Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Dante: I understand the problem even though I seem to have received only about twenty or less of the scams. I get them from other sources also. I second the appeal for closing the list to other than subscribers. Couldn't qualifying dealers become subscribers? We should accept Chandos Michael Browns apology without prejudice. Roland Smith Oakland, California - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dante Stella" <dante@umich.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:49 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] FUCK OFF! > > Roland: You clearly didn't get 100 Nigerian businessman spam emails in > one day. I suspect that one of these scammers is subscribed to the LUG, > because I have been seeing them addressed to the LUG, and the ones I have > received individually match the ones people complain about on the LUG. > > Brian: please close the list except to those who actually belong. Or kick > everyone off and make them resubscribe. I know this will tick off > institutional sellers, but I'm sure that all six of them can deal with > the inconvenience of actually reading mailing lists they advertise on. > Maybe better, design a filter that eliminates all posts mentioning African > countries by name. > > Chandos: chill out. Please. > > Dante > > On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Roland Smith wrote: > > > That email does not seem appropriate. What did we do? > > > > Roland Smith > > Oakland, California > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chandos Michael Brown" <cmbrow@wm.edu> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:14 AM > > Subject: [Leica] FUCK OFF! > > > > > > > At 05:38 AM 8/12/02 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > JOHN TUTU MEMBE, > > > >AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL > > > > > > > > You may be surprised to receive this letter from me > > > >since you do not know me personally. The purpose of > > > >my introduction is that I am John tutu Membe, the > > > >first son of Nkono Membe ,the most popular black > > > >farmer in Zimbabwe who was recently murdered in the > > > >land dispute in my country. I got your contact through > > > >network online hence decided to write you. > > > > > > > >Before the death of my father, he had taken me to > > > >Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US4.5 million > > > >(four million, Five Hundred thousand United States > > > >dollars), in one of the private security company, as > > > >he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe this money was > > > >deposited in a box as gem stones to avoid much > > > >demurrage from security company. This amount was > > > >meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals > > > >for the Farms and establishment of new farms in > > > >Swaziland. > > > > > > > >This land problem came when Zimbabwean President President. > > > >Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act Reform > > > >wholly affecting the rich white farmers and some few > > > >ack farmers, and this resulted to the killing and > > > >mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in > > > >he society. In fact a lot of people were killed > > > >because of this Land reform Act for which my father > > > >was one of the victims. > > > > > > > >It is against this background that, I and my family > > > >fled Zimbabwe for fear of our lives and are > > > >currently staying in the Netherlands where we are > > > >seeking political asylum and moreso have decided to > > > >transfer my father's money to a more reliable > > > >foreign account. since the law of Netherlands > > > >prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank > > > >account or to be involved in any financial transaction > > > >throughout the territorial zone of Netherlands, As the > > > >eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the > > > >responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account > > > >where this money could be transferred without the > > > >knowledge of my government who are bent on taking > > > >everything we have got. The South African government > > > >seems to be playing along with them. > > > > > > > >I am faced with the dilemma of moving this amount of > > > >money out of South Africa for fear of going through > > > >the same experience in future, both countries have > > > >similar political history. As a businessman,I am > > > >eeking for a partner who I have to entrust my future > > > >and that of my family in his hands, I must let you > > > >know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept > > > >to assist me and my family, all I want you to do for > > > >me, is to make an arrangements with the security > > > >company to clear the consignment(funds) from their > > > >afiliate office here in the Netherlands as i have > > > >already given directives for the consignment to be > > > >brought to the Netherlands from South Africa.But > > > >before then all modalities will have to be put in > > > >place like change of ownership to the consignment and > > > >more importantly this money I intend to use for > > > >Investment. > > > > > > > >I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose to > > > >have certain percentage of the money for nominating > > > >your account for this transaction. Or you can go > > > >into partnership with me for the proper profitable > > > >investment of the money in your country. Which ever > > > >option you want, feel free to notify me. I have > > > >also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of > > > >expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. > > > >If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to > > > >give you 10% of the money while the remaining 85% will > > > >be for my investment in your country. I shall await your response > > > >while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy > > > >required in this transaction. > > > > > > > >Thanks, GOD BLESS YOU > > > > > > > >Yours Faithfully, > > > > > > > >John Tutu Membe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________________ > > > >Win a First Class Trip to Hawaii to Vacation Elvis Style! > > > >http://r.lycos.com/r/sagel_mail/http://www.elvis.lycos.com/sweepstakes > > > >-- > > > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html