EMAIL HEADER: Microsoft Mail Internet Headers Version 2.0 Received: from stl-smtp-02.corp.erac.com ([10.10.172.28]) by stl-exbe-i04.corp.erac.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:41:43 -0500 Received: from erac.com ([10.9.163.24]) by stl-smtp-02.corp.erac.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:41:43 -0500 Received: from source ([195.130.225.147]) by exprod6mx77.postini.com ([12.158.35.251]) with SMTP; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 16:41:41 EDT Received: from [216.139.180.8] by mail-1.tiscali.it with HTTP; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:40:14 +0200 Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 12:40:14 -0800 Message-ID: <40630A0000038D05@mail-1.tiscali.it> From: paul_bedford1@tiscali.it Subject: Message from Mr Bedford MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-pstn-levels: (S: 0.61821/96.58264 R:95.9108 P:95.9108 M:100.0000 C:80.9490 ) X-pstn-settings: 2 (0.5000:0.5000) r p m C X-pstn-addresses: from [168/10] To: ecb@secretservice.gov Bcc: Return-Path: paul_bedford1@tiscali.it X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Apr 2004 20:41:43.0260 (UTC) FILETIME=[8EF649C0:01C42585] -----Original Message----- From: paul_bedford1@tiscali.it [mailto:paul_bedford1@tiscali.it] Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 3:40 PM To: Raymond M. A. Erdey Subject: Message from Mr Bedford MABOPANE 1305 Johannessburg SOUTH AFRICA TEL-27 8 2363 9393 FAX- 27 8 3714 2467 ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO Zimbabwe formerly Rhodesia under the colonial rule gained independence in 1981 under the nationalist struggle for independence led by Mr. Robert Mugabe and late Joshua Nkomo. Under the white rule and since independence the minority whites that owned most of the farmlands in Zimbabwe have dominated agriculture. The aborigines believe that they are still slaves in their own land if they continue to work the lands for their white masters even after independence. Robert Mugabe as the black Moses who led his people to freedom has vowed to revoke ownership of the white owned farms and redistribute the lands to the landless blacks. This move he said is necessary to redress the imbalance of the colonial era. For the struggle to be meaningful the whites must give up their lands, which was part of the struggle for freedom. To affect this initiative the government has amended its land acquisition laws and policies months ago, which gave about 3000 white Zimbabwean farmers a 45-day quit notice to leave their lands to the government. My family and I are caught up in this web of land politics, which also led to the death of our father. We have seen reforms after reforms by the government of Mugabe and we are fed up with it. Our economy is in shambles and it is just not profitable and safe enough for us to remain in Zimbabwe. We have decided to relocate our farm to Swaziland, a neighboring country, where we have acquired lands. Our capital base is in South Africa where we are temporarily living pending such time logistics would be ready for full-scale operation in Swaziland. Bearing in mind that some African Presidents and their government are playing ?Russian Roulette? over the Zimbabwean land crisis, every effort has begun in earnest to move our capital base to a stable country where it can be safer, hence contacting you. With a capital base of U.S$28.7 Million, there is a great deal of secrecy involved to avoid the piercing eyes and smelling noses of the government of Zimbabwe and their agents. We are therefore contacting you so you can use a magnificent business technique to transfer this family financial treasure out of South Africa. This money is presently deposited confidentially with a Security Company here in South Africa. We mapped out 25% of the gross sum as due commission for your expected honest assistance in executing the successful transfer of this money out of South Africa, for our family investments. Please, call us or fax us immediately if you are interested, so we can discuss further while we hold this correspondence in the strictest confidence, which it requires. God bless you. please view the web site of what happen to us in Zimbabwe by B.B.C news, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/2424821.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3328163.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3312991.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3292061.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3113307.stm Yours truly Paul Bedford (For the family) __________________________________________________________________ Social price: l'ADSL diventa per tutti Tiscali ADSL Senza Canone 640Kbps: GRATIS fino al 15 aprile costo di adesione, attivazione e il modem per tutto il 2004. E per i primi 3 mesi, con il Tiscali social price, navighi a 1,5 euro l'ora! Affrettati! http://point.tiscali.it/adsl/prodotti/640Kbps/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.659 / Virus Database: 423 - Release Date: 4/15/2004