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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: bin post <binpost121@msn.com>
Reply-To: <paul-zuma@mailbox.co.za>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:17:33 +0000
Subject: RELOCATION/PARTNERSHIP
MR PAUL ZUMA.
EMAIL:paul-zuma@mailbox.co.za
TELL: 27-78-717-6883
Attention,
My name is Mr. PAUL ZUMA., an Accountant with Ministry of Finance. I got your
contact through the World Trade business journal, and wish to express my
willingness to transfer an overdue contract sum of US$7M, 000,000.00 to your
company's account, through the Reserve Bank of South Africa.
SUBJECT: After due consideration, I have fully agreed to privately contact you for
this transaction. I am intending to retire from government services to private
business. I have decided to deal with a neutral person like you because of the
nature of the transaction as I 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.
These funds were incurred as a kick-backs of lifting platinum products by the
Ministry of
Natural Resources. This was a ground plot by some of the key staff 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 (US$7M) is now floating in the Ministry of
Finance as a redundant fund waiting to be claimed. Because of our new Government
policy on Civil Services Commisssion, we are not allowed to own a company or operate
a foreign bank account. Hence I am soliciting for your assistance to enable me to
transfer this fund to your company's account or personal account.
To enable me start the process and remittance of the fund into your bank account
successfully , I need the following information from you ;
1. Your full name, address, private telephone / fax number.
2. The receiving account details and the address of the bank you shall provide.
3. Photocopy of your international passport, your data page.
Note that as soon as I receive these information it will be forwarded to the
appropriate quarters for final processing and approvals. With the modalities I 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. When satisfied by the agencies,
your bank account shall be credited within 72 banking hours.
This transfer is risk free as I have done all the underground works locally for the
smooth transfer of the fund into your bank account as I stated above.
Furthermore, should you be interested, I need you to assure me that you shall work
on my arrangement. You shall be rewarded with 25% of the total sum for your honest
assistance and co-operation, 5% for all type of expense that might be incurred
during the course of this transaction and the balance of 70% shall remain for me and
my colleagues involved in this project. You can contact me on the above e-mail
address and my private mobile phone as stated above so we can discuss further.
Finally, considering my position in the government, please I need you to keep this
strictly confidential in all totality. Feel free to ask any question you might deem
necessary. Thank you in anticipation of your immediate response.
Best regards,
MR.PAUL ZUMA..
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