URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

Dear Sir/Madam
 
 Firstly, I want to apologize for infringing on your privacy. You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally. My name is Bala Nkono; I’m 28 years old, the son of Ndlovu Nkono 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.
 
 The purpose of contacting you is to seek your most needed assistance in a business venture. Before my father's death, he took me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$18.5million (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), in a private security company as he envisaged the looming danger in Zimbabwe; this money was deposited in a box as precious stones to avoid much demurrage from the security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of new farms in Botswana.
 The land problem in Zimbabwe started when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land Act reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers and some few black farmers which, led to the killing of a lot of people including my dear father. In fear of our lives, my family and I fled Zimbabwe and we are currently staying in the Netherlands where we sought for political asylum and we have decided to transfer my father's money to a more reliable foreign account.
 
Since the law of Netherlands prohibits an asylum seeker to open a bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction, as the eldest son of my late father, I have the responsibility of seeking a genuine and reliable partner, whose account this money can be transferred to without the knowledge of my Government who are bent on taking everything we have got.
 
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; As a man taking his father’s place , I am seeking 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, helping me clear the fund from the security company’s affiliate office here in the Netherlands, as I am already making arrangement for the funds to be brought to the Netherlands from South Africa. Before then, all modalities will have to be put in place; At this point, if you are willing to assist me, you can choose to have a certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction or you can go into partnership with me for a proper profitable investment of the fund in your country. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 15% of the money, 5% would be for expenses, while the remaining 80% will be for my investment in your country. Whichever option you want, feel free to send me an email through my email address below.
 I would appreciate it if we keep this whole transaction confidential and let me know if you are willing and able to assist me in this regard. Please, contact me as soon as possible.
 I look forward to your cooperation and I am sure it will be nice to extend ties with you.
Yours truly,

Bala Nkono
E-mail: balakono@netscape.net

                                                                      
Received on Mon Apr 26 00:04:47 2004