From: "Trevor Howard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <contractcommittee1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 01:01:18 -0700
Subject: Re:Pls confirm mail receipt!!!

Good day,

Top of the day to you!

I work as a director of projects in the department of minerals and energy here Pretoria, South Africa. I represent a four member committee vested with the responsibility of contracts evaluation. We have in our possession as overdue payment bills which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said fund on our behalf into a reliable company/individual account depending on your convenience.

We would like you to receive these fund on our behalf because the South Africa civil service code of conduct does not allow us to operate offshore accounts hence we are contacting you. This fund is the balance of the contract value executed in our department by a foreign firm, which we the committee deliberately over-invoiced and want to transfer to any foreign bank account you will provide.

The actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance of the inflated mentioned above which we want to legally obtain approval from the appropriate government authorities and our apex bank for disbursement.

Your share will be 25% of these funds for your effort, 65% for us and 10% for tax and miscellaneous expenses in your country and our country. The business is legal and your area of specialization is not a hindrance to executing of this transaction.

I am available to entertain any questions concerning the clarity of this transaction; please, send your full names, telephone numbers and contact information for more details if you are interested.

Thank you, I wait your reply.

Regards,
Trevor Howard