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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: "Mrs Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka" <Phumzileng@yahoo.de> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 14:32:18 -0700
Subject: I HAVE A GOOD DEAL!
Hello
After due deliberation with my Attorney and eldest son, I decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US$18.5M ( Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) Firstly, let me start by introducing myself, I am the newly appointed South African Deputy President Mrs Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, The former Mineral and Energy Affairs Minister who just assumed office to replace Jacob Zuma on Wednesday June 22, 2005 to become South Africa's first woman deputy president with the present administration of President MR THABO MBEKI of South Africa.
MY PROPOSAL.
After the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy President of The Republic South Africa on Wednesday June 22, 2005, I discovered that the new administration is on a strong and determined drive to investigate all top government public office holders in a bid to stamp out corruption in South Africa, to this effect a new government policy has been enacted and a commission has been set up to investigate all public and government office personals, properties and bank accounts but home and abroad. I do hereby seek your honest and urgent assistance in helping me stand as the beneficiary of my funds (US$18.5m) in my offshore bank account in the UK, which is to the tune of US$18.5 Million, which I have to show for in the past 25years of active service with the South African Government, part of this money where kick backs/bribes for contract awards and speedy payment approvals in my ministry, as a minister from foreign contractors (international and l!
ocal contractors) as the case is in all government parastatals in South Africa and other parts of the world.
This funds I intend to use in my campaign in the next political dispensation as a presidential aspirant in the present ruling political party which I stand as a potential winner and will not want any thing that will jeopardize this great and realistic political ambition of mine(Having been given the go ahead by all youth organizations and women groups in South Africa which makes up about 65-70% of the populace of the Republic of South Africa), if I am investigated and discovered to have such funds abroad which is even in the first place an offence because as public office holders we are prohibited by law from operating foreign accounts, secondly this automatically disqualifies me from contesting for the number one seat in South African as a presidential aspirant, Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality and honesty if this transaction must succeed as regards my statue in my country.
I want your assistance in clearing this money from the bank in the Great Britain (UK), as a matter of urgency, as soon as the fund is cleared; 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 account, I will send my eldest son with my Attorney to come to your country to discuss on business investments and part of the money will still go for my election.
For your assistance, and confidentiality I am offering you USD$2 Million (USD$2 million United States Dollars Only) however, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into a legal agreement with my attorney 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 presently, I would not WANT you to call me on phone or send a fax to me. All correspondence must be by email to my private email:phumzilemrs205@yahoo.com, and to my Attorney. If you want to speak with my Attorney, that is fine and okay by me. His chambers will be representing my interest in this transaction. All correspondence must be made to my Attorney Barrister Femi Allison,I will also like you to give me your contact address of telephone; fax and email to enable my Attorney call or reach you from time to time.
Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality if this transaction must succeed. YOU MUST NOT CALL ME! If you do not feel comfortable with this transaction, do not hesitate to discontinue. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your Family.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Email:phumzileng@yahoo.de
South Africa.
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