come calling when I struck the motherlode -- I'd find myself dining on Bel-Air canned raviolis and Bel-Air frozen pizzas, and I doubt I'd enjoy them any more than I did the first time around...
"I want that money!!!" -- Max Bialystock, The Producers
posted on April 11, 2002 04:12:18 AM new
They should give you a million and just let the camera crew follow you. I'd pay to watch the result. Sounds like a cosmic adventure already. Yup Yup let's go.....
posted on April 11, 2002 03:09:26 PM new
>>Jeez, man, there you'd be -- a millionaire -- and you'd still be smokin' grouper? (It must be true: ya gotta think rich before ya can be rich... )<<
You got it wrong. He's got the mind of The Filthy Rich.
posted on April 11, 2002 03:24:25 PM new
Nah, he'd have fun with the money.
"They should give you a million and just let the camera crew follow you. I'd pay to watch the result."
Really, Gravid? How much would you pay? Maybe I should auction myself off at eBay -- live web-cam for a week. Heck, it could even be a dutch auction. Hmmm...
posted on April 11, 2002 04:10:23 PM new
Well, hang onto your birthdays, yes, I do remember the Millionaire show. Michael Anthony arrives with a check every week and the drama ensues. Loved that series.
Know any producers? You may be onto the latest twist in "reality" tv -- although I'm hardly watchable material. (Heck, half of the people here can't even stand to read me.)
posted on April 11, 2002 04:15:30 PM new
I am afraid I am not Hollywood material. The last time we went to Hollywood I hope will be our last. I don't know anyone there. It seemed like a good candidate for fire and sulfur from the heavens to me. I particularly remember one boy of about 12 wanting to know if I needed his professional services from the front seat of a $80k Mercedes parked at the curb.
