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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: smithmbani2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:31:46 +0200
Subject: Please Treat Very Urgent
From: Dr. Smith Mbani.
Department of Mineral Resources,
Republic of South Africa
Hello!
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my
colleagues.
Your information was given to me by a member of the South African Export
Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation on a trip to
overseas country for bilateral conference talks to encourage foreign investors.
I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution
of the deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it
confidential because of the nature of this business.
Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director
of Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of three other top
officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US Dollar funds. The said
funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value executed on
behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials
over-invoiced to the amount of US$28.500,000.00 (Twenty Eight Million Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars).
Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor,
leaving the excess balance unclaimed.
Since the present Government is determined to pay all foreign
contractor's debts owed in order to maintain good relationship with foreign
governments and non-governmental agencies. We intend to include our bills for
approvals with the Department of Finance and the Contracts Award and Payments
Committee. So we are seeking your assistance to front as beneficiary of the
unclaimed funds, since we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts.
Details and change of beneficiary
information upon application for claim to reflect payment and approvals
will be secured on behalf of you/your company.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you
be willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will
be so negotiated and agreed upon by both you and we on this side, before
further details will change hands to enhance our primary objective. The mode
of sharing after a successful transfer of the money into your account,
shall be 70% to my colleagues and I, for the role you will be expected to
play in this deal, we have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum and 5%
for the expenses we are going to encounter by the two parties at the course
of this transaction.
The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost
confidentiality. It does not matter whether you/your company does contract
projects as a transfer of powers will be secured in favor of you/your company to
settle any legality. Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the
successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and
hope that you will not disappoint us.
I expect your urgent response to enable us conclude this transaction urgently
without any hitch. Kindly notify me via my email for further details upon
your acceptance of this proposal.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Regards,
Dr. Smith Mbani
Email:smithmbani1@yahoo.co.uk
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