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Dear Friend,
Greetings to you; I would like to get an urgent advise from you as I believe your advise might help me out in my present psychological stress. I do not know you either have I met you before. But I believe I need an advise from people who I think will give me a value judgment that might solve my stress.
My name is Miss Joy Rioh, from Sao Tome and Principe. I am 17 years old hoping to go to the University before I lost my father six months ago, who was a traditional Chief of Neves land blessed with oil. He was a very wealthy man since foreign investors who came to exploit oil paid royalties to him. He left behind myself, 17 years old, my sister Ruth, 14 years and my lovely mother who is presently mourning my father�s death. We have no brother because my father never gave birth to a male child. [Well, I should hope that he did not give birth to anything, wouldn't you?] Life has never been the same
It is our tradition that his son will take over his chieftaincy title but because he never had a male child, the throne will be inherited by another extended family.
My father�s brothers and sisters are very angry with my mother accusing her of failing to give birth to a male child, which has resulted to RIOH�S FAMILY loosing their kingship throne of the next traditional ruler to an extended family. They called my mother all sorts of names insulting her that she is unproductive and she will not benefit from my fathers estate. At the moment we are been treated as a SECOND CLASS citizen because my mother never gave birth to a male child (who do we blame for this?) We are going through hell. No help is coming from my father�s greedy brothers and sisters. They have stolen my father�s entire wealth and leaving us in an anguish condition to suffer.
I have tried to institute a legal action but on a second thought that will be meaningless because of the background of the society coupled with the tradition. Our culture and tradition adamantly reject modernization in our environment as women rights are grossly abused. My father�s brothers and sisters have threatening to kill us if we institute a legal action against their activities. We are scared to die!
Secondly, my uncles are forcing me to marry their friend. I am just 17 years looking forward to further my education but because of the gender inequality in my environment, I might not be able achieve my dream. My uncle�s friend has succeeded in forcing me to sleep with him twice before he can help us with any financial assistant. I did this without the knowledge of my mother because she was very sick and she needed money for treatment. At the moment, he wants to get me pregnant, which I have refused. I am not ready to marry him. He is threatening my life presently. Honestly speaking, we are going through a horrifying situation. I am also scared for my mother because the tradition and culture of my society accept that my uncle can marry my mother after the mourning of my late father.& nbsp; It is a terrible tradition and society. I believe we need to take asylum. But this will become difficult because my mother�s movement is restricted and we are cash constrain. We have just discovered some documents about my father�s investment in Europe amounting to $17.5 million, which is not known to my uncles. Do you think if we apply to the government of the country where this money is invested, they will grant us an asylum visa? Please advice urgently.
We are getting frustrated day by day as we cannot seek advise from people in our environment. If they get to know they might invoke a witch doctor to torment out lives. Believe it or not, it works in Africa.
My fundamental concerns are:
What will be your advise to my uncles friend?
What do I have to do about the insecurity of my mother?
What do we have to do about our father�s investment $17.5 million in Europe? Do we invest it together or can you carry out the investment yourself?
Do you think we will be granted a visa to travel to Europe on asylum based on my father�s investment?
Your urgent response is highly needed because it will be a great
opportunity and relief to get your advice and counseling on this issue.
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL:
[email protected]
Yours sincerely
Joy Rioh
Nativity High School
Sao Tome and Principe
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Dear Joy:
Your letter has found the right audience! My name is Ima and I run a
charitable institution called COQUE. I have attached a photo of myself. You
poor, dear child... I will do whatever I can to help you.
Answers to your questions:
My uncle's friend: If you can escape then get on the first plane and
go somewhere. Otherwise, even the airport is international territory and you
should be safe there. Also, are there any embassies you can go to to try to
find amnesty?
Insecurity of my mother: She needs to be blanketed with the same environment as
I just mentioned, above. Her insecurity blanket should also cover your sister.
$17.5 million in Europe: What country is it in? Knowing this will help
formulate a plan. I can foresee that I shall most likely have to go there and
collect it for you to help you.
Visa to travel to Europe: Once again, it depends on the country but it should
work out fine. This is especially true if that cunt does have a consulate, or
the like, in your tiny island nation. [Let's throw just an
itty-bitty touch of doubt in there but revealing that I actually know that she
lives in a small island.]
In short, just tell me what you want me to do and I shall do so. BUT... I fear that someone could interfere with our messages so I propose that we always use a code phrase so that we know for sure that it really is the other person who wrote and not an imposter throwing us off the scent like a fish market next to a bordello.
The code is going to be "I have COQUE in me", as befits my institution (so will be innocuous to external parties who do not perceive its true significance). [This time around, I am going to use one of their tricks against them and utilise a password system for my own nefarious purposes.]
In fact, I will try to instigate some action on this end so a photo of you will be helpful. So, to make sure that the photo has not been substituted by some insidious element, you should hold up a sign with the pass-phrase on it so that we can be sure that it is indeed the original you sent. Please ensure that the photograph is clear and large enough so that we can also be certain that it has not been "doctored" in some way. The last thing we want is for some shadowy man to violate your body and play doctors and nurses with it.
All of my prayers,
Ima.
[Come on baby, talk to me.]
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I have not heard from you in some time...
Can I still help you, sweetie?
All of my concern,
IC.
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