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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "Contact Us" <contact01us@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:24:14 +0000
Subject: TRANSACTION: CONTACT US BY CALL/FAX
Dr. William Mabizela.
Tel: 27-73-308-9676
Fax: 27-11-507-5168
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Attention: President/CEO
With respect and humility, we are writing this letter to solicit for your
assistance; though it looks strange hence we don't know each other. My name
is Dr. William Mabizela one of the Accountant under the Ministry of finance
Republic of South Africa. We wish to express our willingness to
transfer an overdue contract sum of US$21M to your company's account,
through the Reserve Bank of South Africa.
SUBJECT: After due consideration, we have fully agreed to privately contact
you for this transaction. We are intending to retire from government
services to private business we decided to contact you for an urgent
business proposal. We have decided to deal with a neutral person
like you because of the nature of the transaction as we will equally be
happy to arrange with you on terms of trade and possible transfer of the
funds needed for the investment into your company's account or personal
account. The Ministry of Natural Resources incurred these funds as a kick
back lifting of gold product. This was a ground plot by some of the key
staffs of this ministry for their selfish interest. It was so unfortunate
that they were removed from office resulting from the change of Government
and policies, which did not favor their continuous stay in the office.
This money $21M (TWENTY-ONE MILLION US DOLLAR) is now floating in the
Ministry of Finance as a redundant fund waiting to be claimed. Because of
our new Government policy on Civil Servants, we are not allowed to own a
company or operate a foreign bank account. Hence my soliciting for your
assistance to enable us receives this fund into your company's account or
personal account.
To enable us start the process and remittance of this funds into your bank
account successfully within 10 banking days, we need the following
information from you:
Beneficiary full names,
Beneficiary address,
Private telephone & fax number,
Your bank particulars including your bank name, address and your account
number.
Note that as soon as we receive this information it will be forwarded to the
appropriate quarters for final processing and approvals. With the modalities
we have worked out, it makes it possible for you to act as a contractor who
worked under my ministry and now waiting to receive his payment and when
satisfied by the agencies your bank account will be credited within 48
banking hours. This transfer is 100% risk free and hitch-free having done
all the underground works locally for the smooth transfer of the funds into
your bank account within the shortest period. We advised that you should
keep this transaction a top secret and rest all correspondence to fax, and
phone only, because we are occupying a sensitive position in the government
circle and also this is once in a lifetime opportunity.
Finally, we want you to assure us that you will work on our instruction and
our own share of the money will be safe. You will be rewarded with 25% of
the total sum for your honest assistance and co-operation, 5% for any
expenses that may come up during the transfer while 70% remain for me and my
colleagues involved in this transaction.
Contact us by return call/fax for any question and further discussion.
Awaiting your immediate response.
Regards,
Dr. William Mabizela.
NOTE: Please do not reply to this email address for security reasons.
Contact me by Call/Fax.
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