I can't tell you how bummed I was that my reply didn't get through. I hate to lose a live one...
KALLA KABILA JOHANNESBURG SOUTH - AFRICA Dear Sir, I know you will be surprise to receive this lette from me. But this letter is a request from a Family in dare need of asistance.
I am KALLA KABILA from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the son of Mrs. MERCY KABILA, the youngest wife of the late President LAURENT KABILA, who was murdered recently. I got your name and address from a business Desk in Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Johannesburg. And I on behalf of my widowed mother Mrs. Mercy Kabila decided to solicit for your assistance. President Laurent Kabila got married to my mother who is now a widow currently residing in Johannesburg, South Africa, with me as the only child of the woman. But before his death he ?Willed? to us some certain portion of his wealth including some amount of fund due to the love he had for my mother this fund US$24m TWENTY FOUR million united States Dollars was deposited in a box in one of the well recognized Security Company in South Africa, as valuables. He instructed us to solicit for the assistance of a reliable and sincere foreign partner to assist us transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purposes. Fortunately enough, I, my mother and the late President were the only people aware of this. Moreover, this box was deposited in my name and I can claim it alone with a deposited secret code of which my mother is still with the documents . Therefore, we need your assistance in transferring this huge sum of(US$24M) TWENTY FOUR Million United States Dollars inherited from my late father into your personal or company?s account and please bear in mind that the entire life and future of me and my mother depend on this fund. I will be grateful if you can assist us. For now, we live in South Africa as asylum seekers and due to this circumstances behind this fund and some family crisis we cannot invest this money in South Africa. For your effort we are prepared to offer you 20% of the total sum, while 10% will be set aside for any expenses incurred during this transaction. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and the major thing I demand from you is your assurance for the safety of this money when it finally gets to you. Further information and arrangement will commence as soon as trust, confidence and good relationship are established. I shall be grateful if you maintain the confidentiality of this matter. Please confirm your interest via my e-mail address. And dont forget to drop your phone and fax number for easeir communication. Best regards KALLA KABILA.
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From: Tom
To: kala3008@yahoo.com
Subject: I Need Help
Sent: Thursday, May 6, 2004 10:55 PM
Hello Kalla,
I am so sorry it took me so long to respond, but frankly, it's a pretty small sum you are talking about, and I'm not sure I have the time to deal with this. Why don't you let me know the next steps, and I'll tell you if I think it's worth my time for what is, to me, a rather petty sum.
Not to make light of your family's misfortune, but hey, everybody dies, right? When my parents died I went on working. Didn't stop, no sir. But then again, I killed my parents for their money, so I guess it's really not a good analogy. You should have seen their faces when I dropped them in that pit full of ravenous gophers, haha! That'll teach you to take away my car keys, you punk parents. I made a chair out of their bones, but nobody knows because I painted it ecrue.
Listen, I'm kinda busy, would you reply to this address and I'll get back to you with whatever you need to proceed when I'm good and ready - if I feel like it. Meantime, I'll be feeding the gophers.
Tom