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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: "=?utf-8?q?Mr.=20Themba=20Mkhane?=" <tmhmkhane@yahoo.pl>
Reply-To: tmkhane_1@excite.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:04:06 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: D. M. E. South Africa
Mam nowy adres elektroniczny!Odtad listy do mnie nalezy wysylac na adres: tmhmkhane@yahoo.pl
Mr. Themba Mkhane
Department Of Mineral And Energy,
Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
5th June, 2006.
Dear Sir/Madam,
The South African Economy has witnessed a steady growth since the end of Apartheid. Within the Department of Mining, Energy and Mineral Resources where I worked as director of Auditing and Project Implementation, Mining and Energy alone contributes 12.3% GD (R25.9Billion), Gold made up R19.9Billion of the yearly export while Base metals and other mineral products contribute R6.7Billion and R5.0 Billion respectively. This figure excludes Diamond, Which is quoted separately.
The Government has continuously strived to improve and maintain good relationship with foreign governments and Non-Governmental financial agencies by ensuring payments for all debts owed to foreign contractors. As a matter of fact, the Government has sponsored several trade delegations overseas to improve and attract foreign investments to South Africa.
I write to solicit your partnership in a matter I believe will be of mutual benefit to us. This would require your trust and capability to work with me with your genuine co-operation according to instructions. I and three other colleagues involved in this transaction are still in active government service with the Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources and we are in dire need of a foreign partner to assist us in the receipt and investment of US$22,500,000.00 (Twenty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
The key issue is the transfer of the said sum to an account that will be provided by you for this purpose for safekeeping and subsequent investment in a profitable venture. We are ready to go into an agreement with your regarding your percentage in this transaction. It does not matter whether or not you own a company; we shall guide you on what to do. The basis will be that a major company won a contract and subcontracted it to you. More often, big trading companies and firms of unrelated fields win contracts and subcontract to more specialized firms for execution.
We shall follow strictly all the legal procedures entailed in our laws and international laws in transferring the funds to you. The source of the funds is legitimate and authoritative, our caucus extends from my Department to the Ministry of Finance.
The business itself is 100% safe on both sides as long as you maintain utmost secrecy and confidentiality, furthermore your area of specialization will not be a hindrance to the successful completion of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope you will not disappoint me.
Should you be willing to assist positively with a common goal, kindly send your secured telephone and fax numbers for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal, this will enable me to call and fax all details for your understanding, before we commence.
Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Themba Mkhane
- Mr. Themba Mkhane
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