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From: pascal kalenga <pascane12@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 06:21:21 +1000 (EST)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL MATTER
FROM THE DESK OF PASCAL KALENGA
DEAR SIR,
WE ARE SENDING THIS LETTER TO YOU BASED ON INFORMATION
GATHERED FROM THE FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE OF THE SOUTH AFRICA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US
IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF FORTY-ONE MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($41.5M USD)INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY
OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH
CONTRACT APPRAISALS
AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS
CAPITAL PROJECT
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA. WITH OUR POSITIONS,WE
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF FORTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$41.5M).
THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINDFAL FROM
SALES OF CRUDEOIL DURING THE GULF WAR.WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT
INTO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS ARE
NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF
THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH US$8.3 MILLION OF
THE REMITTED FUNDS,WE KEEP US$31.125MILLION WHILE
US$2.075MILLION WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES
AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES. IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO
KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A
SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE
MR.PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE
INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST
57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK 10022 WITH
TELEPHONE(212)308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689,AFTER
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE
25%.
THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY
TO BE DISAPPOINTED,ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE
WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NO
LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX
NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT IS HOW
WE LOSTUS$27.5M TO MR PATRICE MILLER.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND
TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO
BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU, SO IF YOU
CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN
THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH
YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU
WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OFUS$41.5M IS
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE CONTACT ME
STRICTLY THROUGH MY TELEPHONE NUMBER 27;735049593,OR E-MAIL ME IMMEDIATELY ATpascane12@yahoo.com.au
ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL
MODALITIES FOR A RISK FREE AND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSSION
OF THE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL
NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED.
THIS TRANSACTION IS TOTALLY RISK FREE AND 100% SAFE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE
WITH YOU AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.
BEST REGARDS.
PASCAL KALENGA
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