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From: "stellas sigcau" <stellassigcau3@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 13:12:47 +0200
Subject: From Mrs.Stella Sigcau Pls Call
ATTN:Sir/madam,TEL: 27-82-960-3165
33Andries Street And 20 John St
Selby P.O.Box 39440 Booysens 2016
Johannesburg South Africa
From Mrs.Stella Sigcau Pls CallATTN:Sir/madam,First, let me start by introducing myself as Ms. Sella Sigcau,a mother of four children and and other grand childrens the Minister of Public Works since 17 June 1999. to date under the auspices of the President of South Africa MR Thabo Mbeki.
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After due deliberation with my children,and other grand children i decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US$30.5M ( Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) You can view my profile at my website www.info.gov.za click on, Contact Information, then click on Minister, and finally, click on Public of Works and read about me.The proposal, after the swearing in ceremony making me the Minister of Public Works of South Africa, my husband Mr. Radebe Sigcau died while he was on an official trip to( DRC) in 1999. After his death, I discovered that he had some funds in a dollar account which amounted to the sum of US$30.5M with a security and finance company here in South Africa (my country) of which I will divulge information to you when I get your full consent and support to go for a change of beneficiary and subsequent transfer of the funds into your comfortable and conducive account of your choice.This fund emanated as a result of an over-invoiced contract, which he executed with the Government of South Africa. Though I assisted him in getting this contract but I never knew that it was over-invoiced by him. I am afraid that the government of South Africa might start to investigate on contracts awarded from 1990 to date. If they discover this money they might go ahead and confiscate it as well seize his assets here in South Africa and this will definitely affect my political career in government. I need your assistance by presenting you as the original bona fide of the fund, hence you are a foreigner so that the fund will wired to your overseas bank account without any hitch. As soon as the fund gets to your account, you are expected to move it immediately into another personal bank account in your country.i will see to it that the account is not traced from South Africa. As soon as you have confirmed the fund into your overseas account, I will send my eldest son with my Attorney to come to your country to discuss on business investments. For your assistance. I am offering 20% of the total fund (USD30.5M), and 5% will be for any expenses that both of us may Incure in this transaction. And another 5%will go for Motherless babies home. However, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with me that you will not elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email. Due to my sensitive position in the South African Government, I prefer you to send me email. All correspondence as regards to this business must be through my son who I have instructed to be in charge of this transaction because of my position in office.Kindly contact my son on his private telephone {+27-829-603-165} his name is {Mr. David Sigcau} and You will have to send down you private telephone /fax number so that I can forward it to him to reach you from time to time this is for security reasons. Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality of this transaction. If you do not feel comfortable with this transaction, do not hesitate to discontinue.Thanks for your anticipated cooperation,my regards to you and members of your beloved family.
Hope to hear from you soonest,MRS. Stella Sigcau
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