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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: "Richard Douglas" <richarddouglas44@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:59:00 +0000
Subject: From Engr Richard Douglas
Date: 5th April 2006
From the Desk of:
Engr. Richard Douglas
Direct Tel: +27 -73- 988 7785
Dear Friend,
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
It is my great pleasure in writing you this letter on behalf of my
colleagues. Your particulars were given to us by a member of the South
Africa Export Promotion Council (S.E.P.C) who was with the federal
government delegation to your country during a trade exhibition. I have
decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the
deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will
keep it as top secret because of the nature of this business.
I am Engr. Richard Douglas, Director Of Project Implementation, South Africa
Department of Minerals & Energy I am making this contact with you, based on
the committee's need for an individual/company who is willing to assist us
in the execution of this business. Within the Department of Minerals &
Energy, where I work and with the good co-operation of four other top
officials, we have in our possession as over due payment bills, totaling
Twenty One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$21,500,000) Which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and
co-operation of A Foreign Company/individual to receive the said funds on
our behalf as the South African Civil Services code of conduct does not
allow us to operate an offshore account.
This amount $21.5M represents the balance of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my ministry by a Foreign Contracting Firm, which we
the Officials over invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract cost
has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of
the said amount, which we have in principles gotten approval to any Foreign
Bank Account you will provide by filing an Application through the Ministry
Of Justice here in South Africa, for the transfer of rights and privileges
of the former contractor to you.
I have the Authority of my partners involved to propose that your share of
the sum is 30% of the $21.5Million, 60% for us and 5% for taxation and
miscellaneous expenses and remaining 5% will be for charity organization.
The transaction it self is 100% risk free, Consequently, if you find this
proposal acceptable to you and you wish to assist us, Let me therefore
expect your very urgent response through my direct phone, or e-mail address.
Please endeavor to include your private phone and fax numbers and also your
private e-mail where available. Please keep this proposal very secret and
confidential. You can get back to me on this email address-:
(richarddouglas@wwonline.org)
Thank you and best regards as I await your urgent response.
Send your response to my private email account (richarddouglas@wwonline.org)
Thank you for your
co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,
Engr. Richard Douglas
Tel: +27 73 988 7785.
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