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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: "victor daniel" <dr.frank_peter@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:29:54 +0200
Subject: URGENT.
Dr.Frank Peter,
DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY,
PRETORIA,
SOUTH AFRICA.
ATTN:Sir/Madam,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
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 Africa Export
Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation on a trip
to your country for a bilateral conference talk 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 tow other t!
op officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US funds.
The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contractvalue
executed on
behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the
officials over-invoiced to the amount of US$26.500,000.00 (TwentySix 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 elected Government is determined to pay foreign
contractors all debts owed,
so as to maintain good relationship with foreign governments and
non-government agencies,
we included our bills for approvals with the Department of Finance and the
South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB). 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 US$6.625m (25%), while my colleagues and I receive US$17.225m (65%) and
the balance of US$2.650m (10%) for taxation and miscellaneous expenses
incurred.
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 favour of you/your Company. 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.
Kindly notify me for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal.
Please email your confidential Telephone and Fax numbers to
enable me contact you for further clarifications
Thanks for your co-operation.
Regards
(DR.FRANK PETER)
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