Subject: DEAR FRIEND

From: MR Charles Johnson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 22:04:51 +0200

Dear Friend,
Naturally, this letter will come to you as a
surprise since we have not met, permit me to
introduce myself. I am MR Charles Johnson a
Zimbabwean Farmer.
I am contacting you as the need for me to have a
foreign partner in your country has become necessary
due to my plans to relocate and establish a private
company in that region, as the present political
instability in my country Zimbabwe, does not
encourage financial investment as the environment is
not conducive for investment and most of all
security is not insured, just as reported by
international media. I got your contacts through
personal research and out of desperation I decided
to reach you through this medium. I will give you
more information as regards to this as soon as you
reply and I repose great confidence in you hence my
approach due to security network place on us and I
hope you will not let me out to security personnel.
This problem started when the Zimbabwean government
under the leadership of President Robert Mugabe
announced a decree on May 31st 2000 to seize more
than 849 white-owned farms. So far, more than 1,400
white owned farms have been invaded and confiscated,
as well as claiming the properties of the farmers.
Consequently, most of my colleagues and our
properties were seized again putting us to total
confusion, frustration and hopelessness by the
administration of President Mugabe in my country and
we where subjected to psychological torture by the
security agents in the country. Some of my friends
are still under detention, although arrangements are
being made for their release, now I have no
confidence with anybody within my country.
During these periods, as reported by some
international media including the CNN, so many white
farmers were killed, the government is not stopping
at this, as just recently the government have asked
all white-farmers to give up their farms to black
farmers or risk going to prison. Having lived in
this country Zimbabwe for so many years, I have no
other country to go to, nor can I trace any of my
distant relatives. Therefore, I decided to contact
you, for your assistance, so that I can establish a
company in your country and relocate there. Also, I
must re-iterate the importance of having a citizen
of your country to front as the owner of the
enterprise, due to the fact that I am a foreigner.
For this purpose, I have put in a security deposit
all monies from the sale of my farm and farming
equipments (including tractors etc) which amounted
to US$12Million, I had to move the money out of the
country through a very secret arranged channel in a
very unconventional method by my friend an official
at the "Security Minting & Printing Company" of my
country. Presently, the money is in an Oversea
Country, under the custody of a private security
firm whose name is withheld for now until we open
communication.
I will upon receiving your consent prepare every
document to enable you receive this money on my
behalf, pending my arrival to meet with you in your
country so that we can both make further
arrangements with regards to establishing the
company. As a partner you will be entitled to 20%
stake in whichever company that we both decide to
establish when I arrive your country and 20%of the fund.
I am waiting urgently for your response and please
treat with utmost confidentiality.
Best Regard
 MR Charles Johnson